Luke 16:6
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But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly and write fifty.

Matthew 20:8
And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward: Call the labourers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.

Luke 16:5
Therefore, calling together every one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first: How much dost thou owe my lord?

Luke 16:7
Then he said to another: And how much dost thou owe? Who said: An hundred quarters of wheat. He said to him: Take thy bill and write eighty.

John 2:6
Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece.

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But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly and write fifty.

measures.

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Luke 16:9,12 And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity: that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings. . . .

Titus 2:10 Not defrauding, but in all things shewing good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

Context
The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
5Therefore, calling together every one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first: How much dost thou owe my lord? 6But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly and write fifty. 7Then he said to another: And how much dost thou owe? Who said: An hundred quarters of wheat. He said to him: Take thy bill and write eighty.…
Lexicon
‘A hundred
Ἑκατὸν (Hekaton)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1540: One hundred. Of uncertain affinity; a hundred.

[measures]
βάτους (batous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 943: Of Hebrew origin; a bath, or measure for liquids.

of olive oil,’
ἐλαίου (elaiou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1637: Olive oil, oil. Neuter of the same as elaia; olive oil.

he answered.
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

‘Take
Δέξαι (Dexai)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1209: To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.

your
σου (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

bill,’
γράμματα (grammata)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1121: From grapho; a writing, i.e. A letter, note, epistle, book, etc. plural learning.

said [the manager].
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

‘Sit down
καθίσας (kathisas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.

quickly,
ταχέως (tacheōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5030: Soon, quickly, hastily. Adverb from tachus; briefly, i.e. speedily, or rapidly.

[and] write
γράψον (grapson)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.

fifty.’
πεντήκοντα (pentēkonta)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4004: Fifty. Multiplicative of pente; fifty.


Additional Translations
‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

And he said, 'A hundred baths of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and having sat down quickly, write fifty.'

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

"'A hundred firkins of oil,' he replied. "'Here is your account,' said the steward: 'sit down quickly and change it into fifty firkins.'

He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
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