Luke 16
1 Jesus also said to the disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager, and it was reported to him that this manager was wasting his possessions.
And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused to him that he had wasted his goods.
2 So the rich man called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'
And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of you? give an account of your stewardship; for you may be no longer steward.
3 The manager said to himself, 'What should I do, since my master is taking away my management job? I do not have strength to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
4 I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from my management job, people will welcome me into their houses.'
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5 Then the manager called for each one of his master's debtors, and he asked the first one, 'How much do you owe to my master?'
So he called every one of his lord’s debtors to him, and said to the first, How much owe you to my lord?
6 He said, 'A hundred baths of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.'
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
7 Then the manager said to another, 'How much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred cors of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'
Then said he to another, And how much owe you? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take your bill, and write fourscore.
8 The master then commended the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own people than are the children of light. (aiōn g165)
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. (aiōn g165)
9 I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal dwellings. (aiōnios g166)
And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. (aiōnios g166)
10 He who is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and he who is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If you have not been faithful in using unrighteous wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?
If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 If you have not been faithful in using other people's property, who will give you money of your own?
And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
15 He said to them, “You justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. That which is exalted among men is detestable in the sight of God.
And he said to them, You are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
16 The law and the prophets were in effect until John came. From that time on, the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone tries to force their way into it.
The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presses into it.
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter of the law to become invalid.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one pronunciation mark of the law to fail.
18 Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.
Whoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is put away from her husband commits adultery.
19 Now there was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and was enjoying every day his great wealth.
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 A certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 It came about that the beggar died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried,
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus at his side. (Hadēs g86)
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 So he cried out 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 in anguish in this flame.'
And he cried 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.
25 But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.
But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
26 Besides all this, a great chasm has been put in place, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot, and no one can cross over from there to us.'
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from there.
27 The rich man said, 'I beg you, Father Abraham, that you would send him to my father's house—
Then he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house:
28 for I have five brothers—in order that he may warn them, so that it may not be that they come into 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 But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them listen to them.'
Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 The rich man replied, 'No, Father Abraham, but if someone would go to them from the dead, they will repent.'
And he said, No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 But Abraham said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.'”
And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
