“‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he said.

“‘Take your invoice,’ he told him, ‘sit down quickly, and write 50.’

“Next he asked another, ‘How much do you owe?’

“‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he said.

“‘Take your invoice,’ he told him, ‘and write 80.’

“The master praised the unrighteous manager(A) because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age(B) are more astute than the sons of light(C) in dealing with their own people.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:8 Lit own generation

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