Luke 16:1-8 The Parable about a Dishonest ManagerNow Jesus was saying to the disciples, “A rich man had a servant manager who was accused of wasting his assets.

ISV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ The Parable about a Dishonest ManagerNow Jesus was saying to the disciples, “A rich man had a servant manager who was accused of wasting his assets. ² So he called for him and asked him, ‘What’s this I hear about you? You can’t be my manager any longer. Now give me a report about your management!’
³ “Then the servant manager told himself, ‘What should I do? My master is taking my position away from me. I’m not strong enough to plow, and I’m ashamed to beg. ⁴ I know what I’ll do so that people will welcome me into their homes when I’m dismissed from my job.’
⁵ “So he called for each of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ ⁶ The man replied, ‘A hundred jars of olive oil.’ The manager told him, ‘Get your bill. Sit down quickly and write “50.”’ ⁷ Then he asked another debtor, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A hundred containers of wheat.’ The manager told him, ‘Get your bill and write “80.”’ ⁸ The master praised the dishonest servant manager for being so clever, because worldly people are more clever than enlightened people in dealing with their own.