• Luke 16:8
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 8 καὶ And ἐπῄνεσεν commended ὁ the κύριος lord τὸν the οἰκονόμον steward τῆς of the ἀδικίας unrighteousness ὅτι because φρονίμως discreetly ἐποίησεν· he did; ὅτι because οἱ the υἱοὶ sons τοῦ of the αἰῶνος age τούτου this φρονιμώτεροι more discreet ὑπὲρ over τοὺς the υἱοὺς sons τοῦ of the φωτὸς light εἰς into τὴν the γενεὰν generation τὴν the ἑαυτῶν of themselves εἰσίν. are.

  • Luke 16:8
    The Bible in Living English

    • 8* And the master praised the fraudful steward for having done sagaciously, because the sons of the times are more sagacious than the sons of light for their own generation.

  • Luke 16:8
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 8 And the lord praised the unrighteous steward, in that with forethought he acted:—Because the sons of this age have more forethought than the sons of light respecting their own generation.

  • Luke 16:8
    King James Version

    • 8 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.