Luk 16:8, Act 2:5-11, 1Cor 14:19-20 | ESV | STEP | The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness . For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light .

Luke 16:8

8 The master commended the dishonest manager for his ^ashrewdness. For ^bthe sons of this world ^{▼▼Greek age} are ^dmore shrewd in dealing with their own generation than ^ethe sons of light.

Acts 2:5-11

5 Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. 6 And ^fat this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. 7 And ^gthey were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking ^hGalileans? 8 And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? 9 Parthians and ⁱMedes and ^jElamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, 11 both Jews and ^kproselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”

1 Corinthians 14:19-20

19 Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

20 Brothers, ^ldo not be children in your thinking. ^mBe infants in evil, but in your thinking be ⁿmature.