LUKE 16:7 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Then he asked the next one, ‘How much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred containers of wheat,’ the man replied. ‘Get the contract form and change it to eighty,’ said the manager.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Then to another he said, ‘And you, how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘100 cors of wheat.’ He says to him, ‘Take your bill, and write 80.’

UST He said to another man, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘1,000 baskets of wheat.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to 800 baskets!’

BSB Then he asked another, ‘And how much {do} you owe?’
§ ‘A hundred [measures] of wheat,’[fn] he replied.
§ ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.

16:7 Greek ‘A hundred cors of wheat’; that is, approximately 1,000 bushels or 35,000 liters (probably about 30 tons or 27 metric tons of wheat)

BLB 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.'

AICNT Then he said to another, [‘And how much do you owe?’ He said,][fn] ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ [And][fn] he said to him, ‘Take your bill and write eighty.’

16:7, And how much do you owe?’ He said: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05)

16:7, And: 𝔓75 B(03) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts include. A(02) W(032) BYZ TR ‖ Some manuscripts read “But.” ℵ(01) D(05)

OEB And you, the steward said to the next, “how much do you owe?” “Seventy quarters of wheat,” he replied. “Here is your agreement,” the steward said; “make it fifty-six.”

WEBBE Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors[fn] of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

16:7 100 cors = about 2,110 litres or 600 bushels.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ The second man replied, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

LSV Afterward to another he said, And you, how much do you owe? And he said, One hundred cors of wheat; and he says to him, Take your bill, and write eighty.

FBV Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A hundred units[fn] of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to eighty.’

16:7 One koros “kor” was equivalent to 11 bushels or 390 liters.

TCNT 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.’

T4T He said to another man, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A thousand bushels of wheat.’ The manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to 800 bushels!’ He did similar things for the others who owed his master money.

LEB Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your promissory note and write eighty.’

BBE Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.

Moff Then he asked another, "And how much do you owe?" "A hundred quarters of wheat," he said. "Here is your bill," said the factor, "just enter eighty."

Wymth "To a second he said, "`And how much do you owe?' "`A hundred quarters of wheat,' was the answer. "`Here is your account,' said he: `change it into eighty quarters.'

ASV 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.

DRA Then he said to another: And how much dost thou owe? Who said: An hundred quarters of wheat. He said to him: Take thy bill, and write eighty.

YLT '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.

Drby 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.

RV 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.
(Then said he to another, And how much owest/owe thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith/says unto him, Take thy/your bond, and write fourscore/twenty. )

SLT Then said he to another, How much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take thy book, and write eighty.

Wbstr Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.

KJB-1769 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.
( Then said he to another, And how much owest/owe thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy/your bill, and write fourscore/twenty. )

KJB-1611 Then said hee to another, And how much owest thou? And hee said, An hundred [fn]measures of wheat. And hee saide vnto him, Take thy bill and write fourescore.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

16:7 The word here interpreted a measure, in the originall conteineth about foureteene bushels and a pottle.

Bshps Then sayde he to another: Howe much owest thou? And he sayde, an hundreth measures of wheate. He sayde vnto hym: Take thy byll, and write fourescore.
(Then said he to another: How much owest/owe thou? And he said, an hundredth measures of wheat. He said unto him: Take thy/your byll, and write fourscore/twenty.)

Gnva 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.
(Then said he to another, How much owest/owe thou? And he said, An hundredth measures of wheat. Then he said to him, Take thy/your writing, and write fourscore/twenty. )

Cvdl Then sayde he vnto another: How moch owest thou? He sayde: an hundreth quarters of wheate. And he sayde vnto him: Take thy byll, and wryte foure score.
(Then said he unto another: How much owest/owe thou? He said: an hundredth quarters of wheat. And he said unto him: Take thy/your byll, and write fourscore/twenty.)

TNT Then sayd he to another: what owest thou? And he sayde: an hondred quarters of wheate. He sayd to him: Take thy bill and write foure scoore.
(Then said he to another: what owest/owe thou? And he said: an hondred quarters of wheat. He said to him: Take thy/your bill and write four scoore. )

Wycl Aftirward he seide to another, And hou myche owist thou? Which answerde, An hundrid coris of whete. And he seide to hym, Take thi lettris, and write foure scoore.
(Afterward he said to another, And how much owest/owe thou? Which answered, An hundred coris of wheat. And he said to him, Take thy/your lettris, and write four scoore.)

