“Even though the manager had not been honest, the master praised him for being clever. The people of this world are more clever in dealing with their own kind than God’s people are.
As a result, Jesus no longer moved around openly among the people of Judea. Instead, he went away to an area near the desert, to a village called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.
Jesus spoke to the people again and said, “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in darkness. They will have the light of life.”