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. 9. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness ; that,... Lectures on the Gospel according to Luke - الصفحة 611بواسطة James Foote - 1849عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Hans Hamilton - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 422
...shall now conclude with the practical improvement which our blessed Lord draws from this narrative. " And I say unto you, make to yourselves friends of...they may receive you into everlasting habitations." By the mammon of unrighteousness appears to be meant, worldly riches, whether great or little ; and... | |
| William Burkitt - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 780
...men are so wise for the concerns of their souls, as worldly men are for their worldly interests. 9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of...they may receive you into everlasting habitations. Here our Saviour makes application of the foregoing parable to his disciples. Where note, 1. The title... | |
| 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 642
...spoken to his disciples; and follows the same with a very suitable command and direction. Verse 9. — " And I say unto you, make to yourselves friends of...when ye fail they may receive you into everlasting habitation." By the mammon of unrighteousness, I understand, temporal good ; not simply to be considered... | |
| John Hall - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 508
...wisdom of the children of this world, led our Lord Jesus Christ to give the exhortation in the text, I say unto you, Make- to yourselves friends of the...they may receive you into everlasting habitations. In considering these words, let us First, Notice some of the expressions here made use of; which will... | |
| 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 586
...Our Saviour, therefore, exhorts them to be as wise in providing for their future interest: " And / say unto you, make to yourselves friends of the mammon...they may receive you into everlasting habitations." They are everlasting habitations, then, which we are exhorted to be thus wise in securing. We must... | |
| Francis Gastrell - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 330
...foundation against the time to come. 3 Give alms of such things as ye have ; and behold all things are clean unto you. * Make to yourselves friends of the mammon...they may receive you into everlasting habitations. s When thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind, for they cannot recompense... | |
| Hosea Ballou - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 376
...privileges as would introduce them into the christian faith and church. See the application of the parable. "And I say unto you, make to yourselves friends of...unrighteousness, that when ye fail, they may receive you into everlastinghabitations." Jesus then proceeds to remark, that if they were not faithful in... | |
| Chauncey Lee - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 238
...done wisely, for, the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light. And I say unto you, make to yourselves friends of...they may receive you into everlasting habitations." Here we see the unjust Steward is commended ; and his conduct while in office, in providing for his... | |
| Francis Bragge - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 334
...done wisely : for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of...they may receive you into everlasting habitations. JL HE ancient fathers looked upon this as the most difficult and obscure of all our Saviour's parables... | |
| 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 578
...indifference, or doubt, or evasion, on our part. But, how do we feel and act when our Lord speaks thus, " I SAY UNTO YOU, make to yourselves friends of the...they may receive you into everlasting habitations ? " This injunction, if less plain than the former, is equally authoritative ; but not equally regarded.... | |
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