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“So the manager called in each person who owed the master some money. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ He answered, ‘I owe him 100 jars[a] of olive oil.’ The manager said to him, ‘Here is your bill. Hurry! Sit down and make the bill less. Write 50 jars.’

“Then the manager asked another one, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ He answered, ‘I owe him 100 measures[b] of wheat.’ Then the manager said to him, ‘Here is your bill; you can make it less. Write 80 measures.’

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:6 jars Greek batous, from the Hebrew bath, about 20 quarts or 22 liters.
  2. Luke 16:7 measures Greek korous, from the Hebrew cor, a measure equaling about 89 gallons or 390 liters.

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