1 tn This is a dramatic use of the aorist and the verse is left unconnected to the previous verse by asyndeton, giving the impression of a sudden realization.
2 sn Thinking ahead, the manager develops a plan to make people think kindly of him (welcome me into their homes).
3 tn Grk “unrighteous mammon.” Mammon is the Aramaic term for wealth or possessions. The point is not that money is inherently evil, but that it is often misused so that it is a means of evil; see 1 Tim 6:6-10, 17-19. The call is to be generous and kind in its use. Zacchaeus becomes the example of this in Luke’s Gospel (19:1-10).
4 sn The passive refers to the welcome of heaven.
5 tn Grk “eternal tents” (as dwelling places).