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;
Jesus told his disciples this story. “There was once a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting what belonged to his master.
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.
So the rich man called in his manager, and asked him, ‘What's this I hear about you? Bring in your accounts, because you won't be continuing as manager.’
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: —
The manager said to himself, ‘Now what will I do since my master is going to fire me from my job? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm 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.
Oh, I know what I'm going to do so that when I'm sacked as manager people will make me welcome in their homes.’
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?
So he invited all those who were in debt to his master to come and see him. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
6 and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.
The man replied, ‘A hundred units of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Sit down quickly. Take your bill, and change it to 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?’ The man replied, ‘A hundred units of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to 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)
The rich man commended his dishonest manager for his cunning idea. The children of this world are more cunning towards one another than are 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)
I tell you, use the wealth of this world to make friends for yourselves so that when it's gone, you'll be welcomed into an eternal home. (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;
If you can be trusted with very little you can also be trusted with much; if you are dishonest with very little you will also be dishonest with much.
11 if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful — the true who will entrust to you?
So if you can't be trusted when it comes to worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
12 and if in the other's ye became not faithful — your own, who shall give to you?
And if you can't be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will trust you with what is yours?
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 obey two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Money.”
14 And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard what Jesus said and laughed 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;
But Jesus told them, “You appear pious to people, but God knows what you're thinking. What people value highly is detested by 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;
What was written in the law and the prophets lasted until John. From then on the good news of the kingdom of God is being spread, and everyone is forcing their way in.
17 and it is easier to the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one tittle to fall.
However, it's easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the smallest point of the Law to disappear.
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.
Any man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and a man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
19 'And — a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,
Once there was a man who was rich. He wore purple clothes and fine linen, and enjoyed a luxurious life.
20 and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,
A beggar named Lazarus used to sit at his gate, covered in 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.
longing to eat the leftovers from the rich man's table. 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;
Then the beggar died, and angels carried him away to be with Abraham. 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)
In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham in the far distance, with Lazarus beside him. (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.
‘Father Abraham,’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I'm burning in agony.’
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 replied, ‘My son, remember that you enjoyed the good things of life, while Lazarus had a very poor life. Now he is here being comforted, while you suffer in torment.
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.
Apart from that, there's a great gulf that stretches between us and you. Nobody who wants to cross from here to you can do so, and nobody can cross from there over to us.’
27 'And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,
The rich man said, ‘Then Father, I beg you, please 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 and he can warn them so that they don't end up here in this place of torment.’
29 'Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;
But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. They should listen to them.’
30 and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform.
‘No, father Abraham,’ said the man. ‘But they would repent if someone went to them from the dead!’
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.'
Abraham said to him, ‘If they won't listen to Moses and the prophets, they won't be convinced even if someone returns from the dead.’”
