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.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “There was a rich man whose steward was accused of squandering his possessions.
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.’
So he called the steward in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about yoʋ? Give an account of yoʋr stewardship, for yoʋ can no longer be 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
The steward said to himself, ‘What should I do, now that my master is taking my stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
4 —I know what I will do, so that whenever I am removed from the management they may receive me into their houses.’
I know what I will do so that, when I am removed from my stewardship, people will receive me into their homes.’
5 Summoning each one of his master's debtors, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
So he summoned each one of his master's debtors. He said to the first, ‘How much do yoʋ owe 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.’
The man said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ The steward said to him, ‘Take yoʋr bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’
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 he said to another, ‘And how much do yoʋ owe?’ The man said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ The steward said to him, ‘Take yoʋr bill and write eighty.’
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)
So the master commended the unrighteous steward because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the people of the 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 tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth so that when you die, those friends will receive you into eternal dwellings. (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 who is faithful with very little is also faithful with much, and he who is dishonest with very little is also dishonest with much.
11 If therefore you have not been faithful with the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the genuine?
If then you have not been faithful with unrighteous wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
12 And if you have not been faithful in what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?
And if you have not been faithful with the property of another, who will give you property of your own?
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 servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were also listening to all these things, and they were ridiculing Him.
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things and began ridiculing Jesus.
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.
So he said to them, “You present yourselves as righteous in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an 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 Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone tries to force their way into it.
17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the Law to fail.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one stroke of a letter to be dropped from the law.
18 “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.
“For example, any man who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and any man who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
19 “Now there was a certain rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
“Now there was a certain rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, enjoying himself each day as he lived lavishly.
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores, who had been placed at his gate,
There was also a poor man named Lazarus, who was laid at the rich man's gate, covered with 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!
He longed to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table, but instead the dogs would come and lick 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.
Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham's side, and 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)
As he was in torment in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his side. (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!’
So he called 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 agony in these flames.’
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 said, ‘Son, remember that in yoʋr lifetime yoʋ received yoʋr good things, and in the same way Lazarus received bad things, but now he is here being comforted, while yoʋ are in agony.
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.’
And besides all this, a great chasm has been set in place between you and us, so that those who want to cross over to you from here cannot do so, nor can anyone cross over to us from there.’
27 Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house,
The rich man said, ‘Then I beg yoʋ, father, to send Lazarus to my father's 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 have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
29 Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; they can listen to them.’
30 So he said to him, ‘Oh no, father Abraham—if someone from the dead should go to them, they will repent!’
He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’
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.’”
But Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
