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10 By this the children of God and the children of the devil are obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother. Prov 20:6. 6 Many a man proclaims his own loyalty, But who can find a trustworthy man? Prov 18:16. 16 A man’sgift makes room for him. And brings him before great men. 1 ...
Jun 24, 2004 · Never does our Lord imply or state that Christians should be shrewd, in any way that approximates the shrewdness of this “unrighteous” steward. (2) The concept that is most frequently found in our Lord’s interpretation and application of the parable is FAITHFULNESS. Faithfulness and shrewdness are, in this text, diametrically opposed.
Luke 16:8. And the Lord commended the unjust steward Not the Lord Jesus Christ, who delivered this parable, as the Syriac version seems to suggest, rendering it, "our Lord"; but the Lord of the steward, or "God", as the Ethiopic version reads: not that he commended him for the fact he did, or the injustice of it for this is contrary to his nature and perfections; but for his craft and cunning ...
Jan 4, 2022 · In Luke 16:9 Jesus says, “I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.” Other translations render the verse this way:
And the Lord commended the unjust steward,....Not the Lord Jesus Christ, who delivered this parable, as the Syriac version seems to suggest, rendering it, "our Lord"; but the Lord of the steward, or "God", as the Ethiopic version reads: not that he commended him for the fact he did, or the injustice of it for this is contrary to his nature and perfections; but for his craft and cunning in ...
Verses 16, 17. - And Jehovah Elohim commanded the man (Adam), saying.Whether or not these were the first words listened to by man (Murphy), they clearly presuppose the person to whom they were addressed to have had the power of understanding language, i.e. of interpreting vocal sounds, and representing to his own mind the conceptions or ideas of which they were the signs, a degree of ...
Luke 16:1 squandering; Luke 16:6 Gr. batos, same as Heb. bath; 8 or 9 gallons each; Luke 16:7 Gr. koros, same as Heb. kor; 10 or 12 bushels each; Luke 16:9 Lit., in Aram., wealth; Luke 16:9 NU it fails; Luke 16:14 Lit. turned up their nose at; Luke 16:17 The smallest stroke in a Heb. letter; Luke 16:19 lived in luxury; Luke 16:21 NU what fell
