“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.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 16:8 in context
Luke 16:5–11
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Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’
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He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
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Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’
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“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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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.
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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.
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If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
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