Cross References

Luke 16:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I know what I'll do, so that people will welcome me into their homes after I've lost my job.”

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If I have too much to eat, I might forget about you; if I don't have enough, I might steal and disgrace your name.

I heard the LORD say, “My people ignore me. They are foolish children who do not understand that they will be punished. All they know is how to sin.”

The manager said to himself, “What shall I do now that my master is going to fire me? I can't dig ditches, and I'm ashamed to beg.

Then one by one he called in the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, “How much do you owe my master?”

My disciples, I tell you to use wicked wealth to make friends for yourselves. Then when it is gone, you will be welcomed into an eternal home.

That kind of wisdom doesn't come from above. It is earthly and selfish and comes from the devil himself.