Luke 16:6 — Compare Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.

English ASV

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

English Amplified

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].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he said. “‘Take your invoice,’ he told him, ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.

English EASY 2024

The man replied, “I have to give him 100 barrels of olive oil.” The servant said to him, “Here is the paper with your debt written down on it. Take the paper. Sit down now and write 50 barrels there.”

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

He answered, 'I owe him 100 jars of olive oil.' The manager said to him, 'Here is your bill. Hurry! Sit down and make the bill less. Write 50 jars.'

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

He said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

English GNT (Good News Translation)

‘One hundred barrels of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Here is your account,’ the manager told him; ‘sit down and write fifty.’

English God's Word - GW 1995

"The debtor replied, 'Eight hundred gallons of olive oil.' "The manager told him, 'Take my master's ledger. Quick! Sit down, and write "four hundred!" '

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

" 'A hundred measures of oil,' he said. " 'Take your invoice,' he told him, 'sit down quickly, and write 50.'

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

And he said, ‘One hundred baths of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“He said, ‘Eight hundred gallons of oil.’ “He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write four hundred.’

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"And he said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

He replied, 'One hundred measures of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly write one for fifty.'

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The man replied, ‘A hundred measures of olive oil.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

" 'I owe 800 gallons of olive oil,' he replied. "The manager told him, 'Take your bill. Sit down quickly and change it to 400 gallons.'

English NIV

"'Eight hundred gallons of olive oil,' he replied. "The manager told him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.'

English NKJ 1982

And he said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

English NLT

The man replied, 'I owe him eight hundred gallons of olive oil.' So the manager told him, 'Tear up that bill and write another one for four hundred gallons. '

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He answered, 'A hundred jugs of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty.'

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

One debtor owed twenty thousand dollars, so he said to him, ‘Let me see your bill. Pay me now and we’ll settle for twenty percent less.’ The clever manager scratched out the original amount owed and reduced it by twenty percent. And to another who owed two hundred thousand dollars, he said, ‘Pay me now and we’ll reduce your bill by fifty percent.’ And the clever manager scratched out the original amount owed and reduced it by half.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

He said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

'My debt is 850 gallons of olive oil,' the man replied. 'Yes, here is the contract you signed,' the accountant told him. 'Tear it up and write another one for half that much!'

English Tyndale 1537

And he said: an hundred tuns of oil, and he said to him: take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.