Luke 16
1 Then He said further to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager, who was accused to him of wasting his goods.
And he sayde also vnto his disciples, There was a certaine riche man, which had a stewarde, and he was accused vnto him, that he wasted his goods.
2 So he called him in and said to him: ‘What is this I hear about you? Render an account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be manager.’
And hee called him, and saide vnto him, Howe is it that I heare this of thee? Giue an accounts of thy stewardship: for thou maiest be no longer steward.
3 Then the manager said within himself: ‘What shall I do? My master is taking the management away from me. I do not have strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg
Then the stewarde saide within himselfe, What shall I doe? for my master taketh away from me the stewardship. I cannot digge, and to begge I am ashamed.
4 —I know what I will do, so that whenever I am removed from the management they may receive me into their houses.’
I knowe what I will doe, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receiue mee into their houses.
5 Summoning each one of his master's debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
Then called he vnto him euery one of his masters detters, and said vnto the first, Howe much owest thou vnto my master?
6 And he said, ‘A hundred baths of olive oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
And he said, An hudreth measures of oyle. And he saide to him, Take thy writing, and sitte downe quickely, and write fiftie.
7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill and write eighty.’
Then said he to another, How much owest thou? And hee sayde, An hundreth measures of wheate. Then he saide to him, Take thy writing, and write foure score.
8 The master even ‘commended’ the dishonest manager, because he had acted shrewdly. The sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of the Light. (aiōn g165)
And the Lord commended the vniust stewarde, because he had done wisely. Wherefore the children of this worlde are in their generation wiser then the children of light. (aiōn g165)
9 “I even say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that whenever you fail, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings! (aiōnios g166)
And I say vnto you, Make you friends with the riches of iniquitie, that when ye shall want, they may receiue you into euerlasting habitations. (aiōnios g166)
10 He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much.
He that is faithfull in the least, hee is also faithful in much: and he that is vniust in the least, is vniust also in much.
11 If therefore you have not been faithful with the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the genuine?
If then ye haue not ben faithful in the wicked riches, who wil trust you in the true treasure?
12 And if you have not been faithful in what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?
And if ye haue not bene faithfull in another mans goods, who shall giue you that which 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 God and mammon!”
No seruaunt can serue two masters: for either he shall hate the one, and loue the other: or els he shall leane to the one, and despise the other. Yee can not serue God and riches.
14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were also listening to all these things, and they were ridiculing Him.
All these thinges heard the Pharises also which were couetous, and they scoffed at him.
15 So He said to them: “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. That which is exalted among men is an abomination before God.
Then he sayde vnto them, Yee are they, which iustifie your selues before men: but God knoweth your heartes: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.
16 The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then the Kingdom of God is being proclaimed, and every one is trying to force his way into it.
The Lawe and the Prophets endured vntill Iohn: and since that time the kingdome of God is preached, and euery man preasseth into it.
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the Law to fail.
Nowe it is more easie that heauen and earth shoulde passe away, then that one title of the Lawe should fall.
18 “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.
Whosoeuer putteth away his wife, and marieth another, committeth adulterie: and whosoeuer marieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adulterie.
19 “Now there was a certain rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
There was a certaine riche man, which was clothed in purple and fine linnen, and fared well and delicately euery day.
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores, who had been placed at his gate,
Also there was a certaine begger named Lazarus, which was laide at his gate full of sores,
21 just wanting to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table—why even the dogs would come and lick his sores!
And desired to bee refreshed with the crommes that fell from the riche mans table: yea, and the dogges came and licked his sores.
22 In due time the beggar died and was carried away to Abraham's bosom by the angels. “The rich man also died and was buried.
And it was so that the begger died, and was caried by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The rich man also died, and was buried.
23 And in Hades he looked up and saw Abraham at a distance, and Lazarus very close to him. And being in torment, (Hadēs g86)
And being in hell in torments, he lift vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre off, and Lazarus in his bosome. (Hadēs g86)
24 he called out, saying, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; because I am tormented by this flame!’
Then he cried, and saide, Father Abraham, haue mercie on mee, and sende Lazarus that hee may dippe the tip of his finger in water, and coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said: ‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus had bad things; but now he is being comforted, and you tormented.
But Abraham saide, Sonne, remember that thou in thy life time receiuedst thy pleasures, and likewise Lazarus paines: now therefore is he comforted, and thou art tormented.
26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can anyone from there cross over to us.’
Besides all this, betweene you and vs there is a great gulfe set, so that they which would goe from hence to you, can not: neither can they come from thence to vs.
27 Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house,
Then he said, I pray thee therfore, father, that thou wouldest sende him to my fathers house,
28 because I have five brothers, so that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’
(For I haue fiue brethren) that he may testifie vnto them, least they also come into this place of torment.
29 Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
Abraham said vnto him, They haue Moses and the Prophets: let them heare them.
30 So he said to him, ‘Oh no, father Abraham—if someone from the dead should go to them, they will repent!’
And he sayde, Nay, father Abraham: but if one came vnto them from the dead, they will amend their liues.
31 He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone should rise from the dead.’”
Then he saide vnto him, If they heare not Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rise from the dead againe.
