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And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and having sat down quickly, write fifty.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said, ‘A hundred jugs of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And he said, &#8216A hundred measures of oil.&#8217 And he said to him, &#8216Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And he said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he said, ‘One hundred baths of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He said, ‘A hundred measures of [olive] oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“ ‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he said. “ ‘Take your invoice,’ he told him, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220A hundred measures of olive oil,&#8217 he said. &#8220&#8217Take your invoice,&#8217 he told him, sit down quickly, and write 50.&#8217 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"A hundred barrels of olive oil," the man answered. So the manager said, "Take your bill and sit down and quickly write '50.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"The debtor replied, 'Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.' "The manager told him, 'Take my master's ledger. Quick! Sit down, and write "four hundred!"'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />'One hundred barrels of olive oil,' he answered. 'Here is your account,' the manager told him; 'sit down and write fifty.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The man replied, 'A hundred jars of olive oil.' The manager told him, 'Get your bill. Sit down quickly and write "50."' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?A hundred measures of olive oil,? he answered. ?Take your bill,? said the manager, ?sit down quickly, and write fifty.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The man replied, 'A hundred measures of olive oil.' The manager said to him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"'A hundred firkins of oil,' he replied. "'Here is your account,' said the steward: 'sit down quickly and change it into fifty firkins.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said, One hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take your bill, and having sat down write fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/16.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And he said, 'A hundred baths of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and having sat down quickly, write fifty.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he said, An hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thou thy book, and having quickly sat down, write fifty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />So he said, ‘One hundred jars of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your invoice, and quickly, sit down and write fifty.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He replied, ‘One hundred measures of olive oil.’ He said to him, ‘Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly write one for fifty.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He answered, ‘A hundred jugs of olive oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty.’<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He said to him, A hundred pounds of butter. He said to him, Take your note, sit down quickly, and write fifty pounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/16.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And he said to him, 'A hundred baths of oil', and he said to him, 'Take your book, sit quickly and write fifty baths.' “<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/16.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />He replied, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take back your note, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/16.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And he said; A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your accounts, and sitting down quickly write fifty.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/16.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said, Take thy account, and sit down directly, and write fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/16.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />a hundred measures of oil, said he, take your bill, said the steward, sit down there, and write out one immediately for fifty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/16.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />"'A hundred firkins of oil,' he replied. "'Here is your account,' said the steward: 'sit down quickly and change it into fifty firkins.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/16.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And he said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your accounts, and, sitting down, quickly write, Fifty.'<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/16.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down and write <Fr><i>but</i><FR> fifty.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/16-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=6475" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/16.htm">The Parable of the Shrewd Manager</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1540.htm" title="1540: Hekaton (Adj-AMP) -- One hundred. Of uncertain affinity; a hundred.">‘A hundred</a> <a href="/greek/943.htm" title="943: batous (N-AMP) -- Of Hebrew origin; a bath, or measure for liquids.">measures</a> <a href="/greek/1637.htm" title="1637: elaiou (N-GNS) -- Olive oil, oil. Neuter of the same as elaia; olive oil.">of olive oil,’</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">he answered.</a> <a href="/greek/1209.htm" title="1209: Dexai (V-AMM-2S) -- To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.">‘Take</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1121.htm" title="1121: grammata (N-ANP) -- From grapho; a writing, i.e. A letter, note, epistle, book, etc. plural learning.">bill,’</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">said the manager.</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2523.htm" title="2523: kathisas (V-APA-NMS) -- Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.">‘Sit down</a> <a href="/greek/5030.htm" title="5030: tacheōs (Adv) -- Soon, quickly, hastily. Adverb from tachus; briefly, i.e. speedily, or rapidly.">quickly,</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: grapson (V-AMA-2S) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">and write</a> <a href="/greek/4004.htm" title="4004: pentēkonta (Adj-AMP) -- Fifty. Multiplicative of pente; fifty.">fifty.’</a> </span> <span class="reftext">7</span>Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-24.htm">Matthew 18:24-28</a></span><br />As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him. / Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. / Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-25.htm">Matthew 5:25-26</a></span><br />Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. / Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-7.htm">Proverbs 22:7</a></span><br />The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1-7</a></span><br />Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-3.htm">Nehemiah 5:3-5</a></span><br />Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” / Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. / We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-8.htm">Romans 13:8</a></span><br />Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-6.htm">James 2:6</a></span><br />But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Exodus 22:25-27</a></span><br />If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest. / If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset, / because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-1.htm">Deuteronomy 15:1-2</a></span><br />At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. / This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Leviticus 25:35-37</a></span><br />Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. / Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. / You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-12.htm">Matthew 6:12</a></span><br />And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Colossians 3:13</a></span><br />Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philemon/1-18.htm">Philemon 1:18-19</a></span><br />But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account. / I, Paul, write this with my own hand. I will repay it—not to mention that you owe me your very self.