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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus finishes telling the parable about the master and the manager of his debtors. In verse 9, Jesus continues to teach his disciples.
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# The master then commended
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The text does not say how the master learned of the manager's action.
# 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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# the sons of this world
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This refers to those who, like the unrighteous manager, do not know or care about God. Alternate translation: "the people of this world" or "worldly people"
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# the sons of light
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Here "light" is a metaphor for everything godly. Alternate translation: "the people of God" or "godly people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])