Luke 12:42
12:42 The Lord replied,
“Who then is the faithful and wise manager,
whom the master puts in charge of his household servants,
to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?
Luke 16:1
The Parable of the Clever Steward
16:1 Jesus also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.
Luke 16:3
16:3 Then
the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position
away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig,
and I’m too ashamed
to beg.
Luke 16:8
16:8 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.