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The master commended the dishonest manager for his 1shrewdness. For 2the sons of this world[a] are 3more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than 4the sons of light.
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He said, 'A hundred measures 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 of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'
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The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.
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And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.
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"One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.