Luke 16
1 Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
Jesus told his disciples this story. “There was once a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting what belonged to his master.
2 So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
So the rich man called in his manager, and asked him, ‘What's this I hear about you? Bring in your accounts, because you won't be continuing as manager.’
3 The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
The manager said to himself, ‘Now what will I do since my master is going to fire me from my job? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg.
4 I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’
Oh, I know what I'm going to do so that when I'm sacked as manager people will make me welcome in their homes.’
5 And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
So he invited all those who were in debt to his master to come and see him. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
6 ‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he answered. ‘Take your bill,’ said the manager. ‘Sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
The man replied, ‘A hundred units of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Sit down quickly. Take your bill, and change it to fifty.’
7 Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A hundred units of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to eighty.’
8 The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light. (aiōn g165)
The rich man commended his dishonest manager for his cunning idea. The children of this world are more cunning towards one another than are the children of light. (aiōn g165)
9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings. (aiōnios g166)
I tell you, use the wealth of this world to make friends for yourselves so that when it's gone, you'll be welcomed into an eternal home. (aiōnios g166)
10 Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
If you can be trusted with very little you can also be trusted with much; if you are dishonest with very little you will also be dishonest with much.
11 So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
So if you can't be trusted when it comes to worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
And if you can't be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will trust you with what is yours?
13 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 both God and money.”
No servant can obey two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Money.”
14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard what Jesus said and laughed at him.
15 So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
But Jesus told them, “You appear pious to people, but God knows what you're thinking. What people value highly is detested by God.
16 The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
What was written in the law and the prophets lasted until John. From then on the good news of the kingdom of God is being spread, and everyone is forcing their way in.
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.
However, it's easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the smallest point of the Law to disappear.
18 Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Any man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and a man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
19 Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
Once there was a man who was rich. He wore purple clothes and fine linen, and enjoyed a luxurious life.
20 And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
A beggar named Lazarus used to sit at his gate, covered in sores,
21 and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
longing to eat the leftovers from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
Then the beggar died, and angels carried him away to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried.
23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side. (Hadēs g86)
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham in the far distance, with Lazarus beside him. (Hadēs g86)
24 So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’
‘Father Abraham,’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I'm burning in agony.’
25 But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
But Abraham replied, ‘My son, remember that you enjoyed the good things of life, while Lazarus had a very poor life. Now he is here being comforted, while you suffer in torment.
26 And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’
Apart from that, there's a great gulf that stretches between us and you. Nobody who wants to cross from here to you can do so, and nobody can cross from there over to us.’
27 ‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,
The rich man said, ‘Then Father, I beg you, please send him to my father's house.
28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’
For I have five brothers and he can warn them so that they don't end up here in this place of torment.’
29 But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’
But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. They should listen to them.’
30 ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’
‘No, father Abraham,’ said the man. ‘But they would repent if someone went to them from the dead!’
31 Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Abraham said to him, ‘If they won't listen to Moses and the prophets, they won't be convinced even if someone returns from the dead.’”
