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Text: Luke 16: 5 - 8

THE PARABLE OF THE UNJUST STEWARD II

“So he called every one of his master’s debtors to him, and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ And he said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ So he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ 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.”

Luke 16:5-8

1. The Parable of the Unjust Steward continues

a. The steward called the debtors of his master.

b. Two were singled out for mention

i. A debtor who owed 100 measures of oil.

ii. Another debtor who owed 100 measures of wheat.

c. To the first debtor:

i. The debt is reduced to 50 measures of oil.

ii. This was a discount of 50%.

iii. This was a sizeable discount!

d. To the second debtor:

i. The debt is reduced to 80 measures of wheat.

ii. This was a discount of 20%.

iii. Any discount would be appreciated by the debtor.

2. The master in this parable

a. Of course, he would come to know what his former steward had done.

b. All he needed to do was to check his accounts carefully.

3. He commended his dishonest steward

a. The steward remained dismissed.

b. But the master was able to appreciate his shrewdness.

c. It does not mean that he approved of the dealings of his former steward.

4. The Comment of the Lord Jesus

“For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.”

Luke 16:8b

a. The Lord Jesus was not commending the unjust steward either.

b. He commented on “the sons of this world”.

i. They showed that they were prudent (shrewd).

ii. They were able to understand money matters well.

c. He also commented on “the sons of light”.

i. In comparison, the sons of light were less prudent.

ii. They do not show a better understanding concerning monetary matters.

经文：路加福音 16: 5-8

不义的管家的比喻（二）

“于是，把欠他主人债的一个一个地叫了来，问头一个说：‘你欠我主人多少？’他说：‘一百篓油。’管家说：‘拿你的账，快坐下写五十。’又问一个说：‘你欠多少？’他说：‘一百石麦子。’管家说：‘拿你的账，写八十。’主人就夸奖这不义的管家做事聪明，因为今世之子在世事之上，较比光明之子更加聪明。”

《路加福音 16：5-8》

1. 持续探讨不义的管家的比喻

a. 管家把欠他主人债的人叫了来

b. 有两个被挑出来提及

i. 欠下一百篓油的人

ii. 另一位欠下一百石麦子的人

c. 对第一个债务人：

i. 债务减少到五十篓油

ii. 这是打了五折

iii. 这是一个相当大的折扣！

d. 对第二个债务人：

i. 债务减少到八十石麦子

ii. 这是打了两折

iii. 债务人会希望得到任何折扣

2. 这个比喻中的主人

a. 当然，他会知道他以前的管家所行的

b. 他只需要仔细检查他的账目

3. 他夸奖他不诚实的管家

a. 管家仍然被解雇

b. 但主人能够欣赏他的精明

c. 这并不意味着他同意他以前的管家的非法交易

4. 主耶稣的话

“因为今世之子在世事之上，较比光明之子更加聪明。”

《路加福音 16：8b》

a. 主耶稣也没有称赞不义的管家

b. 他评论“今世之子”

i. 他们显示他们是谨慎的（聪明）

ii. 他们能够很好地理解财务问题

c. 他还评论了“光明之子”

i. 相比之下，光明之子没有那么谨慎

ii. 他们没有表现出对钱财问题有更好的理解