And his [a]master complimented the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of (A)this age are more shrewd in relation to their own [b]kind than the (B)sons of light. And I say to you, (C)make friends for yourselves by means of the [c](D)wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it [d]is all gone, (E)they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.

10 (F)The one who is faithful in a very little thing is also faithful in much; and the one who is unrighteous in a very little thing is also unrighteous in much.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:8 Or lord
  2. Luke 16:8 Lit generation
  3. Luke 16:9 Gr mamonas, for Aramaic mamon (mammon); i.e., wealth, or money
  4. Luke 16:9 Or fails

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