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Luke 16:6

4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

5 So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children 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 purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

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  • 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?

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  • Luke 16:9

    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.

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