Luke 16:12

Luke 16:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
• New International Version (NIV)And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own?

Context of Luke 16:12

10He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much. 11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? 13No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 14And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

Luke 16:12 word by word

καὶ εἰ ἐν τῷ ἀλλοτρίῳ πιστοὶ οὐκ ἐγένεσθε, τὸ ὑμέτερον τίς ὑμῖν δώσει;¶Read the interlinear

• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325

Cross-references for Luke 16:12

• Luke 19:13And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye herewith till I come.
• 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
• Job 1:21and he said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.
• Ezekiel 16:16And thou didst take of thy garments, and madest for thee high places decked with divers colors, and playedst the harlot upon them: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.
• Hosea 2:8For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.
• Matthew 25:14Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
• Luke 10:42but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
• Colossians 3:3For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
• 1 Peter 1:4unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

Commentaries on Luke 16:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12That which is another man's - Or rather another's, ͅ . That is, worldly riches, called another's: Because they belong to God, and he has not designed that they should be any man's portion. Because they are continually changing their possessors, being in the way of commerce, and in providence going from one to another. This property of worldly goods is often referred to by both sacred and profane writers. See a fine passage in Horace, Sat. l. ii. s. 2. v…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Another man‘s - The word “man‘s” is not in the original. It is, “If ye have been unfaithful managers for another.” It refers, doubtless, to “God.” The wealth of the world is “his.” It is committed to us as his stewards. It is uncertain and deceitful, and at any moment he can take it away from us. It is still “his;” and if, while intrusted with “this,” we are unfaithful, we cannot expect that he will confer on us the rewards of heaven. That which is your…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. unrighteous mammon--To the whole of this He applies the disparaging term "what is least," in contrast with "the true riches."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:12

• Faithfulness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Probation
• Servant
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Beg
• Beside
• Cool
• Deride
• Dig
• Fare
• Put
• Riches
• Torment

Commentaries on Luke 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings