King James Version
Luke 16:8 in the King James Version says “And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their gener...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.”
Luke 16:8 · KJV
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. measures: the word Batus in the original containeth nine gallons three quarts
Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. measures: the word here interpreted a measure in the original containeth about fourteen bushels and two quarts
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. mammon: or, riches
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“steward”
G3623a house-distributor (i.e., manager), or overseer, i.e., an employee in that capacity; by extension, a fiscal agent (treasurer); figuratively, a preach
“the unjust”
G93(legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act); morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act)
“the children”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
“world”
G165properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (jewish) a messianic period (present or future)
“wiser”
G5429thoughtful, i.e., sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while g4680 denotes practical skill or acumen; and g4908 indicates rather inte
“than”
G5228"over", i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case super
“the children”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
“of light”
G5457luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
“in”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
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