Luke 16
1 And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.
He said, likewise, to his disciples, A certain rich man had a steward, who was accused to him of wasting his estate.
2 And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.
Having, therefore, called him, he said, What is this that I hear of you? Render an account of your management, for you shall be steward no longer.
3 And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.
And the steward said within himself, What shall I do? My master takes from me the stewardship; I can not dig, and am ashamed to beg.
4 I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses.
I am resolved what to do, that when I am discarded, there may be some who will receive me into their houses.
5 And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?
Having, therefore, sent severally for all his master's debtors, he asked one, How much do you owe my master?
6 And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.
He answered, A hundred baths of oil. Take back your bill, said the steward, sit down directly, and write fifty.
7 Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.
Then he asked another, How much do you owe? He answered, A hundred homers of wheat. Take back your bill, said he, and write eighty.
8 And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light. (aiōn g165)
The master commended the prudence of the unjust steward; for the children of this world are more prudent in conducting their affairs, than the children of light. (aiōn g165)
9 And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places. (aiōnios g166)
Therefore, I say to you, with the deceitful riches procure to yourself friends, who, after your discharge, may receive you into the eternal mansion. (aiōnios g166)
10 He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.
Whoso is faithful in little is faithful also in much: and whoso is unjust in little, is unjust also in much.
11 If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?
If, therefore, you have not been honest in the deceitful, who will intrust you with the true riches?
12 And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?
And if you have been unfaithful managers for another, who will give you anything to manage for yourselves?
13 No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.
A servant can not serve two masters: for either he will hate one, and love the other; or, at least, will attend one, and neglect the other. You can not serve God and mammon.
14 And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.
When the Pharisees, who loved money, heard all these things, they ridiculed him.
15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.
But he said to them, As for you, you make yourselves pass upon men for righteous, but God knows your hearts; for that which is admired of men is abhorred of God.
16 The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.
You had the law and the prophets till the coming of John, since whose time, the kingdom of God is announced, and every occupant enters it by force.
17 But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out.
But sooner shall heaven and earth perish, than one tittle of the law shall fail.
18 Everyone who puts away his wife and takes another, is a false husband: and he who is married to a woman whose husband has put her away, is no true husband to her.
Whoever divorces his wife, and takes another, commits adultery; and whoever marries the divorced woman, commits adultery.
19 Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.
There was a certain rich man, that wore purple and fine linen, and feasted splendidly every day.
20 And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,
There was also a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, that was laid at his gate,
21 Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.
and who was desirous to feed on the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth.
It happened that the poor man died, and was conveyed by angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried.
23 And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. (Hadēs g86)
And in hades, being in torments, he looked up, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom, (Hadēs g86)
24 And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.
and cried, saying, Have pity on me, father Abraham, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tortured in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.
Abraham answered, Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received good things, and Lazarus received evil things; but now he is in joy, and you are in torments.
26 And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us.
Besides, there lies a huge gulf between us and you, so that they who would pass hence to you, can not: neither can they pass to us, who would come thence.
27 And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house;
The other replied, I entreat you, then, father, to send him to my father's house;
28 For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain.
for I have five brothers, that he may admonish them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say.
Abraham answered, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them.
30 And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed.
Nay, said he, father Abraham, but if one went to them from the dead, they would reform.
31 And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.
Abraham replied, if they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one should arise from the dead.
