Luke 16
1 And he said also unto his disciples, 'A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;
And he said also to his disciples: There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods.
2 and having called him, he said to him, What [is] this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.
And he called him, and said to him: What is this that I hear of you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer act as steward.
3 'And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: —
And the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes from me the stewardship. I have not strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
4 I have known what I shall do, that, when I may be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.
I am resolved on what I shall do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, I may be received into their houses.
5 'And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?
And he called to him every one of his lord’s debtors, and said to the first, How much do you owe my lord?
6 and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
He replied, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take back your note, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
7 'Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.
Then he said to another, How much do you owe? He replied, A hundred homers of wheat. And he said to him, Take back your note, 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)
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he acted prudently. For the children of this age are more prudent toward their generation than the children of light. (aiōn g165)
9 and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles. (aiōnios g166)
And I say to you, Make for yourselves friends with the unrighteous riches, that when you fail, you may be received into the everlasting habitations. (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 that is faithful in the least, is faithful also in much. He that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.
11 if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful — the true who will entrust to you?
If, therefore, you have not been faithful in the unrighteous riches, who will intrust you with the true?
12 and if in the other's ye became not faithful — your own, who shall give to you?
And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give to you that which is your own?
13 'No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'
No servant can serve two masters; for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will cleave to the one, and despise the other. You can not serve God and riches.
14 And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,
And the Pharisees also, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
15 and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, [is] abomination before God;
And he said to them: You set yourselves forth as righteous before men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men, is detestable in the sight of God.
16 the law and the prophets [are] till John; since then the reign of God is proclaimed good news, and every one doth press into it;
The law and the prophets were till John. Since that time, the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it by force.
17 and it is easier to the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one tittle to fall.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one point of the law to fail.
18 'Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.
Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries her that is divorced, commits adultery.
19 'And — a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,
There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day.
20 and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
And there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores:
21 and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.
and he would gladly have been fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. And 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 to the bosom of Abraham — and the rich man also died, and was buried;
And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and was carried by angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried;
23 and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom, (Hadēs g86)
and in hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, 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 called to him 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 'And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive — thou — thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;
But Abraham said, Son, remember that, in your lifetime, you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus his evil things. But now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
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 hence unto you are not able, nor do they from thence to us pass through.
And beside all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that they that would pass hence to you, can not; nor can they that would, pass thence to us.
27 'And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,
Then he said, I beseech you, therefore, father, that you would send him 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; that he may earnestly admonish them, lest they also come to this place of torment.
29 'Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;
Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
30 and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform.
But he said, Not so, Father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they would repent.
31 And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.'
But he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded, though one should rise from the dead.
