Luke 16:8
King James Version
Translation: KJV
6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.Select Luke 16:6
7Then 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.Select Luke 16:7
8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.Select Luke 16:8
9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.Select Luke 16:9
10He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.Select Luke 16:10
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WEB
16:8 “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.
ASV
16:8 And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.
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