Luke 16:8-9

8 "And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of ¹this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the ²sons of light.

9 "And I say to you, ³make friends for yourselves by means of the ⁴wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, ⁵they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.

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Cross References 5

1. Matthew 12:32; Luke 20:34
2. John 12:36; Ephesians 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:5
3. Matthew 19:21; Luke 11:41; Luke 12:33
4. Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:11, 13
5. Luke 16:4

Footnotes 3

[a]. Or "lord"
[b]. Lit "generation"
[c]. Gr "mamonas," for Aram "mamon" (mammon); i.e. wealth, etc., personified as an object of worship

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