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Luke 16:8 KJV
Luke · chapter 16 · verse 8 · 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.Luke 16:8 · King James Version
Luke 16:8 in context
6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Key words (Strong's)
- generationgeneafathered, birth, nativity, that which has been begotten, men of the same stock, a family…G1074 →
- commendedepaineōto approve, to praiseG1867 →
- childrenyhiosa son, rarely used for the young of animals, generally used of the offspring of men, in a…G5207 →
- stewardoikonomosthe manager of household or of household affairs, esp. a steward, manager, superintendent…G3623 →
- unjustadikiainjustice, of a judge, unrighteousness of heart and life, a deed violating law and…G93 →
- wiselyphronimōsprudently, wiselyG5430 →
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