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THE MESSAGE
Luke 16:6
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“‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he said.
And hee said, An hundred measures of oyle. And hee saide vnto him, Take thy bill, and sit downe quickly, and write fiftie.
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
He said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.' He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
"And he said, 'A hundred jugs of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
He answered, ‘Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.' The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write four hundred gallons.'
"He said, 'A hundred measures of [olive] 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 to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
And he said, ‘One hundred baths of oil.' And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
'A hundred measures of olive oil,' he answered. 'Take your bill,' said the manager. 'Sit down quickly, and write fifty.'
"A hundred barrels of olive oil," the man answered. So the manager said, "Take your bill and sit down and quickly write ‘fifty'."
‘Eight hundred gallons of olive oil,' he replied. ‘Take your note back,' he told him. ‘Now, quickly! Sit down and write one for four hundred!'
And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.
He answered, ‘I owe him 100 jars of olive oil.' The manager said to him, ‘Here is your bill. Hurry! Sit down and make the bill less. Write 50 jars.'
And he said, An hudreth measures of oyle. And he saide to him, Take thy writing, and sitte downe quickely, and write fiftie.
He said to him, A hundred pounds of butter. He said to him, Take your note, sit down quickly, and write fifty pounds.
‘One hundred barrels of olive oil,' he answered. ‘Here is your account,' the manager told him; ‘sit down and write fifty.'
And he said, ‘A hundred measures of olive oil.' So he said to him, ‘Take your promissory note and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take your statements and sitting quickly 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, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.
He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
The man replied, 'A hundred jars of olive oil.' The managerHe">[fn] told him, 'Get your bill. Sit down quickly and write "fifty."'
And he said to him, An hundred metres of oil. He saith to him, Take thy book, and sit down quickly, and write fifty metres.
And he said to him, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Fifty measures.
And he sayde, an hundreth measures of oyle. And he sayde vnto hym: Take thy byll, and syt downe quickely, and write fiftie.
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. 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.'
And he seide, An hundrid barelis of oyle. And he seide to hym, Take thi caucioun, and sitte soone, and write fifti.
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your 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.
The man replied, ‘A hundred measures of olive oil.' The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.'
And he said, 'A hundred measures [fn] of oil.' So he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
The man replied, ‘I owe him 800 gallons of olive oil.' So the manager told him, ‘Take the bill and quickly change it to 400 gallons.'
The first man said, ‘One hundred barrels of oil.' The boss said to him, ‘Take your bill. Sit down at once and change it to fifty.'
He answered, ‘A hundred jugs of olive oil.' He said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty.'
And, he, said - A hundred baths of oil. And, he, said unto him - Kindly take thine accounts, and, sitting down, make haste and write - Fifty!
But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly and write fifty.
He said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
And he sayd: an hondred tonnes of oyle. And he sayd to him: take thy bill and syt doune quickly and wryte fiftie.
and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
He sayde: an hundreth tonnes of oyle. And he sayde: Take yi byll, syt downe quyckly, & wryte fiftie.
a hundred measures of oil, said he. take your bill, said the steward, sit down there, and write out one immediately for fifty.
"'One hundred barrels of olive oil,' the man answered. "'I'll reduce that debt by half if you can pay it now.'
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
measures: The word Batos in the original containeth nine gallons, three quarts. See Ezekiel 45:10-14.
Take: Luke 16:9, Luke 16:12, Titus 2:10
Reciprocal: Ezra 7:22 - baths of wine
Cross-References
The angel of God said, "Go back to your mistress. Put up with her abuse." He continued, "I'm going to give you a big family, children past counting. From this pregnancy, you'll get a son: Name him Ishmael; for God heard you, God answered you. He'll be a bucking bronco of a man, a real fighter, fighting and being fought, Always stirring up trouble, always at odds with his family."
The servant took ten of his master's camels and, loaded with gifts from his master, traveled to Aram Naharaim and the city of Nahor. Outside the city, he made the camels kneel at a well. It was evening, the time when the women came to draw water. He prayed, "O God , God of my master Abraham, make things go smoothly this day; treat my master Abraham well! As I stand here by the spring while the young women of the town come out to get water, let the girl to whom I say, ‘Lower your jug and give me a drink,' and who answers, ‘Drink, and let me also water your camels'—let her be the woman you have picked out for your servant Isaac. Then I'll know that you're working graciously behind the scenes for my master."
