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Luke 16

Luke 16:7

The Parable of the Shrewd Manager · Luke 16:1–13
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
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.’
Latin
Deinde alii dixit: Tu vero quantum debes? Qui ait: Centum coros tritici. Ait illi: Accipe litteras tuas, et scribe octoginta.

Original

Greek
English
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.

Notes

Luke 16:7

A hundred measures … eighty: The Hebrew word for measures here is cor. This was the standard dry measure. A hundred measures could have been around 35,000 liters (9,300 gallons or 1,000 bushels) and eighty measures around 28,000 liters (7,400 gallons or 800 bushels). The exact size of the cor is uncertain.

Luke 16:5–7

The manager called in his master's debtors and reduced their debts. He made friends who would help him when he no longer had a job.

Events

Measurements

  • A hundred measures of wheat: About 1,000 bu (35,000 l)

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Luke, Gospel of

Topics

Cor: Rendered Measure In Covetousness: The Unjust Steward Creditors were often Defrauded Creditors: Might Demand: Bills or Promissory Notes Dishonesty: General Scriptures Concerning Embezzlement: General Scriptures Concerning Jesus, the Christ: Enunciates the Parables of the Lost Sheep, of the Lost Piece of Silver, of the Prodigal Son Jesus, the Christ: Parable of The Unjust Steward Malfeasance in office: The Steward Mentioned in One of the Parables of Jesus Parables: Parables of Christ: Unjust Steward Probation: The Embezzling Steward Servant: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Steward: The Unfaithful, Described Wheat: Parables of Worldliness: General Scriptures Concerning