Luke 16:8

and the lord praises-upon the house-legislator of{the injustice}, that he-does prudently, that the sons of{the eon, the-same} are-being more-prudent over the sons of{the light} into the generation of{sameselves},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

7Upon-thereafter, to{[a] different-other} he-says, 'Moreover, you, how-much[?] you-are-owing[?]' Moreover, the says, '[A] hundred kors[Hebrew] of{grain},' and he-is-saying to{same}, 'Receive of{you} the write-effect and write eighty,'

9and-I am-saying to{you}, make to{sameselves} friends out of{the mammon} of{the injustice}, in-which-place when-supposing it-may-quit-out/exhaust, they-may-receive you into the eternal tents.

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Cross References

Luke 16:4I-know what I-will-do, in-which-place when-supposing I-may-be-stood-across[i.e. removed from] of{the house-legislation}, they-may-receive me into the houses of{same},'

Luke 18:6Moreover, the Lord says, "Hear what the judge of{the injustice} is-saying.

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:2-19

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of… Read the whole commentary →

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