# Luke 16.8

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 6. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">A hundred measures of oil.</span> And he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.</span> 7. Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, <span class="rl-speech">A hundred measures of wheat.</span> He saith unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Take thy bond, and write fourscore.</span>
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> **8. <span class="rl-speech">And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.</span>**
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> 9. <span class="rl-speech">And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.</span> (Luke 16:6-10, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 6. He said, <span class="rl-speech">‘A hundred batos of oil.’</span> He said to him, <span class="rl-speech">‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’</span> 7. Then he said to another, <span class="rl-speech">‘How much do you owe?’</span> He said, <span class="rl-speech">‘A hundred cors of wheat.’</span> He said to him, <span class="rl-speech">‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’</span>
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> **8. “His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.**
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> 9. I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents. 10. He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. (Luke 16:6-10, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 6. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">An hundred measures of oil.</span> And he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. <sup>measures: the word Batus in the original containeth nine gallons three quarts</sup></span> 7. Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, <span class="rl-speech">An hundred measures of wheat.</span> And he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Take thy bill, and write fourscore. <sup>measures: the word here interpreted a measure in the original containeth about fourteen bushels and two quarts</sup></span>
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> **8. <span class="rl-speech">And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.</span>**
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> 9. <span class="rl-speech">And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. <sup>mammon: or, riches</sup></span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.</span> (Luke 16:6-10, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 6. and he said, <span class="rl-speech">A hundred baths of oil;</span> and he said to him, <span class="rl-speech">Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.</span> 7. 'Afterward to another he said, <span class="rl-speech">And thou, how much dost thou owe?</span> and he said, <span class="rl-speech">A hundred cors of wheat;</span> and he saith to him, <span class="rl-speech">Take thy bill, and write eighty.</span>
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> **8. <span class="rl-speech">'And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.</span>**
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> 9. <span class="rl-speech">and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">'He who is faithful in the least, [is] also faithful in much; and he who in the least [is] unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;</span> (Luke 16:6-10, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Biblical Stewardship](/codex/biblical-stewardship/), via [Luke 16.1-13](/codex/luke-16-1-13/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 16](/codex/luke-16/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/)

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## Why these four translations

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The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.