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 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 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 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 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.
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 removed from my management job, people will welcome 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 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?'
And he called each one of his lord's debtors; and he said to the first, How much owest thou 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 to him, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write Fifty measures.
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.'
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 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 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 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 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 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 the little, is also faithful in the much; and he that is unjust in the little, is also unjust in the much.
11 If you have not been faithful in using unrighteous wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the reality?
12 If you have not been faithful in using other people's property, who will give you money of 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 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.”
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 were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, 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 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 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 then, the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and every one presseth it to enter in.
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 away, than for one letter to pass from the law.
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 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 was enjoying every day his great wealth.
And there was a certain rich man, who was clothed in fine linen and scarlet, and passed every day in splendid luxury.
20 A certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,
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 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. 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 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 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 in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus at his side. (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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 The rich man said, 'I beg you, Father Abraham, that you would send him to my father's house—
He said to him: I pray thee, therefore, my father, that thou wouldst 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 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 The rich man replied, 'No, Father Abraham, but if someone would go to them from the dead, they will repent.'
But he said to him: No, my father Abraham: but if one shall go 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.'”
Abraham said to him: If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not believe, though one should rise from the dead.
