“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going on to the first.’
Luke 16:6 - The Text-Critical English New Testament The man said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ The steward said to him, ‘Take yoʋr bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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]. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty. Common English Bible 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.’ Catholic Public Domain Version So he said, 'One hundred jars of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your invoice, and quickly, sit down and write fifty.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty. |
“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last and going on to the first.’
And if you have not been faithful with the property of another, who will give you property of your own?
So he summoned each one of his master's debtors. He said to the first, ‘How much do yoʋ owe my master?’
Then he said to another, ‘And how much do yoʋ owe?’ The man said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ The steward said to him, ‘Take yoʋr bill and write eighty.’
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth so that when you die, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.
Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty to thirty gallons.
not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in every way they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior.