⁷“Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘One hundred ¹kors of wheat.’ He ^*said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

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Footnotes

1A kor was approx. 6.5 bu. or 230 l
*Marks verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

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

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

NLTNew Living Translation

“ ‘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.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.’

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

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