Luke 16:6

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A hundred measures - The measure here mentioned is the “bath” which contained, according to Dr. Arbuthnot’s tables, 7 12 gallons, or, according t...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Parable of the Unjust Steward (Lk. only). It has been suggested that a better title would be The Shrewd Agent. At any rate the epithet unrighteous...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

measures. Greek. p1. of batos. the Hebrew bath. App-51. (11) (7). Not the same word as in Luke 16:7 . Take . Take back. thy bill . writing...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. A hundred measures of oil - Ἑκα...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

So he called—his lord's debtors— Calling the tenants, he intimated his purpose; and whereas one by his bargain bound himself to pay yearly a hundr...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. And he said, An hundred...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Unjust Steward. The Rich Man and Lazarus 1-13. Parable of the Unjust Steward (peculiar to Lk). The details of this somewhat difficult parable...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

An hundred measures ] lit. 'baths,' the 'bath' being a Heb. liquid measure = 9 gallons. Bill] RV 'bond.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Take thy bill, and sit down quickly. — The better MSS. give, thy bills, or thy documents, in the plural. These would include that which answere...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Right Use of Money Luke 16:1-13 We are all stewards, but how much we waste! Well might our Master deprive us of our post and trust! The unj...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Master had a lesson to teach His disciples on the subject of earthly wealth, and He made use of this unjust steward for purposes of illustration...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him, that he had wasted his...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE MAN WHO ACTED WISELY ‘There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; … And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wise...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said an hundred measures of oil ,.... Or "baths of oil", the same quantity as in Ezra 7:22 where Aben Ezra i calls them, מדות, "measures",...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Ver. 6. Take thy bill ] The...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

So he called , &c. In pursuance of this scheme he sent for all those of his lord's debtors whom he could hope to oblige by so fraudulent a propo...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A PARABLE AS TO THE USE OF THE MASTER'S GOODS (vs.1-13) Now the Lord turned to address His disciples. For though it is pure grace that saves and...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain ri...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Parable of The Astute Steward (16:1-13). Jesus now tells a parable about an astute but careless estate manager who is failing to do his job pr...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 16:1 . And He said also .—This implies that there is a certain, though perhaps not very close, connection between the discou...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 16:1 . A certain rich man had a steward accused that he had wasted his goods. After the parable of the prodigal son, we have a second, of a p...
The Biblical Illustrator

There was a certain rich man, which had a steward Christ’s servants are stewards I. SHOW WHAT THINGS THEY ARE ENTRUSTED WITH, THAT ARE NOT THEI...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 16:1-42 The Lord ' s teaching on the right use of earthly possessions with regard to the prospect of another world, in the...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The deliberations with their result:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

Luke 16:12 ; Luke 16:9 ; Titus 2:10

⁶ And he said, An hundred measuresa of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

Related Commentaries of Luke 16:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 16:6