Luke 16:8
The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
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ASV
And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.
KJV
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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Commentary
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29 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἐπῄνεσεν | epēnesen | praised | G1867 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| κύριος | kurios | master | G2962 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| οἰκονόμον | oikonomon | manager | G3623 → |
| τῆς | tēs | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἀδικίας | adikias | unrighteous | G93 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 → |
| φρονίμως | phronimōs | shrewdly | G5430 → |
| ἐποίησεν, | epoiēsen | he had acted, | G4160 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | For | G3754 → |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → |
| υἱοὶ | huioi | sons | G5207 → |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → |
| αἰῶνος | aiōnos | age | G165 → |
| τούτου | toutou | this | G3778 → |
| φρονιμώτεροι | phronimōteroi | more shrewd | G5429 → |
| ὑπὲρ | huper | than | G5228 → |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → |
| υἱοὺς | huious | sons | G5207 → |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → |
| φωτὸς | phōtos | light | G5457 → |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| γενεὰν | genean | generation | G1074 → |
| τὴν | tēn | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἑαυτῶν | he'autōn | their own | G1438 → |
| εἰσιν. | eisin | are. | G1510 → |
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