Pharaoh heard about it and tried to kill Moses, but Moses got away to the land of Midian. He sat down by a well.
God said, "All right. Go ahead—you can do what you like with him. But mind you, don't kill him."
Slowness to anger makes for deep understanding; a quick-tempered person stockpiles stupidity.
A gentle response defuses anger, but a sharp tongue kindles a temper-fire.
People who won't settle down, wandering hither and yon, are like restless birds, flitting to and fro.
It takes more than talk to keep workers in line; mere words go in one ear and out the other.
If a ruler loses his temper against you, don't panic; A calm disposition quiets intemperate rage.
King Zedekiah caved in: "If you say so. Go ahead, handle it your way. You're too much for me."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he said an hundred measures of oil,.... Or "baths of oil", the same quantity as in Ezra 7:22 where Aben Ezra i calls them, ×××ת, "measures", as we do here; and Jarchi k observes, that they were, ××××× ×× ××ת, "to mingle with the meal, or flour offerings"; which illustrates the above observation, that they were for the temple service; and the bath was the measure of oil, as the ephah was of wheat l; and they were both of the same quantity,
Ezekiel 45:11. According to Godwin m it held four gallons and a half; so that a hundred of them contained four hundred and fifty gallons; though some make the measure much larger. Some say the "bath" held six gallons, one pottle, and half a pint; and others, seven gallons, two quarts, and half a pint; and others, nine gallons, and three quarts.
Take thy bill, or "writing"; which showed the bargain made for so many measures; and which acknowledged the receipt of them, and promised payment:
and sit down quickly; for his case required haste;
and write fifty; just half; that it might appear he had bought but fifty, and was accountable for no more.
i In Ezr. vii. 22. k In ib. l Kimchi in Ezek. xlv. 14. m Moses & Aaron, l. 6. c. 9.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A hundred measures - The measure here mentioned is the âbathâ which contained, according to Dr. Arbuthnotâs tables, 7 12 gallons, or, according to the marginal note, about 9 gallons and 3 quarts.
Oil - Oil of olives, or sweet oil. It was much used for lamps, as an article of food Exodus 29:2, and also for anointing, and, of course, as an article of commerce, 1 Kings 5:11. These were persons, doubtless, who had ârentedâ land of the rich man, and who were to give him a certain proportion of the produce.
Thy bill - The contract, obligation, or âlease.â It was probably written as a âpromiseâ by the debtor and signed by the steward, and thus became binding. Thus he had power to alter it, without supposing that his master would detect it. The bill or contract was in the hands of the steward, and he gave it back to him to write a new one.
Quickly - He supposed that his master would soon remove him, and he was, therefore, in haste to have all things secure beforehand. It is worthy of remark, also, that âallâ this was wrong. His master had called for the account: but, instead of rendering it, he engaged in other business, disobeyed his lord still, and, in contempt of his commands, sought his own interest. All sinners would be slow to give in their account to God if they could do it; and it is only because, when God calls them by death, they âcannot but go,â that they do not engage still in their own business and disobey him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Luke 16:6. A hundred measures of oil. — εκαÏον βαÏÎ¿Ï Ï, A hundred baths. The ×ת bath was the largest measure of capacity among the Hebrews, except the homer, of which it was the tenth part: see Luke 45:11; Luke 45:14. It is equal to the ephah, i.e. to seven gallons and a half of our measure.
Take thy bill — Thy account - Ïο γÏαμμα. The writing in which the debt was specified, together with the obligation to pay so much, at such and such times. This appears to have been in the hand-writing of the debtor, and probably signed by the steward: and this precluded imposition on each part. To prevent all appearance of forgery in this case, he is desired to write it over again, and to cancel the old engagement. In carrying on a running account with a tradesman, it is common among the Hindoos for the buyer to receive from the hands of the seller a daily account of the things received; and according to this account, written on a slip of paper, and which remains in the hands of the buyer, the person is paid.
