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Luke 16:9 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents. "

Luke 16:9

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7 Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

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.

9 I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

10 He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

11 If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

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Luke 16:1

"He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions."

Luke 16:2

"He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’"

Luke 16:3

"“The manager said within himself, ‘What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don’t have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg."

Luke 16:4

"I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.’"

Luke 16:5

"Calling each one of his lord’s debtors to him, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe to my lord?’"

Luke 16:6

"He said, ‘A hundred batos of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’"

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