Luke 16:1-8

Bible Text

[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. [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.' [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. [4] I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.' [5] Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe to my lord?' [6] He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' [7] Then said he 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.