Luke 16
1 To his disciples he said. "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and this steward was accused to him of wasting his property.
And he spoke a parable to his disciples. There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and accusations were brought to him of him, that he squandered his property.
2 "He called to him to him and said. "‘What is this that I hear about you? Render an account of your stewardship; for you can no longer be steward.’
And his lord called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of thee? Render to me an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst no longer be my steward.
3 "Now the steward said to himself. ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my stewardship? I am not strong enough to dig, to beg I am ashamed.
And the steward said with himself: What shall I do, since my lord is about to take from me the stewardship? To dig, I am unable; and to become a beggar, I am ashamed.
4 "‘I know what I will do, so that when I am put out of my stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’
I know what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
5 "So he called to him each of his master’s debtors and said to the first, ‘How much money do you owe my master?’
And he called each one of his lord's debtors; and he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?
6 "‘A hundred measures of oil,’ he answered. "He said to him, ‘Take your bill and sit down quickly and write fifty."
And he said to him, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Fifty measures.
7 "To a second he said, ‘How much do you owe?’ "The man answered, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ "‘Here is you bill,’ he said, ‘change it to eighty measures.’
And he said to another: And how much owest thou to my lord? And he said to him, One hundred cors of wheat. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down, and write Eighty cors.
8 "And the master praised the unjust steward because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this world are in relation to their own generation wiser than the sons of the light. (aiōn g165)
And our Lord praised the unrighteous steward, for having acted sagaciously: for the children of this world are more sagacious than the children of light, in this their generation. (aiōn g165)
9 "And to you I say, Use mammon, dishonest as it is, to make yourselves friends, so that when it shall fail they will welcome you to the eternal tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
And I also say to you: Make to yourselves friends, with this unrighteous mammon; so that when it is finished, they may receive you to their everlasting tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
10 "The man who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, and he who is unjust in a very little, is unjust also as much.
He that is faithful in the little, is also faithful in the much; and he that is unjust in the little, is also unjust in the much.
11 "If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will trust to you the true riches?
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the reality?
12 "And if you are not faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?
And if ye have not been found faithful in that which is not yours, who will give to you that which is yours?
13 "No one can be a household servants to two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cling to the one and despise the other. You cannot be the slave of God and of Mammon."
There is no servant, who can serve two lords. For, either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will honor the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
14 Now the Pharisees who loved money listened to all this and they jeered at him.
And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.
15 He said to them. "You are those that justify themselves in the eyes of men; but God knows you hearts; for that which is lofty in the eyes of men is abomination in the eyes of God.
And Jesus said to them: Ye are such as justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your heart: for that which is exalted among men, is abominable before God.
16 "The Law and the Prophet lasted until John; since then the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and any one presses in.
The law and the prophets were until John: since then, the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and every one presseth it to enter in.
17 "Yet it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away then for one title of the law to fail.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter to pass from the law.
18 "Every man who divorces his wife and marries some one else, commits adultery; and he who marries one who is put away by her husband commits adultery.
Whoever putteth away his wife, and taketh another, committeth adultery; and whoever taketh her that is put away, committeth adultery.
19 "Now there was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and made merry every day in splendor.
And there was a certain rich man, who was clothed in fine linen and scarlet, and passed every day in splendid luxury.
20 "And a certain beggar named Lazarus was thrown at his door.
And there was a certain poor man, whose name was Lazarus; and he was laid at the gate of the rich man, smitten with ulcers.
21 "He was full of sores, and longingly desired to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes! even the dogs came and licked his sores.
And he desired to fill his belly with the fragments that fell from the rich man's table: and the dogs also came and licked his ulcers.
22 "But in the course of time the beggar died; and he was carried by angels into Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
And so it was, that the poor man died; and angels transported him to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
23 "And as he was tormented in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
And being tormented in hell, he raised his eyes from afar off, and saw Abraham, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 "And he cried out and said, ‘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 anguish in this flame.’
And he called with a loud voice, and said: Abraham, my father, have pity on me; and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and moisten my tongue; for, lo, I am tormented in this flame.
25 "‘Remember my son.’ said Abraham, ‘that you had in your lifetime all your good things, and in the same way Lazarus his evil things; but now here he is comforted, and you are in anguish.
And Abraham said to him: My son, remember, that thou receivedst thy good things in thy lifetime, and Lazarus his evil things: and now, behold he is here at rest, and thou art tormented.
26 "But besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can those who would cross from you to us.’
And with all these, there is a great barrier between us and you; so that they who would pass from here to you, cannot; neither can they pass from there to us
27 "‘I beg you then, father,’ he said, ‘send him to my fathers house. For I have five brothers.
He said to him: I pray thee, therefore, my father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house;
28 "‘Let him earnestly warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.’
for I have five brothers; that he may go and protest to them; lest they also come to this place of torment.
29 "But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets, let them listen to them.’
Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them.
30 "‘Nay, Father Abraham,’ he said ‘but if some one went to them from the dead they would repent.’
But he said to him: No, my father Abraham: but if one shall go to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 "‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets,’ said Father Abraham, ‘neither will they be persuaded if one should rise from the dead.’"
Abraham said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not believe, though one should rise from the dead.