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-12.htm">2 Corinthians 8:12-14</a></span><br />For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. / It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality. / At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6-7</a></span><br />Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.</p><p class="hdg">measures.</p><p class="hdg">Take.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/16-9.htm">Luke 16:9,12</a></b></br> And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/titus/2-10.htm">Titus 2:10</a></b></br> Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/16-2.htm">Account</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-14.htm">Baths</a> <a href="/mark/10-4.htm">Bill</a> <a href="/luke/15-7.htm">Change</a> <a href="/luke/9-28.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/luke/9-14.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/john/2-6.htm">Firkins</a> <a href="/luke/2-37.htm">Four</a> <a href="/john/2-6.htm">Gallons</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/luke/16-3.htm">Manager</a> <a href="/luke/13-21.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/luke/10-34.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-12.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/luke/15-22.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/luke/14-28.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/luke/14-31.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/luke/16-3.htm">Steward</a> <a href="/luke/14-5.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Write</a> <a href="/luke/4-21.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Account</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-11.htm">Baths</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Bill</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Change</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Eight</a> <a href="/john/8-57.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/john/2-6.htm">Firkins</a> <a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Four</a> <a href="/john/2-6.htm">Gallons</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/luke/16-8.htm">Manager</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/john/11-2.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/john/18-1.htm">Olive</a> <a href="/luke/18-8.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/luke/17-7.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/luke/16-8.htm">Steward</a> <a href="/luke/18-43.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Write</a> <a href="/luke/16-7.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/16-1.htm">The parable of the unjust steward.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/16-14.htm">Jesus reproves the hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/16-19.htm">The parable of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>A hundred measures of olive oil,</b><br>In the context of first-century Palestine, olive oil was a valuable commodity, often used for cooking, lighting, and religious rituals. A "measure" here refers to a "bath," which is approximately 8-9 gallons or about 35 liters. Thus, a hundred measures would be a substantial amount, indicating a significant debt. Olive oil production was a key part of the economy in the region, and such a debt suggests a business transaction or a lease agreement involving agricultural produce. This reflects the agrarian society of the time, where landowners and tenants often settled accounts with produce rather than currency.<p><b>he answered.</b><br>The debtor's response indicates his acknowledgment of the debt. In the parable, this interaction highlights the relationship between the debtor and the manager, who acts on behalf of the master. The debtor's willingness to comply suggests a level of trust or desperation, as the reduction of the debt would be highly beneficial to him. This interaction can be seen as a reflection of the social and economic dynamics of the time, where debt and credit were common aspects of life.<p><b>Take your bill,</b><br>The "bill" refers to a written record of the debt, which was a common practice in ancient business transactions. Such documents were essential for maintaining accountability and ensuring that agreements were honored. The instruction to "take your bill" implies a personal involvement in the transaction, emphasizing the debtor's responsibility in the process. This phrase underscores the importance of written agreements in maintaining order and trust in economic dealings.<p><b>said the manager,</b><br>The manager, or steward, is a key figure in the parable, representing someone entrusted with the master's resources. His actions are central to the story, as he seeks to secure his future by reducing the debts of his master's debtors. This reflects the broader biblical theme of stewardship, where individuals are accountable for managing what has been entrusted to them. The manager's role also highlights the tension between self-interest and responsibility, a common theme in Jesus' teachings.<p><b>sit down quickly,</b><br>The urgency in the manager's instruction suggests a need for swift action, possibly due to the impending loss of his position. This urgency may also reflect the cultural context, where quick resolution of debts could prevent further complications or disputes. The phrase emphasizes the immediacy of the situation and the manager's desire to secure favor with the debtors before his dismissal.<p><b>and write fifty.</b><br>The reduction of the debt from a hundred measures to fifty is significant, representing a 50% discount. This act of reducing the debt can be seen as an example of shrewdness, as the manager seeks to gain favor with the debtor. In the broader context of the parable, this action raises questions about justice, mercy, and the use of resources. Theologically, it can be seen as a reflection of the grace and forgiveness offered by God, where debts are forgiven and relationships restored. This act also connects to other scriptural themes of mercy and generosity, as seen in passages like <a href="/matthew/6-12.htm">Matthew 6:12</a>, where forgiveness of debts is linked to spiritual forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_rich_man.htm">The Rich Man</a></b><br>In the parable, the rich man is the master who has a manager handling his affairs. He represents those in positions of authority and wealth.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_manager.htm">The Manager</a></b><br>The central figure in the parable, the manager is accused of wasting his master's possessions and is called to account for his actions. He represents those who are stewards of resources and responsibilities.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_debtor.htm">The Debtor</a></b><br>In <a href="/luke/16-6.htm">Luke 16:6</a>, the debtor owes the rich man a hundred measures of olive oil. He represents those who are indebted or owe something to others.