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Luke 16:7

Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred measures2 of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

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Luke 16:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’

“ ‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’ he replied.

He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’

Luke 16:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“ ‘And how much do you owe my employer? he asked the next man. ‘I owe him 1,000 bushels of wheat, was the reply. ‘Here,’ the manager said, ‘take the bill and change it to 800 bushels.

Luke 16:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

Luke 16:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

Then the manager asked another one, ‘How much do you owe?’ He answered, ‘One thousand bushels of wheat.’ Then the manager said to him, ‘Take your bill and write eight hundred bushels.’

Luke 16:7 — American Standard Version (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.

Luke 16:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Then he asked another debtor, ‘How much do you owe?’ 

“The debtor replied, ‘A thousand bushels of wheat.’ 

“The manager told him, ‘Take the ledger, and write “eight hundred!” ’ 

Luke 16:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Next he asked another, ‘How much do you owe?’

“ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he said.

“ ‘Take your invoice,’ he told him, ‘and write 80.’

Luke 16:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He replied, ‘A hundred containers of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill and make it eighty.’

Luke 16:7 — The Lexham English Bible (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.’

Luke 16:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Then he asked the second one, ‘And how much do you owe?’

“ ‘I owe 1,000 bushels of wheat,’ he replied.

“The manager told him, ‘Take your bill and change it to 800 bushels.’

Luke 16:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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 bill, and write eighty.’


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