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However, although the master has "a certain grudging admiration" [7] for the manager's "shrewdness", Jesus labels the manager "dishonest". [6] To add to the interpretations, several different sayings about money were attached to the parable here. It is a matter of debate whether sayings about trust or serving two masters apply to this parable ...
The New International Version calls this story "the parable of the shrewd manager", [4] reflecting the wording of verse 8a where "the master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly". [5] According to Eric Franklin, this parable is "noteworthy for its obscurity". [2]
Feb. 3—As the second of three parables in a row that deal with money and the importance of how it is handled, Jesus told the Parable of the Shrewd Manager in Luke 16 to illustrate mankind's duty ...
The word parable comes from the Greek παραβολή (parabolē), literally "throwing" (bolē) "alongside" (para-), by extension meaning "comparison, illustration, analogy." [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It was the name given by Greek rhetoricians to an illustration in the form of a brief fictional narrative .
The parable of the Friend at Night has a similar meaning. [3] Joel B. Green sees in this parable an injunction not to lose heart, in the light of the eschatological tone of Luke 17:20–37, [4] [2] and also an echo of Sirach 35: [2] "For he is a God of justice, who knows no favorites. [...] The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds; it does ...
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The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (also known as Unforgiving Creditor, Ungrateful Servant, Unmerciful Servant, or Wicked Servant but not to be confused with the parable of the Two Debtors) is a parable of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Matthew.