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Luke 16:1-18

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.
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