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;
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “There was a rich man whose steward was accused of squandering his possessions.
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.
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 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—
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 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 removed from my stewardship, people will receive me into their homes.’
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 summoned each one of his master's debtors. He said to the first, ‘How much do yoʋ 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.
The man said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ The steward said to him, ‘Take yoʋr bill, 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.
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 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)
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 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 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 the least, [is] also faithful in much; and he who in the least [is] unrighteous, is also unrighteous 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, then, in the unrighteous wealth you did not become faithful—who will entrust to you the true?
If then you have not been faithful with unrighteous wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
12 And if in the other’s you did not become faithful—who will give to you 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 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 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 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 began ridiculing Jesus.
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;
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 [are] until John; since then the good news of the Kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone presses 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 and it is easier for the heaven and the earth to pass away, than one tittle to fall of the Law.
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 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.
“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 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 would dress in purple and fine linen, enjoying himself each day as he lived lavishly.
20 and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
There was also a poor man named Lazarus, who was laid at the rich man's gate, covered with sores.
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 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 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;
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 having lifted up his eyes in Hades, being in torments, he sees Abraham far off, and Lazarus in his bosom, (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 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 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 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;
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 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.
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 And he said, I ask, then, father, that you may send him to the house of my father,
The rich man said, ‘Then I beg yoʋ, father, to send Lazarus 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. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
29 Abraham says 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 and he said, No, father Abraham, but if anyone from the dead may go to them, they will convert.
He said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will 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.”
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.’”
