Luke 16:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 16:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐπῄνεσεν
epainéō
G1867
to approve
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κύριος
kýrios
G2962
Lord
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
οἰκονόμον
oikonómos
G3623
steward
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἀδικίας
adikía
G93
injustice
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
φρονίμως
phronímōs
G5430
wisely
ἐποίησεν
poiéō
G4160
to make
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
υἱοὶ
huiós
G5207
son
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
αἰῶνος
aiṓn
G165
age
τούτου
hoûtos
G3778
this
φρονιμώτεροι
phrónimos
G5429
wise
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
υἱοὺς
huiós
G5207
son
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
φωτὸς
phōs
G5457
light
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
γενεὰν
geneá
G1074
generation
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἑαυτῶν
heautoû
G1438
himself
εἰσίν
eimí
G1510
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
"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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are shrewder than the sons of the light in their own generation.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).