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Luke 16:7

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?

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

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.

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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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
ASV
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.
DARBY
Then he said to another, And thou, how much dost thou owe? And he said, A hundred cors of wheat. And he says to him, Take thy writing and write eighty.
BLB
Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He says to him, ‘Take your bill and write eighty.’
ÅB
Deretter sa han til en annen: Og du, hvor meget er du skyldig? Han sa: Hundre tønner hvete. Han sier til ham: Her har du ditt gjeldsbrev; skriv åtti!
OTB
Så spurte han en annen: 'Og hvor mye skylder du?' Han svarte: 'Hundre mål hvete.' Han sa til ham: 'Ta regningen din, og skriv åtti.'
B1930
Derefter sa han til en annen: Og du, hvor meget er du skyldig? Han sa: Hundre tønner hvete. Han sier til ham: Her har du ditt gjeldsbrev; skriv åtti!

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Cross references

  • Luke 20:9

    Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.

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  • Luke 20:12

    And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out.

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  • Song of Solomon 8:11–12

    Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

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