Luke 16
1 And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward; and the same was accused to him that he had wasted his goods.
And He also spoke to His disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was slandered to him as wasting his goods.
2 And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship: for thou mayest be no longer steward.
And having called him, he said to him, What is this which I hear concerning thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou art not able to be steward any longer.
3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.
And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, because my lord takes away my stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
4 I am resolved what to do, that when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
I know what I shall do, in order that when I am deposed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors, and said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?
And calling each one of the debtors of his lord, he said to the first, How much do you owe my lord?
6 And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
And he said; A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your accounts, and sitting down quickly write fifty.
7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.
Then he said to another one, And how much do you owe? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He says to him, Take your account, and write fourscore.
8 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)
And the lord praised the steward of unrighteousness because he acted shrewdly: because the sons of this age are wiser in their generation than the sons of the light. (aiōn g165)
9 And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. (aiōnios g166)
And I say unto you, Make unto yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, in order that, when it may fail, they may receive you into eternal tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
10 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.
He that is faithful in the least is also faithful in much: and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]?
If therefore you were not faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the true?
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who will give you that which is your own?
If you were not faithful in the interest of another, who will give you your own?
13 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. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
No servant is able to serve two masters: for he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will cleave to the one, and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and mammon.
14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and they derided him.
And the Pharisees, being avaricious, were hearing all these things, and murmuring against Him.
15 And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.
And He said to them, Ye are those who justify yourselves before the people; but God knows your hearts: because that which is exalted among the people is abomination in the sight of God.
16 The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one presses into it.
17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than one tittle of the law to fail.
And it is easier that heaven and earth pass away, than one tittle fall from the law.
18 Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and whoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband, committeth adultery.
Every one sending away his wife, and marrying another, commits adultery; and the one marrying her who has been sent away by her husband commits adultery.
19 There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
There was a certain rich man, and he was habitually clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day.
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores,
But a certain beggar, Lazarus by name, was laid at his gate, full of sores,
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores.
and desiring to be fed by the crumbs falling from the table of the rich man; but the dogs also coming continued to lick his sores.
22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and 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 himself was carried by the angels into the bosom of Abraham: and the rich man also died, and was buried.
23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
And in Hades lifted up his eyes, being in torment, sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (Hadēs g86)
24 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.
And he calling 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, because I am tormented in this flame.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy life-time receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
But Abraham said, Child, remember that you received your good things in your life, and Lazarus likewise evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they who would pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass to us, that [would come] from thence.
And in addition to all these things, there is a great gulf fixed between us and you, in order that those wishing to go hence to you may not be able, neither can they come thence to us.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house:
And he said, Moreover I intreat you, father, that you may send him to the house of my father:
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
for I have five brothers; in order that he may testify to them, that they may not also come to this place of the torment.
29 Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
But Abraham says, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 And he said, No, father Abraham: but if one shall go to them from the dead, they will repent.
But he said, No, father Abraham: but if one may go to them from the dead, they will repent.
31 And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one shall rise from the dead.
But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if one may rise from the dead.
