American Standard Version

Luke 16

1AndhesaidἜλεγενElegenG3004alsoG2532untothedisciplesG3101,TherewasG1510acertainτιςtisG5100richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444,whohadastewardG3623;andthesameG846wasG1510accused untohimthathewasG1510wastinghisgoods.

2Andhecalledhim,andsaidG3004untohim,WhatisthisthatIhearἀκούωakouōG191ofthee?renderG591theaccountλόγονlogonG3056ofthystewardshipοἰκονομίαςoikonomiasG3622;forthou canstbenoG3756longerἔτιetiG2089steward.

3AndthestewardG3623saidG3004withinhimself,WhatshallIdo, seeingthatmylordG2962takethawayἀφαιρεῖταιaphaireitaiG851thestewardshipG3622fromme?IhavenotstrengthtodigσκάπτεινskapteinG4626;tobegIamashamedαἰσχύνομαι.aischunomaiG153.

4Iamresolvedwhattodo,that,whenὅτανhotanG3752IamputoutofthestewardshipG3622,theymayreceiveδέξωνταίdexōntaiG1209meintotheirhouses.

5AndcallingπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341tohimeachoneἕναhenaG1520ofhislord’sG2962debtorsχρεοφειλετῶνchreopheiletōnG5533,hesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004tothefirstπρώτῳ·prōtōG4413,HowπόσονposonG4214muchG4214owest thou untomylordG2962?

6AndhesaidG3004,AhundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540measuresofoilἐλαίου.elaiouG1637.AndhesaidG3004untohim,TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209thy bond,andsitG2523downquicklyandwriteγράψονgrapsonG1125fiftyπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.

7ThensaidλέγειlegeiG3004hetoanother,AndhowπόσονposonG4214muchG4214owest thou?AndhesaidG3004,AhundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540measuresofwheatσίτου.sitouG4621.Hesaith untohim,TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209thy bond,andwriteγράψονgrapsonG1125fourscore.

8AndhislordG2962commendedtheunrighteousἀδικίαςadikiasG93stewardG3623becausehehaddonewisely:forthesonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthisworldareG1510fortheirownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438generationγενεὰνgeneanG1074wiserthanthesonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207ofthelightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.

9AndIsayλέγω·legōG3004untoyou,MakeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160toyourselvesfriendsφίλουςphilousG5384bymeansofthemammonofunrighteousnessἀδικίας,adikiasG93;that,whenὅτανhotanG3752itshallfailἐκλίπῃeklipēG1587,theymayreceiveδέξωνταιdexōntaiG1209youintotheeternalαἰωνίουςaiōniousG166tabernaclesG4633.

10HethatisG1510faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103inaverylittleἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646isG1510faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103alsoG2532inmuchπολλῷpollōG4183:andhethatisG1510unrighteousἄδικοςadikosG94inaverylittleἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646isG1510unrighteousἄδικόςadikosG94alsoG2532inmuchπολλῷpollōG4183.

11IfthereforeοὖνounG3767yehavenotbeenfaithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103intheunrighteousἀδίκῳadikōG94mammon,whowillcommittoyourtrustthetrueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228riches?

12AndifyehavenotbeenfaithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103inthatwhichisanother’s,whowillgiveδώσει;¶dōseiG1325youthatwhichisyourown?

13NoservantοἰκέτηςoiketēsG3610canserveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶνdusinG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962:foreitherhewillhateμισήσειmisēseiG3404theoneἕναhenaG1520,andloveἀγαπήσει,agapēseiG25theotherἕτερονheteronG2087;orelsehewillholdtooneἑνὸςhenosG1520,anddespiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706theotherἑτέρουheterouG2087. YecannotserveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398GodθεῷtheōG2316andmammon.

14AndthePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,whowereloversG5366ofmoneyφιλάργυροιphilarguroiG5366,heardG191allthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778;andtheyscoffedathim.

