Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred [a]kors of wheat.’ He *said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ And his [b]master complimented the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of (A)this age are more shrewd in relation to their own [c]kind than the (B)sons of light. And I say to you, (C)make friends for yourselves by means of the [d](D)wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it [e]is all gone, (E)they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.

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  1. Luke 16:7 One kor is about 7.7 cubic feet or 0.22 cubic meters
  2. Luke 16:8 Or lord
  3. Luke 16:8 Lit generation
  4. Luke 16:9 Gr mamonas, for Aramaic mamon (mammon); i.e., wealth, or money
  5. Luke 16:9 Or fails

“Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’

“‘A thousand bushels[a] of wheat,’ he replied.

“He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’

“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world(A) are more shrewd(B) in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.(C) I tell you, use worldly wealth(D) to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.(E)

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  1. Luke 16:7 Or about 30 tons