Luke 16:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Luke 16:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 16:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 16:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’”
Luke 16:7 — World English Bible
Luke 16:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore. ”
Luke 16:7 — American Standard Version
Luke 16:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.”
Luke 16:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 16:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then he said to another, And thou, how much dost thou owe? And he said, A hundred cors of wheat. And he says to him, Take thy writing and write eighty. ”
Luke 16:7 — Darby Translation
Luke 16:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then said he to another, How much owest thou? And hee sayde, An hundreth measures of wheate. Then he saide to him, Take thy writing, and write foure score.”
Luke 16:7 — Geneva Bible
Luke 16:7 in Context — Luke 16
5 So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
7 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.
8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
What Does Luke 16:7 Mean?
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