Luke 16:8
“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.This verse in the real world
In what words
- φρονίμωςphronímōsprudently
- ἐπαινέωepainéōto applaud
- οἰκονόμοςoikonómosa house-distributor (i.e. manager), or overseer, i.e. an employee in that capacity; by ext
- φρόνιμοςphrónimosthoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while G4680 (σοφός)
- ἀδικίαadikía(legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act); morally, wrongfulness
- γενεάgeneáa generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)
- τούτουtoútouof (from or concerning) this (person or thing)
- αἰώνaiṓnproperly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; special
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.