Luke 16:7
“Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then said he to another, and how much owest thou?.... To my Lord, as before:
and he said, an hundred measures of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Measures of wheat - The measure here mentioned - the “kor,” or homer - contained, according to the tables of Dr.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
A hundred measures of wheat - Ἑκατον κορους, a hundred cors. Κορος, from the Hebrew כר cor, was the largest measure of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 16:1-18
We mistake if we imagine that the design of Christ's doctrine and holy religion was either to amuse us with notions of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
measures of wheat Not the same word as before, but cors.The coris believed to be about an English -quarter," i.e. 8…