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Luke 16:6

4 I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

5 And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.

‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

7 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.

8 The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

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BSB
‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
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.’
ASV
And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
DARBY
And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.
BLB
And he said, ‘A hundred baths of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and having sat down quickly, write fifty.’
ÅB
Han sa: Hundre anker olje. Da sa han til ham: Her har du ditt gjeldsbrev; sett deg ned, skynd deg og skriv femti!
OTB
Han svarte: 'Hundre mål olje.' Forvalteren sa til ham: 'Ta regningen din, sett deg ned raskt, og skriv femti.'
B1930
Han sa: Hundre anker olje. Da sa han til ham: Her har du ditt gjeldsbrev; sett dig ned, skynd dig og skriv femti!

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  • Titus 2:10

    not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.

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  • Luke 16:12

    And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

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  • Luke 16:9

    I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

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