7 “Then he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' “'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he replied. “He told him, 'Take your bill and make it eight hundred.

The soon-to-be-fired manager of a wealthy man is scrambling. The rich employer has discovered that the manager has been mishandling property.

New International Version “Then he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' “'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he replied. “He told him, 'Take your bill ...

7 “Then he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' “'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he replied. “He told him, 'Take your bill and make it eight hundred.

Then he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' “ 'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he replied. “He told him, 'Take your bill and make it eight hundred.'

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.'

This parable illustrates the shrewdness of an unjust steward who, facing the loss of his job, wisely negotiated reduced debts for his master's tenants.

This measure held five bushels, and five gallons; so that the whole was five hundred, sixty bushels, and a half.

The steward cannot deny it; he must make up his accounts, and be gone. This may teach us that death will come, and deprive us of the opportunities we now have.

The steward cannot deny it; he must make up his accounts, and be gone. This may teach us that death will come, and deprive us of the opportunities we now have.