15AndhesaidG3004untothem, YeareG1510theythatjustifyδικαιοῦντεςdikaiountesG1344yourselvesinthesightofmenG444;butGodθεὸςtheosG2316knowethyourheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588:forthatwhichisG1510exaltedamongmenG444isG1510anabominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946inthesightofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

16ThelawνόμοςnomosG3551andtheprophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396wereuntilJohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491:fromthattimeτότεtoteG5119thegospelofthekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316ispreached,andeverymanentereth violentlyintoit.

17ButitisG1510easierforheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andearthγῆνgēnG1093topassπαρελθεῖνpareltheinG3928awayG3928,thanforoneμίανmianG1520tittleofthelawνόμουnomouG3551tofallG4098.

18EveryoneG3588thatputtethawayἀπολύωνapoluōnG630hiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andmarriethanother, committethadulteryμοιχεύει,moicheueiG3431:andhethatmarriethoneG3588thatisputawayG630fromahusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435committethadulteryμοιχεύει.¶moicheueiG3431.

19NowδέdeG1161therewasG1510acertainτιςtisG5100richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἌνθρωποςAnthrōposG444,andhewasG1510clothedinpurpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209andfinelinen, faringsumptuouslyeverydayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250:

20andacertainτιςtisG5100beggarnamedG3686LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976waslaidathisgateπυλῶναpulōnaG4440, fullofsores,

21anddesiringtobefedwiththecrumbsthatfellπιπτόντωνpiptontōnG4098fromtherichπλουσίου·plousiouG4145man’sG4145tableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132; yea,evenG2532thedogsκύνεςkunesG2965cameG2064andlickedhissores.

22AnditcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,thatthebeggardiedG599,andthathewascarriedawayἀπενεχθῆναιapenechthēnaiG667bytheangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32intoAbraham’sbosomκόλπονkolponG2859:andtherichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manG4145alsoG2532diedG599,andwasburiedG2290.

23AndinHadesᾅδῃhadēG86heliftedἐπάραςeparasG1869uphiseyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,beingintorments,andseethAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11afaroff,andLazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976inhisbosomκόλποιςkolpoisG2859.

24AndhecriedandsaidG3004,FatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,havemercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653onme,andsendπέμψονpempsonG3992LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976,thathemaydipβάψῃbapsēG911thetipofhisfingerδακτύλουdaktulouG1147inwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204,andcoolmytongueγλῶσσάνglōssanG1100;forIaminanguishinthisflameφλογὶphlogiG5395.

25ButAbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11saidG3004,SonG5043,rememberμνήσθητιmnēsthētiG3403thatthouinthylifetimereceivedst thygoodἀγαθάagathaG18thingsG18,andLazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976inlikemannerevilG2556thingsG18:butnowG1161hereὧδεhōdeG5602heiscomfortedπαρακαλεῖται,parakaleitaiG3870,andthou artinanguish.

26Andbesidesallthis,betweenusandyouthereisagreatμέγαmegaG3173gulffixed,thattheythatwouldG2309passfromhencetoyoumaynotbeableδύνωνταιdunōntaiG1410,andthatnonemaycrossoverfromthencetous.

27AndhesaidG3004,IpraytheethereforeG3767,fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,thatthou wouldestsendπέμψῃςpempsēsG3992himtomyfather’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseοἶκονoikonG3624;

28forIhavefiveπέντεpenteG4002brethren;thathemaytestifyG1263untothem,lestG3361theyalsoκαὶkaiG2532comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064intothisplaceτόπονtoponG5117oftormentβασάνου.¶basanouG931.

29ButAbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11saith,TheyhaveMosesΜωϋσέαMōuseaG3475andtheprophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396;letthemhearG191them.

30AndhesaidG3004, Nay,fatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11:butifoneτιςtisG5100goπορευθῇporeuthēaG4198tothemfromthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,theywillrepentμετανοήσουσιν.metanoēsousinG3340.

31AndhesaidG3004untohim,IftheyhearG191notMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475andtheprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,neitherwilltheybepersuadedG3982,ifoneτιςtisG5100riseἀναστῇanastēaG450fromthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain

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