GUV
8. “પાછળથી ધણીએ તે અપ્રામાણિક કારભારીને કહ્યું કે તેણે ચતુરાઇથી કામ કર્યુ છે, હા, દુન્યવી માણસો તે સમયના અજવાળાના લોકો કરતાં તેઓના ધંધામાં વધારે ચતુર હોય છે.

ERVGU
8. “પાછળથી ધણીએ તે અપ્રામાણિક કારભારીને કહ્યું કે તેણે ચતુરાઇથી કામ કર્યુ છે, હા, દુન્યવી માણસો તે સમયના અજવાળાના લોકો કરતાં તેઓના ધંધામાં વધારે ચતુર હોય છે.

IRVGU
8. તેના માલિકે અન્યાયી કારભારીનાં વખાણ કર્યાં, કારણ કે તે હોશિયારીથી વર્ત્યો હતો; કેમ કે આ જગતના દીકરા પોતાની પેઢી વિષે અજવાળાનાં દીકરા કરતાં વધારે હોશિયાર હોય છે.



KJV
8. {SCJ}And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. {SCJ.}

AMP
8. And [his] master praised the dishonest (unjust) manager for acting shrewdly and prudently; for the sons of this age are shrewder and more prudent and wiser in [relation to] their own generation [to their own age and kind] than are the sons of light.

KJVP
8. {SCJ} And G2532 CONJ the G3588 T-NSM lord G2962 N-NSM commended G1867 V-AAI-3S the G3588 T-GSF unjust G93 N-GSF steward G3623 N-ASM , because G3754 CONJ he had done G4160 V-AAI-3S wisely G5430 ADV : for G3754 CONJ the G3588 T-NPM children G5207 N-NPM of G3588 T-GSM this G3588 T-GSM world G165 N-GSM are G1526 V-PXI-3P in G1519 PREP their G3588 T-ASF generation G1074 N-ASF wiser G5429 A-NPM-C than G5228 PREP the G3588 T-APM children G5207 N-APM of light G5457 N-GSN . {SCJ.}

YLT
8. `And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.

ASV
8. And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

WEB
8. "His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.

NASB
8. And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. "For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.

ESV
8. The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.

RV
8. And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

RSV
8. The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.

NKJV
8. "So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.

MKJV
8. And the unjust steward's lord commended him because he had done wisely. For the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

AKJV
8. And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

NRSV
8. And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.

NIV
8. "The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.

NIRV
8. "The manager had not been honest. But the master praised him for being clever. The people of this world are clever in dealing with those who are like themselves. They are more clever than God's people.

NLT
8. "The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.

MSG
8. "Now here's a surprise: The master praised the crooked manager! And why? Because he knew how to look after himself. Streetwise people are smarter in this regard than law-abiding citizens. They are on constant alert, looking for angles, surviving by their wits.

GNB
8. As a result the master of this dishonest manager praised him for doing such a shrewd thing; because the people of this world are much more shrewd in handling their affairs than the people who belong to the light."

NET
8. The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.

ERVEN
8. "Later, the master told the dishonest manager that he had done a smart thing. Yes, worldly people are smarter in their business with each other than spiritual people are.