Luke 16
1 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.
And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
2 "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.’
And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of you? give an account (logos) of your stewardship; for you may be no longer steward.
3 "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.
Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
4 "‘I know what I will do, so that when I am put out of my stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’
I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5 "So he called to him each of his master’s debtors and said to the first, ‘How much money do you owe my master?’
So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owe you unto my lord?
6 "‘A hundred measures of oil,’ he answered. "He said to him, ‘Take your bill and sit down quickly and write fifty."
And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
7 "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.’
Then said he to another, And how much owe you? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take your bill, and write fourscore.
8 "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)
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. (aiōn g165)
9 "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)
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when all of you fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. (aiōnios g166)
10 "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.
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 "If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will trust to you the true riches?
If therefore all of you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 "And if you are not faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?
And if all of you have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
13 "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."
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. All of you cannot serve God and mammon.
14 Now the Pharisees who loved money listened to all this and they jeered at him.
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
15 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.
And he said unto them, All of you are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
16 "The Law and the Prophet lasted until John; since then the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and any one presses in.
The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presses into it.
17 "Yet it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away then for one title of the law to fail.
And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
18 "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.
Whosoever puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whosoever marries her that is put away from her husband commits adultery.
19 "Now there was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and made merry every day in splendor.
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
20 "And a certain beggar named Lazarus was thrown at his door.
And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 "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.
And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 "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.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
23 "And as he was tormented in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and sees Abraham far off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 "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.’
And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
25 "‘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.
But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
26 "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.’
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from behind to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
27 "‘I beg you then, father,’ he said, ‘send him to my fathers house. For I have five brothers.
Then he said, I pray you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house:
28 "‘Let him earnestly warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.’
For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29 "But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets, let them listen to them.’
Abraham says unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 "‘Nay, Father Abraham,’ he said ‘but if some one went to them from the dead they would repent.’
And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
31 "‘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.’"
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
