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# commended
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"praised" or "spoke well of" or "approved of"
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# he had acted shrewdly
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"he had acted cleverly" or "he had done a sensible thing"
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2018-11-14 22:16:44 +00:00
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# the sons of this world
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2023-06-27 13:49:13 +00:00
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"the people of this world" or "worldly people." This refers to those who, like the unrighteous manager, do not know or care about God.
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# the sons of light
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Here "light" represents everything godly. Alternate translation: "the people of God" or "godly people"
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