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
The man who is honest in a very small matter is honest in a great one also; and he who is dishonest in a very small matter is dishonest in a great one also.
Luke 18:6
And the Lord said, "Hear those words of the unjust judge.
Done
Luke 16:4
I see what to do, in order that when I am discharged from the stewardship they may give me a home in their own houses.'
Children of this
Luke 20:34
"The men of this age," replied Jesus, "marry, and the women are given in marriage.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If any man imagines that he is wise, compared with the rest of you, with the wisdom of the present age, let him become "foolish" so that he may be wise.
Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction, their bellies are their God, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are devoted to earthly things.
In
Matthew 17:26
"From others," he replied. "Then the children go free," said Jesus.
Children of light
John 12:36
In the degree that you have light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light." Jesus said this, and went away and hid Himself from them.
Ephesians 5:8
There was a time when you were nothing but darkness. Now, as Christians, you are Light itself.
1 Thessalonians 5:5
for all of you are sons of Light and sons of the day. We belong neither to the night nor to darkness.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a priesthood of kingly lineage, a holy nation, a people belonging specially to God, that you may make known the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light.
1 John 3:10
By this we can distinguish God's children and the Devil's children: no one who fails to act righteously is a child of God, nor he who does not love his brother man.
General references
Acts 27:32
Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship's boat and let her fall off.
Philippians 3:7
Yet all that was gain to me--for Christ's sake I have reckoned it loss.
1 Thessalonians 5:5
for all of you are sons of Light and sons of the day. We belong neither to the night nor to darkness.