“Now when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’
Luke 16:6 - Tree of Life Version “He said, ‘One hundred units of olive oil.’ “The manager said to him, ‘Take your 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. |
“Now when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’
Now if you have not been trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you anything of your own?
So he called in each one of his master’s debtors, and he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
Then he said to another, ‘Now how much do you owe?’ “He said, ‘A hundred units of wheat.’ “The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and write eighty.’
I say to you, make friends for yourselves from the wealth of the world, so when it runs out, they will welcome you into the eternal shelters.
Now there were six stone jars, used for the Jewish ritual of purification, each holding two to three measures.
not stealing but showing all good faithfulness, so that they may do credit to the teaching about God our Savior in everything.