Luke 16
1 And he said also unto his disciples, 'A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;
Then He said further to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager, who was accused to him of wasting his goods.
2 and having called him, he said to him, What [is] this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.
So he called him in and said to him: ‘What is this I hear about you? Render an account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be manager.’
3 'And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: —
Then the manager said within himself: ‘What shall I do? My master is taking the management away from me. I do not have strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg
4 I have known what I shall do, that, when I may be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
—I know what I will do, so that whenever I am removed from the management they may receive me into their houses.’
5 'And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?
Summoning each one of his master's debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
6 and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
And he said, ‘A hundred baths of olive oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
7 'Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.
Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill and write eighty.’
8 'And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation. (aiōn g165)
The master even ‘commended’ the dishonest manager, because he had acted shrewdly. 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 to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
“I even say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that whenever you fail, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings! (aiōnios g166)
10 'He who is faithful in the least, [is] also faithful in much; and he who in the least [is] unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;
He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.
11 if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful — the true who will entrust to you?
If therefore you have not been faithful with the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the genuine?
12 and if in the other's ye became not faithful — your own, who shall give to you?
And if you have not been faithful in what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?
13 'No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'
No servant can serve two masters; either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon!”
14 And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were also listening to all these things, and they were ridiculing Him.
15 and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, [is] abomination before God;
So He said to them: “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. That which is exalted among men is an abomination before God.
16 the law and the prophets [are] till John; since then the reign of God is proclaimed good news, and every one doth press into it;
The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the Kingdom of God is being proclaimed, and every one is trying to force his way into it.
17 and it is easier to the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one tittle to fall.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the Law to fail.
18 'Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.
“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.
19 'And — a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,
“Now there was a certain rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
20 and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores, who had been placed at his gate,
21 and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.
just wanting to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table—why even the dogs would come and lick his sores!
22 'And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham — and the rich man also died, and was buried;
In due time the beggar died and was carried away to Abraham's bosom by the angels. “The rich man also died and was buried.
23 and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom, (Hadēs g86)
And in Hades he looked up and saw Abraham at a distance, and Lazarus very close to him. And being in torment, (Hadēs g86)
24 and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.
he called out, saying, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; because I am tormented by this flame!’
25 'And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive — thou — thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;
But Abraham said: ‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus had bad things; but now he is being comforted, and you tormented.
26 and besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that they who are willing to go over from hence unto you are not able, nor do they from thence to us pass through.
And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can anyone from there cross over to us.’
27 'And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,
Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house,
28 for I have five brothers, so that he may thoroughly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.
because I have five brothers, so that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’
29 'Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;
Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
30 and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform.
So he said to him, ‘Oh no, father Abraham—if someone from the dead should go to them, they will repent!’
31 And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.'
He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone should rise from the dead.’”
