Luke 16:6

The Parable of the Shrewd Manager

5And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first. 6‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

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Berean Standard Bible
‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
Bible in Basic English
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
Free Bible Version
The man replied, ‘A hundred units of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Sit down quickly. Take your bill, and change it to fifty.’
Geneva Bible 1599
And he said, An hudreth measures of oyle. And he saide to him, Take thy writing, and sitte downe quickely, and write fiftie.
King James (Authorized) Version
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
One Unity Resource Bible
He said, ‘A hundred batos [800 Gal; 3,028 L] of oil.’ ‘Take your note back,’ he told him. ‘Now, quickly! Sit down and write one for fifty [400 Gal; 1,514 L]!’
Translation for Translators
The man replied, ‘Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and sit down and quickly change it to 400 gallons!’
Unlocked Literal Bible
He said, 'A hundred baths of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.'
Noah Webster Bible
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
World English Bible
He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
Young's Literal Translation
and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.