en_tn/luk/16/08.md

# Connecting Statement:

Jesus finishes telling the parable about the master and the manager of his debtors. In verse 9, Jesus continues to teach his disciples.

# The master then commended

The text does not say how the master learned of the manager's action.

# commended

"praised" or "spoke well of" or "approved of"

# he had acted shrewdly

"he had acted cleverly" or "he had done a sensible thing"

# the children of this world

This refers to those like the unrighteous manager who do not know or care about God. AT: "the people of this world" or "worldly people"

# the children of light

This refers to righteous people who have nothing to hide. AT: "the people of the light" or "the people who live in the light"

# I say to you

"I" refers to Jesus. The phrase "I say to you" marks the end of the story and now Jesus tells the people how to apply the story to their lives.

# make friends for yourselves by means of worldly wealth

The focus here is on using the money to help other people. AT: "make people your friends by helping them with worldly wealth"

# by means of worldly wealth

Possible meanings are 1) Jesus uses metonymy when he calls money "unrighteous" because people sometimes earn it or use it in unrighteous ways. AT: "by using even money that you earned dishonestly" or 2) Jesus uses hyperbole when he calls money "unrighteous" because it has no eternal value. AT: "by using money, which has no eternal value" or "by using worldly money" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])

# they may welcome

This may refer to 1) God in heaven, who is pleased that you used money to help people, or 2) the friends you helped with your money .

# eternal dwellings

This refers to heaven, where God lives.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/manager]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/children]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/world]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/light]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Jesus finishes telling the parable about the master and the manager of his debtors. In verse 9, Jesus continues to teach his disciples.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The master then commended`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The text does not say how the master learned of the manager's action.`

			`# commended`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"praised" or "spoke well of" or "approved of"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he had acted shrewdly`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"he had acted cleverly" or "he had done a sensible thing"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the children of this world`

			`This refers to those like the unrighteous manager who do not know or care about God. AT: "the people of this world" or "worldly people"`

			`# the children of light`

			`This refers to righteous people who have nothing to hide. AT: "the people of the light" or "the people who live in the light"`

			`# I say to you`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"I" refers to Jesus. The phrase "I say to you" marks the end of the story and now Jesus tells the people how to apply the story to their lives.`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Reconciling snippets with ULB. 2017-09-19 22:14:13 +00:00			`# make friends for yourselves by means of worldly wealth`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Reconciling snippets with ULB. 2017-09-19 22:14:13 +00:00			`The focus here is on using the money to help other people. AT: "make people your friends by helping them with worldly wealth"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
Reconciling snippets with ULB. 2017-09-19 22:14:13 +00:00			`# by means of worldly wealth`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Possible meanings are 1) Jesus uses metonymy when he calls money "unrighteous" because people sometimes earn it or use it in unrighteous ways. AT: "by using even money that you earned dishonestly" or 2) Jesus uses hyperbole when he calls money "unrighteous" because it has no eternal value. AT: "by using money, which has no eternal value" or "by using worldly money" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# they may welcome`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This may refer to 1) God in heaven, who is pleased that you used money to help people, or 2) the friends you helped with your money .`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# eternal dwellings`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This refers to heaven, where God lives.`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]`
Relinking after pages combined. 2017-09-14 17:45:02 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/manager]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/children]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/world]]`
Updated links to tWs that recently moved 2017-07-05 23:49:56 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/light]]`
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/eternity]]`