The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
Luke 16:6
In 9 translations
- BSB
- ‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’Greek ‘A hundred baths of oil’; that is, approximately 870 gallons or 3,300 liters
- KJV
- And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
- WEB
- He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’100 batos is about 395 liters or 104 U. S. gallons.
- ASV
- And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
- LSV
- And he said, One hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take your bill, and having sat down write fifty.
- YLT
- and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
- DBY
- And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.
- DRC
- But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
- GNV
- And he said, An hudreth measures of oyle. And he saide to him, Take thy writing, and sitte downe quickely, and write fiftie.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include ὁ (“the”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus read δὲ (“then”); Byzantine text read Καὶ (“and”).
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include ὁ (“the”); Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read δὲ (“then”); Textus Receptus read καὶ (“and”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read τὰ (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τὸ (“the”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read γράμματα (“bills”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read γράμμα (“bill”).
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: ὁ δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὁ δὲ; Robinson–Pierpont read Καὶ.
- SBLGNT: τὰ γράμματα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τὰ γράμματα; Robinson–Pierpont read τὸ γράμμα.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Ἑκατὸν βάτους ἐλαίου· ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Δέξαι σου τὰ γράμματα καὶ καθίσας ταχέως γράψον πεντήκοντα.
- RP2018
- Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἑκατὸν βάτους ἐλαίου. Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Δέξαι σου τὸ γράμμα, καὶ καθίσας ταχέως γράψον πεντήκοντα.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἑκατὸν βάτους ἐλαίου. Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Δέξαι σου τὸ γράμμα, καὶ καθίσας ταχέως γράψον πεντήκοντα.
- SCR1894
- ο δε ειπεν εκατον βατους ελαιου και ειπεν αυτω δεξαι σου το γραμμα και καθισας ταχεως γραψον πεντηκοντα
Who and where
◆ Teaching and Healing in Perea to Jerusalem
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
StewardMeasureOilEmbezzlementBill, Bond, Etc.Malfeasance in OfficeProbationLazarusPaulMeasure; Measures
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Cross-references most cited first
- Titus 2:10not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.
- Luke 16:12And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
- Luke 16:9I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).