Luke 16:6

16:6 The man ¹  replied, ‘A hundred measures ²  of olive oil.’ The manager ³  said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’ ⁴ 

Luke 19:13

19:13 And he summoned ten of his slaves, ⁵  gave them ten minas, ⁶  and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.’

Luke 23:33

23:33 So ⁷  when they came to the place that is called “The Skull,” ⁸  they crucified ⁹  him there, along with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

[16:6]  ¹ tn Grk “He”; the referent (the first debtor) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:6]  ² sn A measure (sometimes translated “bath”) was just over 8 gallons (about 30 liters). This is a large debt – about 875 gallons (3000 liters) of olive oil, worth 1000 denarii, over three year’s pay for a daily worker.

[16:6]  ³ tn Grk “He”; the referent (the manager) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated for stylistic reasons.

[16:6]  ⁴ sn The bill was halved (sit down quickly, and write fifty). What was the steward doing? This is debated. 1) Did he simply lower the price? 2) Did he remove interest from the debt? 3) Did he remove his own commission? It is hard to be sure. Either of the latter two options is more likely. The goal was clear: The manager would be seen in a favorable light for bringing a deflationary trend to prices.

[19:13]  ⁵ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

[19:13]  ⁶ sn That is, one for each. A mina was a Greek monetary unit worth one hundred denarii or about four months’ wages for an average worker based on a six-day work week.

[23:33]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the preceding material.

[23:33]  ¹⁰ sn The place that is called ‘The Skull’ (known as Golgotha in Aramaic, cf. John 19:17) is north and just outside of Jerusalem. The hill on which it is located protruded much like a skull, giving the place its name. The Latin word for Greek κρανίον (kranion) is calvaria, from which the English word “Calvary” derives (cf. Luke 23:33 in the KJV).

[23:33]  ¹¹ sn See the note on crucify in 23:21.