Luke 16:2-8

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager

² And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your _k management, for you can no longer be manager.' ³ And the manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. ⁴ I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.' ⁵ So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' ⁶ He said, 'A hundred measures ₁ of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' ⁷ Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred measures ₂ of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' ⁸ The master commended the dishonest manager for his _l shrewdness. For _m the sons of this world ₃ are _l more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than _n the sons of light.

1. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 9:17
   For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward, but if not of my own will, I am still entrusted with a stewardship.
   
2. Cross References
   Matthew 25:2
   Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
   
3. Cross References
   Matthew 25:2
   Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
   
4. Cross References
   Luke 20:34
   And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage.
   Luke 10:6
   And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.
   
5. Cross References
   John 12:36
   While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.
   1 Thessalonians 5:5
   For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness.
   Ephesians 5:8
   For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light