Luke 16:8
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
Other Translations of Luke 16:8
“And the lord commended the vniust Steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser then the children of light.”King James Version (1611) -
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“"And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.”New American Standard Version (1995)
“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.”American Standard Version (1901)
“And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.”Basic English Bible
“And the lord praised the unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than the sons of light.”Darby Bible
“And the lord commended the unjust steward, forasmuch as he had done wisely: for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light. ”Douay Rheims Bible
“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. ”Webster's Bible
“And the master praised the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for, in relation to their own contemporaries, the men of this age are shrewder than the sons of Light.”Weymouth Bible
“His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.”World English Bible
“And the lord preiside the baili of wickydnesse, for he hadde do prudentli; for the sones of this world ben more prudent in her generacioun than the sones of liyt.”Wycliffe Bible
“`And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.”Youngs Literal Bible
Mzee Jay.'s comment on 2013-11-04 16:06:28:
There is hidden wisdom in God that can be of great help to the saints, and the entire universe.
David Noseh shamaki's comment on 2013-10-29 05:51:27:
I think they are wisers than us, that is why we need to be sober and be vigilant.
The Lord has tell us, so that we will not be ignorant of devise.
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