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Jan 4, 2022 · The Parable of the Unjust Steward can be found in Luke 16:1–13. The text can be broken down into two parts: the parable (verses 1–8) and the application (verses 9–13). Luke 16:1 identifies that Jesus is speaking to His disciples, but there is a suggestion that His audience is mixed—disciples and Pharisees. Luke 16:14 states that the ...
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Let’s put the parable in front of us, because my guess is a lot of folks don’t know the specifics of what he’s referring to. As I read just a few verses of this parable, be asking the question “Now what’s the positive lesson Jesus might draw out of sinful behavior?” That is the issue here. Here’s what Jesus says to his disciples in Luke 16:1–8: Tha...
Now, what will Jesus fasten on with the parable? He makes two comments. First, in Luke 16:8he says, “The sons of this world [that’s unbelievers, people who don’t follow Jesus] are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.” Now, I think the point of saying that is that Jesus is saying, “It may be true that you poor, be...
Here’s how I would paraphrase the second thing he says: “You think that was shrewd? Let me tell you what’s shrewd. I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails, they may receive you into eternal dwellings” (see Luke 16:9). There are two pointers in that verse to show why this is infinitely more shrew...
Here’s the second pointer: the little phrase “when it fails.” In other words, all this so-called shrewdness of the deceitful manager is going to come to nothing. It’s based on wealth that will fail. When he calls it unrighteous mammon, or unrighteous wealth, he simply means this is part of the unrighteous world in which you live. So he says, “Use m...
The clue is when you look at that phrase, “when it fails.” It triggers us to remember the word fails back in Luke 12:33. Here’s what that says. “Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.” So ...
8. the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely] The lord is of course only the landlord of the parable. The word phronimos does not mean ‘wisely’ (a word which is used in a higher sense), but prudently.
What does Luke 16:8 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly: While not approving his conduct, the master did in fact approve the steward’s shrewdness. Jesus added the thought that the businessmen of his day ( sons of this world ) were more wise, bold, and forward-thinking in the management of what they had ( more shrewd ) than ...
“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. Young's Literal Translation
What does Luke 16:8 mean? Jesus finishes the parable of the dishonest manager with a conclusion and lesson. A steward who is soon to be fired for mismanaging his master's resources cuts either the interest or the fee from his master's debtors, or his own commission.
