Luke 16:1-8

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"...children of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light."

 Luke 16:1-8

¹ He also said to his disciples, 'There was a rich man and he had a steward who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property.

² He called for the man and said, "What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because you are not to be my steward any longer."

³ Then the steward said to himself, "Now that my master is taking the stewardship from me, what am I to do? Dig? I am not strong enough. Go begging? I should be too ashamed.

⁴ Ah, I know what I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed from office there will be some to welcome me into their homes."

⁵ 'Then he called his master's debtors one by one. To the first he said, "How much do you owe my master?"

⁶ "One hundred measures of oil," he said. The steward said, "Here, take your bond; sit down and quickly write fifty."

⁷ To another he said, "And you, sir, how much do you owe?" "One hundred measures of wheat," he said. The steward said, "Here, take your bond and write eighty."

⁸ 'The master praised the dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light.'