Luke 16:6
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
KJV
ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ἑκατὸν βάτους ἐλαίου. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· δέξαι σου τὰ γράμματα καὶ καθίσας ταχέως γράψον πεντήκοντα.
Greek NT
At ille dixit : Centum cados olei. Dixitque illi : Accipe cautionem tuam : et sede cito, scribe quinquaginta.
Vulgate
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
ASV
But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly and write fifty.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ὁ δὲ — SBLGNT
- ὁ δὲ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Καὶ — Robinson-Pierpont
- τὰ γράμματα — SBLGNT
- τὰ γράμματα — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- τὸ γράμμα — Robinson-Pierpont
Parable
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210218.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
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Cross-references
- Luke 16:12 — And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
- Titus 2:10 — Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
- Titus 2:10 — Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.