Luke 16
1 And He also said to His disciples, “A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;
To his disciples he said. "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and this steward was accused to him of wasting his property.
2 and having called him, he said to him, What [is] this I hear about you? Render the account of your stewardship, for you may not be steward any longer.
"He called to him to him and said. "‘What is this that I hear about you? Render an account of your stewardship; for you can no longer be steward.’
3 And the steward said in himself, What will I do, because my lord takes away the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig, I am ashamed to beg—
"Now the steward said to himself. ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my stewardship? I am not strong enough to dig, to beg I am ashamed.
4 I have known what I will 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 put out of my stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’
5 And having called near each one of his lord’s debtors, he said to the first, How much do you owe to my lord?
"So he called to him each of his master’s debtors and said to the first, ‘How much money do you owe my master?’
6 And he said, One hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take your bill, and having sat down write fifty.
"‘A hundred measures of oil,’ he answered. "He said to him, ‘Take your bill and sit down quickly and write fifty."
7 Afterward to another he said, And you, how much do you owe? And he said, One hundred cors of wheat; and he says to him, Take your bill, and write eighty.
"To a second he said, ‘How much do you owe?’ "The man answered, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ "‘Here is you bill,’ he said, ‘change it to eighty measures.’
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)
"And the master praised the unjust steward because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this world are in relation to their own generation wiser than the sons of the light. (aiōn g165)
9 And I say to you, make to yourselves friends out of the wealth of unrighteousness, that when you may fail, they may receive you into the continuous dwelling places. (aiōnios g166)
"And to you I say, Use mammon, dishonest as it is, to make yourselves friends, so that when it shall fail they will welcome you to the eternal tabernacles. (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;
"The man who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much, and he who is unjust in a very little, is unjust also as much.
11 if, then, in the unrighteous wealth you did not become faithful—who will entrust to you the true?
"If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will trust to you the true riches?
12 And if in the other’s you did not become faithful—who will give to you your own?
"And if you are not faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?
13 No servant is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one, and he will love the other; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; you are not able to serve God and wealth.”
"No one can be a household servants to two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will cling to the one and despise the other. You cannot be the slave of God and of Mammon."
14 And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding Him,
Now the Pharisees who loved money listened to all this and they jeered at him.
15 and He said to them, “You are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God knows your hearts; because that which is high among men [is] abomination before God;
He said to them. "You are those that justify themselves in the eyes of men; but God knows you hearts; for that which is lofty in the eyes of men is abomination in the eyes of God.
16 the Law and the Prophets [are] until John; since then the good news of the Kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone presses into it;
"The Law and the Prophet lasted until John; since then the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and any one presses in.
17 and it is easier for the heaven and the earth to pass away, than one tittle to fall of the Law.
"Yet it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away then for one title of the law to fail.
18 Everyone who is sending his wife away, and marrying another, commits adultery; and everyone who is marrying her sent away from a husband commits adultery.
"Every man who divorces his wife and marries some one else, commits adultery; and he who marries one who is put away by 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 made merry every day in splendor.
20 and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
"And a certain beggar named Lazarus was thrown at his door.
21 and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; indeed, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.
"He was full of sores, and longingly desired to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Yes! 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 into the bosom of Abraham—and the rich man also died, and was buried;
"But in the course of time the beggar died; and he was carried by angels into Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.
23 and having lifted up his eyes in Hades, being in torments, he sees Abraham far off, and Lazarus in his bosom, (Hadēs g86)
"And as he was tormented in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom. (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.
"And he cried 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 anguish in this flame.’
25 And Abraham said, Child, remember that you received your good things in your life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and you are distressed;
"‘Remember my son.’ said Abraham, ‘that you had in your lifetime all your good things, and in the same way Lazarus his evil things; but now here he is comforted, and you are in anguish.
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 here to you are not able, nor do they pass through from there to us.
"But besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who want to cross from here to you cannot, nor can those who would cross from you to us.’
27 And he said, I ask, then, father, that you may send him to the house of my father,
"‘I beg you then, father,’ he said, ‘send him to my fathers house. For I have five brothers.
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.
"‘Let him earnestly warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.’
29 Abraham says 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 anyone from the dead may go to them, they will convert.
"‘Nay, Father Abraham,’ he said ‘but if some one went to them from the dead they would repent.’
31 And he said to him, If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one may rise out of the dead.”
"‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets,’ said Father Abraham, ‘neither will they be persuaded if one should rise from the dead.’"
