Translation Comparison

Luke 16:6

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The verse Luke 16:6 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.

Bible verse Luke 16:6 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
American Standard VersionASV	And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.
English Revised VersionERV	And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
World English BibleWEB	He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
American King James VersionAKJV	And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	\|'A hundred firkins of oil,' he replied. \|'Here is your account,' said the steward: 'sit down quickly and change it into fifty firkins.'

King James Bible

KJV

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

American Standard Version

ASV

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.

English Revised Version

ERV

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

World English Bible

WEB

He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.

American King James Version

AKJV

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

|'A hundred firkins of oil,' he replied. |'Here is your account,' said the steward: 'sit down quickly and change it into fifty firkins.'

King James Bible

KJV

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

American Standard Version

ASV

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

But he said: An hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.

English Revised Version

ERV

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

World English Bible

WEB

He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.

American King James Version

AKJV

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

|'A hundred firkins of oil,' he replied. |'Here is your account,' said the steward: 'sit down quickly and change it into fifty firkins.'