Luke 16:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Luke 16:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Luke 16:6 is a verse from the book of Luke in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. mea..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Luke 16:6 — KJV
“And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. measures: the word Batus in the original containeth nine gallons three quarts”
— Luke 16:6 (KJV)
Luke 16:6 in Context — About the Book of Luke
Luke, the physician-historian, writes the most carefully researched Gospel — and the most tender. Outsiders take center stage: shepherds, women, Samaritans, tax collectors, the prodigal son. More than any Gospel, Luke shows Jesus praying at every turning point of His life.
Cross-References for Luke 16:6
“Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:6: hundred, fifty, nine
“And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:6: hundred, fifty, nine
“Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. fitches: or, spelt”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:6: hundred, take, nine
“And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. A measure: the word choenix signifieth a measure containing one wine quart, and the twelfth part of a quart”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:6: measures, oil, word
“And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.”
Shares key themes with Luke 16:6: oil, take, down
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