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Luke 16:1-12

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?

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