Connecting Statement:

Jesus finishes telling the parable about the master and the manager of his debtors. In verse 9, Jesus continues to teach his disciples.

The master then commended

The text does not say how the master learned of the manager's action.

"praised" or "spoke well of" or "approved of"

"he had acted cleverly" or "he had done a sensible thing"

This refers to those like the unrighteous manager who do not know or care about God. AT: "the people of this world" or "worldly people"

Here "light" is a metaphor for everything godly. AT: "the people of God" or "godly people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)