Luth Danach sprach er zu dem andern: Du aber, wieviel bist du schuldig? Er sprach: Hundert Malter Weizen. Und er sprach zu ihm: Nimm deinen Brief und schreib achtzig.
(Thereafter/Then spoke he to/for to_him change/modify: You(sg) but, how_much are you(sg) guilty? He spoke: dogsrt mark(n)ter wheat. And he spoke to/for him: Take your(s) Brief and write eighty.)

ClVg Deinde alii dixit: Tu vero quantum debes? Qui ait: Centum coros tritici. Ait illi: Accipe litteras tuas, et scribe octoginta.
(Then/Next others he/she_said: You(sg) indeed/however quantum debes? Who he_said: Hundred cors wheat. He_said them: Accipe letters yours, and scribe eighty. )

UGNT ἔπειτα ἑτέρῳ εἶπεν, σὺ δὲ πόσον ὀφείλεις? ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου. λέγει αὐτῷ, δέξαι σου τὰ γράμματα καὶ γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα.
(epeita heterōi eipen, su de poson ofeileis? ho de eipen, hekaton korous sitou. legei autōi, dexai sou ta grammata kai grapson ogdoaʸkonta.)

SBL-GNT ἔπειτα ἑτέρῳ εἶπεν· Σὺ δὲ πόσον ὀφείλεις; ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου· ⸀λέγει αὐτῷ· Δέξαι σου ⸂τὰ γράμματα⸃ καὶ γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα.
(epeita heterōi eipen; Su de poson ofeileis; ho de eipen; Hekaton korous sitou; ⸀legei autōi; Dexai sou ⸂ta grammata⸃ kai grapson ogdoaʸkonta.)

RP-GNT Ἔπειτα ἑτέρῳ εἶπεν, Σὺ δὲ πόσον ὀφείλεις; Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου. Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Δέξαι σου τὸ γράμμα, καὶ γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα.
(Epeita heterōi eipen, Su de poson ofeileis; Ho de eipen, Hekaton korous sitou. Kai legei autōi, Dexai sou to gramma, kai grapson ogdoaʸkonta.)

TC-GNT Ἔπειτα ἑτέρῳ εἶπε, Σὺ δὲ πόσον ὀφείλεις; Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου. [fn]Καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ, Δέξαι σου [fn]τὸ γράμμα, καὶ γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα.
(Epeita heterōi eipe, Su de poson ofeileis; Ho de eipen, Hekaton korous sitou. Kai legei autōi, Dexai sou to gramma, kai grapson ogdoaʸkonta. )

16:7 και ¦ — CT

16:7 το γραμμα ¦ τα γραμματα CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 16:1–13: Jesus told a parable about a dishonest manager who acted wisely

In the main part of this section, 16:1–8b, Jesus told a parable that appears only in Luke. In this parable a rich man had hired a man to manage his money and possessions for him. The manager was dishonest in his work, so the rich man said that he could not continue to be his manager. But before the manager left this work, he used his position and money to cause other people to like him. He did this so that they would help him when he no longer had an income.

The main point of this parable is that the manager knew how to use money to make things better for his own future. In this way he was a good example for Jesus’ disciples. The parable does not mean that Jesus approved of the manager’s dishonesty.

In 16:8c–16:9 Jesus commented on the parable and applied it to his disciples. In 16:10–13 he gave other teachings about the proper use of wealth.

Other possible headings for this section are:

The Parable of the Shrewd Manager (NIV)

The dishonest man who was in charge of a rich man’s wealth

16:7a

Then he asked another,

Then he asked another debtor/person,
When the next man came/arrived, the manager/employee asked him,

Then he asked another: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates literally as another refers to another of the men who owed something to the rich man. While versions such as the NET and NIV describe this as “the second” debtor, he was not necessarily the second one who spoke to the manager. Here is another way to translate this:

Then he said to another (REB)

16:7b

‘And how much do you owe?’

