Luke 16:6 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)6 And he replied, ‘Eight hundred gallons of [olive] oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your contract and quickly sit down and write in four hundred [gallons].’ See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17696 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition6 He said, A hundred measures [about 900 gallons] of oil. And he said to him, Take back your written acknowledgement of obligation, and sit down quickly and write fifty [about 450 gallons]. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)6 And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty. See the chapterCommon English Bible6 He said, ‘Nine hundred gallons of olive oil.’The manager said to him, ‘Take your contract, sit down quickly, and write four hundred fifty gallons.’ See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version6 So he said, 'One hundred jars of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your invoice, and quickly, sit down and write fifty.' See the chapter |
Therefore, I tell you, make friends for yourselves by using worldly wealth, so that when it fails [i.e., when you run out of money] they [i.e., the friends you made with its wise and benevolent use] may welcome you into the eternal [i.e., heavenly] dwelling places. [Note: The idea here seems to be that by your shrewd use of material possessions for the benefit of others, you are actually storing up treasures for yourself in heaven].