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;
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.
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 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.'
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: —
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.
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 when I am removed from my management job, people will welcome 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?
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?'
6 and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
He said, 'A hundred baths of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, 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 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.'
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 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)
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 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)
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 very little is also faithful in much, and he who is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.
11 if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful — the true who will entrust to you?
If you have not been faithful in using unrighteous wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?
12 and if in the other's ye became not faithful — your own, who shall give to you?
If you have not been faithful in using other people's property, who will give you money of 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, 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.”
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, heard all these things, and they ridiculed 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;
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.
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 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.
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 stroke of a letter of the law to become invalid.
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.
Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries one 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 clothed in purple and fine linen and was enjoying every day his great wealth.
20 and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
A certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,
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.
and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked 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;
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,
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, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus at his side. (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.
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.'
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, and Lazarus in like manner evil things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.
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.
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.'
27 'And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,
The rich man said, 'I beg you, Father Abraham, 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.
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.'
29 'Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;
But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them listen to them.'
30 and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform.
The rich man replied, 'No, Father Abraham, but if someone would go to them from the dead, 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.'
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.'”