‘And as for you,^(sing) sir, what is your debt to my employer?’
‘How much do you owe my boss?’

And how much do you owe: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as And introduces the same question as in 16:5b. The manager was now asking it to a different person. In some languages it may be natural to indicate the change to a different person by putting the pronoun you in a more emphatic position. For example:

And you, sir, how much do you owe? (NJB)

16:7c

‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied.

And the man said, ‘One thousand bushels of wheat.’
He answered, ‘I owe him one hundred large sacks of grain.’

A hundred measures of wheat: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates literally as A hundred measures of wheat refers to a “measure” that was a dry measure of about ten bushels.In terms of a metric measure, a bushel was about thirty-seven liters. In terms of money, a “measure” of wheat was worth about twenty-five to thirty days’ wages for a workman. Some ways to translate this quantity are:

Use a standard dry measure. For example:
A thousand bushels of wheat (NIV)
Use a measure of weight. For example:
44,000 pounds
20,000 kilos
Use a commonly known local container or unit of measure for wheat or other grain. For example:
One hundred bags (NLV)
A hundred containers (NRSV)
one hundred sacks/baskets

wheat: In this context the word wheat refers to just the grain kernels, not to the stalks. In some areas wheat may not be known. If that is true in your area, other ways to translate it are:

Use a more general term. For example:
grain
Use a different type of grain that is grown in your area and is similar to wheat. For example:
barley/rice

See the note and picture of wheat in 3:17b.

16:7d

‘Take your bill

Then the manager/employee said to him, ‘Here is your^(sing) written/loan agreement/contract.

16:7e

and write eighty,’ he told him.

Write that you^(sing) owe him eight hundred bushels of wheat.’
Replace what is written here with eighty large sacks of grain.’ And the man did this.

16:7d–e

Take your bill and write eighty: This command is similar to what the manager told the first man (see the notes on 16:6b and 16:6c). The second man had to pay only eighty measures of wheat instead of one hundred measures. Whatever amount you use in 16:7c should be reduced by one-fifth in 16:7e. In other words, 16:7e must be four-fifths (80%) of whatever measure you use in 16:7c.

If it is necessary to understand the parable, you may need to put the following implied information in a footnote:

The manager helped in a similar way each of the men who owed things to the rich man.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

ἔπειτα ἑτέρῳ εἶπεν, σὺ δὲ πόσον ὀφείλεις?

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἔπειτα ἑτέρῳ εἶπεν σύ Δέ πόσον ὀφείλεις ὁ Δέ εἶπεν Ἑκατόν κόρους σίτου Λέγει αὐτῷ Δέξαι σοῦ τά γράμματα καί γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [Then the manager asked another debtor how much he owed]

Note 2 topic: translate-bvolume

ἑκατὸν κόρους

The word cors is the plural of “cor,” an ancient measurement equal to about one fifth of a metric ton or about ten bushels. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use the equivalent modern measurement in your translation. You could also use a general term, as UST does. Alternate translation: [20 tons] (metric tons) or “1,000 bushels”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου λέγει αὐτῷ, δέξαι σου τὰ γράμματα καὶ γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα

he (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἔπειτα ἑτέρῳ εἶπεν σύ Δέ πόσον ὀφείλεις ὁ Δέ εἶπεν Ἑκατόν κόρους σίτου Λέγει αὐτῷ Δέξαι σοῦ τά γράμματα καί γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [He told the manager that he owed 100 cors of wheat. The manager told him to take his bill and change that to 80 cors]

λέγει αὐτῷ

To convey vividness and immediacy, the parable uses the present tense in past narration here. See how you decided to approach this usage in [7:40](../07/40.md). If it would not be natural to use the present tense in your language, you could use the past tense in your translation. Alternate translation: [He said to him]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

σου τὰ γράμματα

See how you translated your bill in [16:6](../16/06.md). Alternate translation: [your statement] or [your note]

Note 5 topic: translate-bvolume

ὀγδοήκοντα

eighty

If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent modern measurement in your translation. Alternate translation: [16 tons] or [800 bushels]