Luke 16:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And the Lord commended the vniuste stewarde, because he had done wisely. For the chyldren of this worlde are in their nation, wiser then the chyldren of lyght.

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  • John 12:36 : 36 Whyle ye haue lyght, beleue on the lyght, that ye may be the chyldren of the lyght. These thynges spake Iesus, and departed, & hyd hym selfe from the.
  • Eph 5:8 : 8 For ye were sometimes darknesse: but nowe are ye lyght in the Lorde. Walke as chyldren of lyght.
  • 1 Thess 5:5 : 5 Ye are all the chyldren of lyght, and the chyldren of the daye: We are not of the nyght, neither of darkenesse.
  • Luke 20:34 : 34 Iesus aunswered and saide vnto the: The chyldren of this worlde marrye wyues, and are marryed:
  • Ps 17:14 : 14 Whose children haue aboundaunce: & they leaue enough of that they haue remaynyng to their babes.
  • Ps 49:10-19 : 10 For he seeth that wyse men dye: and that the foole and ignoraunt perishe together, and leaue their riches for other. 11 And yet they thynke that their houses shall continue for euer, and that their dwellyng places shall endure from one generation to another: therfore they call landes after their owne names. 12 Neuerthelesse, man can not abyde in such honour: he is but lyke vnto bruite beastes that perishe. 13 This their way is their foolishnesse: yet their posteritie prayse their saying. Selah. 14 They shalbe put into a graue dead as a sheepe, death shall feede on them: but the ryghteous shall haue dominion of them in the mornyng, their beautie shall consume away, hell shall receaue them from their house. 15 But God wyll delyuer my soule from the place of hell: for he wyll receaue me. Selah. 16 Be not thou afrayde though one be made riche: or yf the glorie of his house be encreased. 17 For he shall cary nothyng away with hym when he dyeth: neither shall his pompe folowe after hym. 18 For whyle he lyued he counted him selfe an happy man: and so long as thou doest well vnto thy selfe, men wyll speake good of thee. 19 But he shal folowe the generations of his fathers: and shall neuer see lyght.
  • Prov 6:6-8 : 6 Go to the emmet thou sluggarde, consider her wayes, and learne to be wyse: 7 She hath no guyde, nor ouerseer, nor ruler, 8 Yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate, and gathereth her foode together in the haruest.
  • Matt 17:26 : 26 Peter sayth vnto hym: of straungers. Iesus sayth vnto hym: Then are the chyldren free.
  • Luke 16:4 : 4 I wote what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardshippe, they may receaue me into their houses.
  • Luke 16:10 : 10 He that is faythfull in that which is least, is faythfull also in much. And he that is vnrighteous in the least, is vnrighteous also in much.
  • Luke 18:6 : 6 And the Lorde sayde: heare what the vuryghteous iudge sayeth.
  • Gen 3:1 : 1 And the serpent was suttiller then euery beast of the fielde which ye lord God hadde made, and he sayde vnto the woman: yea, hath God saide, ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden?
  • Exod 1:10 : 10 Come on, let vs deale wyttyly with the, lest they multiplie, & lest it come to passe, that if there be any warre, they ioyne them selues vnto our enemies, & fight agaynst vs, & so get them vp out of ye land.
  • 2 Sam 13:3 : 3 But Amnon had a frende called Ionadab, the sonne of Simah, Dauids brother: And Ionadab was a very subtile man.
  • 2 Kgs 10:19 : 19 Now therfore call vnto me all the prophetes of Baal, all such as serue him, and al his priestes, & let none be lacking: For I haue a great sacrifice to do to Baal, & therefore whosoeuer is missed he shall not lyue. But Iehu dyd it for a sutteltie, to the intent that he might destroy the seruauntes of Baal.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royall priesthood, an holy nation, a peculier people: that ye should shewe foorth the vertues of hym that called you out of darknesse into his marueylous lyght.
  • 1 John 3:10 : 10 In this are ye children of God knowe, and the chyldren of the deuyll: Whosoeuer doth not ryghteousnesse, is not of God, neither he that loueth not his brother.
  • Phil 3:19 : 19 Whose ende is dampnation, whose God is their belly, and glorie to their shame, which mynde earthly thynges.
  • 1 Cor 3:18 : 18 Let no man deceaue him selfe. Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde, let hym be a foole, that he may be wyse.

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