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.
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Verse 8 is found in chapter 16 of Luke. The dishonest manager leads to teaching about the responsible use of possessions. Jesus does not praise injustice, but uses the character’s shrewdness to insist that disciples should act with foresight regarding temporary resources.
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Und der HERR lobte den ungerechten Haushalter, daß er klüglich gehandelt hatte; denn die Kinder dieser Welt sind klüger als die Kinder des Lichtes in ihrem Geschlecht.
Y alabó el señor al mayordomo malo por haber hecho discretamente; porque los hijos de este siglo son en su generación más sagaces que los hijos de luz.
Le maître loua l'économe infidèle de ce qu'il avait agi prudemment. Car les enfants de ce siècle sont plus prudents à l'égard de leurs semblables que ne le sont les enfants de lumière.
E il signore lodò l’ingiusto fattore, perciocchè avea fatto avvedutamente; poichè i figliuoli di questo secolo sono più avveduti, nella lor generazione, che i figliuoli della luce.
E louvou aquele senhor o injusto mordomo por haver procedido prudentemente, porque os filhos deste mundo são mais prudentes na sua geração do que os filhos da luz.
主人就誇獎這不義的管家做事精明,因為今世之子應付自己的世代比光明之子更加精明。
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