IRVOR
8. ସେହି ଅବିଶ୍ୱସ୍ତ ବେବର୍ତ୍ତା ବୁଦ୍ଧି ସହିତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଥିବାରୁ ପ୍ରଭୁ ତାହାର ପ୍ରଶଂସା କଲେ; ଯେଣୁ ଏହି ଯୁଗର ସନ୍ତାନମାନେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ନିଜ ଜାତି ପକ୍ଷରେ ଆଲୋକର ସନ୍ତାନମାନଙ୍କ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଅଧିକ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ।

ORV
8. ସେହି ଅବିଶ୍ଵସ୍ତ।। ବେବର୍ତ୍ତା ବୁଦ୍ଧି ସହିତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଥିବାରୁ ପ୍ରଭୁ ତାହାର ପ୍ରଶଂସା କଲେ; ଯେଣୁ ଏହି ଯୁଗର ସନ୍ତାନମାନେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସ୍ଵଜାତି ପକ୍ଷରେ ଆଲୋକର ସନ୍ତାନମାନଙ୍କ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଅଧିକ ବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ।



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.

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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.

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