Luke 16
1 And he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods.
And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and this man was accused to him as squandering things possessed by him.
2 And he called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer act as steward.
And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? Render the account of thy management, for thou can no longer manage.
3 And the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes from me the stewardship. I have not strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
And the manager said within himself, What shall I do because my lord takes away the management from me? I am not able to dig. I am ashamed to beg.
4 I am resolved on what I shall do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, I may be received into their houses.
I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from the management they may receive me into their houses.
5 And he called to him every one of his lord’s debtors, and said to the first, How much do you owe my lord?
And having summoned each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much do thou owe to my lord?
6 He replied, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take back your note, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
And he said, A hundred measures of olive oil. And he said to him, Receive thy document, and having sat down, quickly write fifty.
7 Then he said to another, How much do you owe? He replied, A hundred homers of wheat. And he said to him, Take back your note, and write eighty.
Next he said to another, And how much do thou owe? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he says to him, Receive thy document, and write eighty.
8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he acted prudently. For the children of this age are more prudent toward their generation than the children of light. (aiōn g165)
And his lord commended the unrighteous manager because he did shrewdly. Because the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of the light. (aiōn g165)
9 And I say to you, Make for yourselves friends with the unrighteous riches, that when you fail, you may be received into the everlasting habitations. (aiōnios g166)
And I say to you, make friends for yourselves from the mammon of unrighteousness, so that, when ye cease, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings. (aiōnios g166)
10 He that is faithful in the least, is faithful also in much. He that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.
The man faithful in the least is faithful also in much, and the man unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.
11 If, therefore, you have not been faithful in the unrighteous riches, who will intrust you with the true?
If therefore ye did not become faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you what is true?
12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give to you that which is your own?
And if ye did not become faithful in the alien, who will give thine to you?
13 No servant can serve two masters; for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will cleave to the one, and despise the other. You can not serve God and riches.
No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 And the Pharisees also, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
And the Pharisees, being lovers of money, heard all these things, and they sneered him.
15 And he said to them: You set yourselves forth as righteous before men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men, is detestable in the sight of God.
And he said to them, Ye are those who declare yourselves righteous in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. Because what is lofty among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 The law and the prophets were till John. Since that time, the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it by force.
The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the kingdom of God is proclaimed good news, and every man in it is treated aggressively.
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one point of the law to fail.
But it is easier for the heaven and the earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.
18 Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is divorced, commits adultery.
Every man who divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery, and every man who marries her who has been divorced from a husband commits adultery.
19 There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day.
Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously daily.
20 And there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores:
But there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who had been placed near his gate, covered with sores,
21 and he would gladly have been fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. And even the dogs came and licked his sores.
and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. But even the dogs that came licked his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and was carried by angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried;
And it came to pass for the poor man to die and be carried by the agents to Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died and was buried.
23 and in hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
And having lifted up his eyes in Hades, being in torments, he sees Abraham from afar and Lazarus by his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 And he called to him and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
And having cried out, he said, Father Abraham, be merciful to me, and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that, in your lifetime, you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus his evil things. But now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now here he is comforted and thou are in agony.
26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that they that would pass hence to you, can not; nor can they that would, pass thence to us.
And besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those here who want to cross over to you are not able, nor may those go across from there to us.
27 Then he said, I beseech you, therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house;
And he said, I beg thee therefore, father, that thou would send him to my father's house,
28 for I have five brothers; that he may earnestly admonish them, lest they also come to this place of torment.
for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear them.
30 But he said, Not so, Father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they would repent.
And he said, No, father Abraham, but if some man would go to them from the dead they will repent.
31 But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.
And he said to him, If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if some man would rise from the dead.