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_measure_of_oil.htm">The Measure of Oil</a></b><br>The "hundred measures of oil" is a significant debt, indicating the wealth and business dealings of the rich man. It symbolizes the material wealth and resources in the world.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_parable_setting.htm">The Parable Setting</a></b><br>The setting is a business transaction, reflecting the economic practices of the time and illustrating spiritual truths through everyday life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_accountability.htm">Stewardship and Accountability</a></b><br>As stewards of God's resources, we are accountable for how we manage what He has entrusted to us. This includes our time, talents, and treasures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_financial_dealings.htm">Wisdom in Financial Dealings</a></b><br>The manager's actions, though dishonest, demonstrate shrewdness. We are called to be wise and discerning in our financial and business dealings, ensuring they align with biblical principles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/grace_and_forgiveness.htm">Grace and Forgiveness</a></b><br>The reduction of the debtor's bill can be seen as an act of grace. We are reminded of the importance of extending grace and forgiveness to others, as we have received from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>The parable encourages us to consider how our earthly actions impact our eternal future. We should invest in what has lasting value in God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_truly_overcome_death.htm">How can worldly wealth secure eternal friendships?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_advice_on_managing_money.htm">What does the Bible say about managing finances?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_herod_see_jesus_as_john_the_baptist.htm">Did Herod think that Jesus was John the Baptist? Yes (Matthew 14:2; Mark 6:16) No (Luke 9:9)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'word_won't_return_void'_mean.htm">How can wise budgeting reflect biblical stewardship principles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Take thy bill, and sit down quickly.</span>--The better MSS. give, <span class= "ital">thy bills,</span> or <span class= "ital">thy documents,</span> in the plural. These would include that which answered to the modern lease, the contract which specified the rent, and probably also the memorandum of the due delivery of the annual share of the produce. In this case the measure is the Hebrew <span class= "ital">bath,</span> which has been variously estimated, the data being uncertain and conflicting, at from one to three gallons to the higher number stated in the marginal note. The steward by thus tempting the debtors with an immediate gain, and making them sharers in his frauds, took the readiest and most direct means of securing at once their favour and their silence. That which answered to this in the first application of the parable was the conduct of the Pharisees, just in proportion as they lost the moral force which they had once exercised, in accommodating their casuistry to the selfishness of their followers. Thus by their Corban teaching (see Note on <a href="/matthew/15-5.htm" title="But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me;">Matthew 15:5</a>) they released men from the obligation of supporting parents, and made perjury easy by their artificial distinctions as to oaths (<a href="/matthew/5-33.htm" title="Again, you have heard that it has been said by them of old time, You shall not forswear yourself, but shall perform to the Lord your oaths:">Matthew 5:33</a>; <a href="/context/matthew/23-16.htm" title="Woe to you, you blind guides, which say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!">Matthew 23:16-22</a>), gave a wide license to lust by their doctrine of divorce (<a href="/matthew/5-31.htm" title="It has been said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce:">Matthew 5:31</a>; <a href="/matthew/19-3.htm" title="The Pharisees also came to him, tempting him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?">Matthew 19:3</a>), and substituted the paying tithes of mint, and anise, and cummin for the weightier matters of the Law (<a href="/matthew/23-23.htm" title="Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought you to have done, and not to leave the other undone.">Matthew 23:23</a>). Like phenomena have been seen in analogous circumstances in the history of the Christian Church. When Leo X. sent forth his preachers of indulgences with their short and easy methods of salvation; when Jesuit confessors were to be found in every court of Europe, doing nothing to preserve their votaries from a fathomless licentiousness; when Protestant theologians tuned their voice according to the time, and pandered to the passions of a Henry VIII. or a Landgrave of Hesse; when the preachers of justification by faith turned the grace of God into lasciviousness, or made it compatible with a life of money-making worldliness; when men lower the standard of duty to gain support and popularity--there the act of the steward in bidding the debtor write fifty measures, when he owed a hundred, finds its counterpart. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/16-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">‘A hundred</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἑκατὸν</span> <span class="translit">(Hekaton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">One hundred. Of uncertain affinity; a hundred.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[measures]</span><br /><span class="grk">βάτους</span> <span class="translit">(batous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_943.htm">Strong's 943: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; a bath, or measure for liquids.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of olive oil,’</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλαίου</span> <span class="translit">(elaiou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1637.htm">Strong's 1637: </a> </span><span class="str2">Olive oil, oil. Neuter of the same as elaia; olive oil.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he answered.</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Take</span><br /><span class="grk">Δέξαι</span> <span class="translit">(Dexai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1209.htm">Strong's 1209: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">σου</span> <span class="translit">(sou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bill,’</span><br /><span class="grk">γράμματα</span> <span class="translit">(grammata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">From grapho; a writing, i.e. A letter, note, epistle, book, etc. plural learning.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said [the manager].</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Sit down</span><br /><span class="grk">καθίσας</span> <span class="translit">(kathisas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2523.htm">Strong's 2523: </a> </span><span class="str2">Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">quickly,</span><br /><span class="grk">ταχέως</span> <span class="translit">(tacheōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> </span><span class="str2">Soon, quickly, hastily. Adverb from tachus; briefly, i.e. speedily, or rapidly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] write</span><br /><span class="grk">γράψον</span> <span class="translit">(grapson)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fifty.’</span><br /><span class="grk">πεντήκοντα</span> <span class="translit">(pentēkonta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4004.htm">Strong's 4004: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifty. 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