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And [his] master praised the dishonest (unjust) manager for acting [a]shrewdly and [b]prudently; for the sons of this age are shrewder and more prudent and wiser in [[c]relation to] their own generation [to their own age and [d]kind] than are the sons of light.

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon ([e]deceitful riches, money, possessions), so that when it fails, they [those you have favored] may receive and welcome you into the everlasting habitations (dwellings).

10 He who is faithful in a very little [thing] is faithful also in much, and he who is dishonest and unjust in a very little [thing] is dishonest and unjust also in much.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:8 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  2. Luke 16:8 John Wycliffe, The Wycliffe Bible.
  3. Luke 16:8 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
  4. Luke 16:8 William Tyndale, The Tyndale Bible.
  5. Luke 16:9 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.

“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world(A) are more shrewd(B) in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.(C) I tell you, use worldly wealth(D) to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.(E)

10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much,(F) and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

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