Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Unjust
Done
Children of this
Children of light
General references
Bible References
Unjust
Luke 16:10
He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much; and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.
Luke 18:6
And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
Done
Luke 16:4
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, I may be received into their houses.
Children of this
Luke 20:34
And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage;
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself; if any one thinketh himself wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
Philippians 3:19
whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, whose mind is on earthly things.
In
Matthew 17:26
And when he said, Of strangers, Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.
Children of light
John 12:36
While ye have the light, believe in the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spoke Jesus, and went away, and hid himself from them.
Ephesians 5:8
For ye were once darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
1 Thessalonians 5:5
for ye all are sons of light, and sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;
1 John 3:10
In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the Devil. Whoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.
General references
Acts 27:32
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.
Philippians 3:7
But whatever things were gain to me, those for the sake of Christ I have counted but loss.
1 Thessalonians 5:5
for ye all are sons of light, and sons of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.