Berean Standard Bible

Luke 16

1Jesusalso saidδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532 G2036toπρὸςprosG4314HisτοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητάςmathētasG3101, “There wasἦνēnG1510aτιςtisG5100richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444whoseὃςhosG3739εἶχενeichenG2192managerοἰκονόμον,oikonomonG3623καὶkaiG2532was accused ofοὗτος διεβλήθη αὐτῷ ὡςhoutos dieblēthē autō hōsG1225 G846 G5613 G3778wastingδιασκορπίζωνdiaskorpizōnG1287hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὰtaG3588possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225.

2SoκαὶkaiG2532he calledφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455him inαὐτὸνautonG846to askεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, ‘WhatτίtiG5101isthisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I hearἀκούωakouōG191aboutπερὶperiG4012youσοῦ;souG4771?Turn inἀπόδοςapodosG591anτὸνtonG3588accountλόγονlogonG3056ofτῆςtēsG3588yourσου·souG4771managementοἰκονομίαςoikonomiasG3622,forγὰρgarG1063you cannotοὐ δύνῃou dunēG1410 G3756be managerοἰκονομεῖν.oikonomeinG3621any longerἔτιetiG2089.’

3δὲdeG1161TheὁhoG3588managerοἰκονόμος·oikonomosG3623saidεἶπενeipenG2036toἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438, ‘WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσω,poiēsōG4160,now thatὅτιhotiG3754myG1473ὁhoG3588masterκύριόςkuriosG2962is takingἀφαιρεῖταιaphaireitaiG851awayἀπ᾽ap᾽G575myG1473τὴνtēnG3588positionοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622?I am too weakοὐκ ἰσχύω,ouk ischuōG3756 G2480to digσκάπτεινskapteinG4626andtoo ashamedαἰσχύνομαι.aischunomaiG153to begἐπαιτεῖνepaiteinG1871.

4I knowἔγνωνegnōnG1097whatτίtiG5101I will doποιήσω,poiēsōG4160so thatἵναinaG2443afterὅτανhotanG3752my removalμετασταθῶmetastathōG3179fromἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588managementοἰκονομίαςoikonomiasG3622, peoplewill welcomeδέξωνταίdexōntaiG1209meG1473intoεἰςeisG1519theirG1438τοὺςtousG3588homesοἴκουςoikousG3624.’

5AndκαὶkaiG2532he called inπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520of hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438τῶνtōnG3588master’sκυρίουkuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588debtorsχρεοφειλετῶνchreopheiletōnG5533. ‘How muchπόσονposonG4214do you oweτῷ ὀφείλειςtō opheileisG3784 G3588myG1473masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962?’he askedG2036theτῷtōG3588firstπρώτῳ·prōtōG4413.

6‘A hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540measuresβάτουςbatousG943of olive oilἐλαίου.elaiouG1637,’δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he answeredεἶπεν·eipenG2036. ‘TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588billγράμματαgrammataG1121δὲdeG1161τὰtaG3588,’saidεἶπενeipenG2036the managerαὐτῷ·autōG846καὶkaiG2532, ‘sit downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030, andwriteγράψονgrapsonG1125fiftyπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.’

7ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899he askedεἶπεν·eipenG2036anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087, ‘AndδὲdeG1161how muchπόσονposonG4214do youσὺsuG4771oweὀφείλεις;opheileisG3784?’ ‘A hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540measuresκόρουςkorousG2884of wheatσίτου.sitouG4621,’δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588he repliedεἶπεν·eipenG2036. ‘TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588billγράμματαgrammataG1121andκαὶkaiG2532writeγράψονgrapsonG1125eightyὀγδοήκοντα.ogdoēkontaG3589,’he toldλέγειlegeiG3004himαὐτῷ·autōG846.

8καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588masterκύριοςkuriosG2962commendedἐπῄνεσενepēnesenG1867theτὸνtonG3588τῆςtēsG3588dishonestἀδικίαςadikiasG93managerοἰκονόμονoikonomonG3623becauseὅτιhotiG3754he had actedἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160shrewdlyφρονίμωςphronimōsG5430.ForὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165areεἰσιν.eisinG1510more shrewdφρονιμώτεροιphronimōteroiG5429in dealing withεἰςeisG1519τοὺςtousG3588their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438τοῦtouG3588kindγενεὰνgeneanG1074thanὑπὲρhuperG5228aretheτὴνtēnG3588sonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207τὴνtēnG3588of lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.

9καὶkaiG2532IἐγὼegōG1473tellλέγω·legōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771,useἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588τῆςtēsG3588worldlyἀδικίας,adikiasG93wealthμαμωνᾶmamōnaG3126to makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160friendsφίλουςphilousG5384for yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438so thatἵναinaG2443whenὅτανhotanG3752it is goneἐκλίπῃeklipēG1587,they will welcomeδέξωνταιdexōntaiG1209youὑμᾶςhumasG4771intoεἰςeisG1519τὰςtasG3588eternalαἰωνίουςaiōniousG166dwellingsσκηνάς.¶skēnasG4633.

10WhoeverὉHoG3588isfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103withἐνenG1722very littleἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646willἐστιν,estinG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532be faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103withἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183,andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὁhoG3588isdishonestἄδικοςadikosG94withἐνenG1722very littleἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646willἐστιν.estinG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532be dishonestἄδικόςadikosG94withἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183.

11SoοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487you have not beenοὐκ ἐγένεσθε,ouk egenestheG3756 G1096faithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103withἐνenG1722worldlyἀδίκῳadikōG94τῷtōG3588wealthμαμωνᾷmamōnaG3126,whoτίςtisG5101will entrustπιστεύσει;pisteuseiG4100youὑμῖνhuminG4771withτὸtoG3588trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228riches?

12AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487you have not beenοὐκ ἐγένεσθε,ouk egenestheG3756 G1096faithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103withἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588belongingsof anotherἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245,whoτίςtisG5101will giveδώσει;¶dōseiG1325youG4771belongingsτὸtoG3588of your ownG5212?

13NoΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762servantοἰκέτηςoiketēsG3610canδύναταιdunataiG1410serveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶνdusinG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962γὰρgarG1063.EitherἢēG2228he will hateμισήσειmisēseiG3404theτὸνtonG3588oneἕναhenaG1520andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγαπήσει,agapēseiG25theτὸνtonG3588otherἕτερονheteronG2087,orἢēG2228he will be devoted toἀνθέξεταιanthexetaiG472theoneἑνὸςhenosG1520andκαὶkaiG2532despiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706theτοῦtouG3588otherἑτέρουheterouG2087.You cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756 G1410serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398bothGodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532moneyμαμωνᾷ.¶mamōnaG3126.”

The Law and the Prophets

14δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,who wereὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225lovers of moneyφιλάργυροιphilarguroiG5366,heardἬκουονĒkouonG191allπάνταpantaG3956of thisταῦταtautaG3778andκαὶkaiG2532were scoffing atἐξεμυκτήριζονexemuktērizonG1592Jesusαὐτόν.autonG846.

15SoκαὶkaiG2532He saidεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510theοἱhoiG3588ones whojustifyδικαιοῦντεςdikaiountesG1344yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τῶνtōnG3588menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,butδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.ForὅτιhotiG3754whatτὸtoG3588isprizedὑψηλὸνhupsēlonG5308amongἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444isdetestableβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

16TheὉHoG3588LawνόμοςnomosG3551andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588ProphetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396were proclaimeduntilμέχριmechriG3360JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491.SinceἀπὸapoG575that timeτότεtoteG5119,the gospelἡhēG3588of the kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is being preachedεὐαγγελίζεται,euangelizetaiG2097,andκαὶkaiG2532everyoneπᾶςpasG3956is forcing his wayβιάζεται.biazetaiG971intoεἰςeisG1519itαὐτὴνautēnG846.

17ButδέdeG1161it isἐστινestinG1510easier forεὐκοπώτερονeukopōteronG2123τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093to pass awayπαρελθεῖνpareltheinG3928than forἢēG2228a singleμίανmianG1520stroke of a penκεραίανkeraianG2762to drop outπεσεῖν.¶peseinG4098of theτοῦtouG3588LawνόμουnomouG3551.

18AnyoneΠᾶςPasG3956whoὁhoG3588divorcesG630hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135andκαὶkaiG2532marriesγαμῶνgamōnG1060anotherἑτέρανheteranG2087womancommits adulteryμοιχεύει,moicheueiG3431,andκαὶkaiG2532he whoὁhoG3588marriesγαμῶνgamōnG1060a divorced womanἀπὸ ἀνδρὸςapo androsG630 G575 G435commits adulteryμοιχεύει.¶moicheueiG3431.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

(John 5:39–47)

19NowδέdeG1161there wasἦνēnG1510aτιςtisG5100richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἌνθρωποςAnthrōposG444καὶkaiG2532dressed inἐνεδιδύσκετοenedidusketoG1737purpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209andκαὶkaiG2532fine linenβύσσονbussonG1040,who lived each day in joyousεὐφραινόμενος καθ᾽ ἡμέρανeuphrainomenos kath᾽ hēmeranG2165 G2596 G2250splendorλαμπρῶς.lamprōsG2988.

20AndδέdeG1161aτιςtisG5100beggarπτωχὸςptōchosG4434namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976layἐβέβλητοebeblētoG906atπρὸςprosG4314hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588gateπυλῶναpulōnaG4440,covered with soresεἱλκωμένοςheilkōmenosG1669

21andκαὶkaiG2532longingἐπιθυμῶνepithumōnG1937to be fedχορτασθῆναιchortasthēnaiG5526withἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588crumbs that fellπιπτόντωνpiptontōnG4098fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588rich man’sτοῦ πλουσίου·tou plousiouG3588 G4145tableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132ἀλλὰallaG235.EvenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588dogsκύνεςkunesG2965cameἐρχόμενοιerchomenoiG2064andlickedἐπέλειχονepeleichonG621hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τὰtaG3588soresἕλκηhelkēG1668.

22One dayἘγένετο δὲEgeneto deG1161 G1096theτὸνtonG3588beggarπτωχὸνptōchonG4434diedἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτὸνautonG846was carriedἀπενεχθῆναιapenechthēnaiG667byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῶνtōnG3588angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32toεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588Abraham’sἈβραάμ·AbraamG11sideκόλπονkolponG2859.AndδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588rich manπλούσιοςplousiosG4145alsoκαὶkaiG2532diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599andκαὶkaiG2532was buriedἐτάφη.etaphēG2290.

23καὶkaiG2532InἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588HadesᾅδῃhadēG86,where he wasὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225inἐνenG1722tormentβασάνοιςbasanoisG931,he looked upἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ,eparas tous ophthalmous autouG1869 G846 G3588 G3788andsawὁρᾷhoraG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11fromἀπὸapoG575afarμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,withκαὶkaiG2532LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976byἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τοῖςtoisG3588sideκόλποιςkolpoisG2859.

24SoκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846cried outφωνήσας εἶπεν·phōnēsas eipenG5455 G2036, ‘FatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,have mercy onἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532sendπέμψονpempsonG3992LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976toἵναinaG2443dipβάψῃbapsēG911theτὸtoG3588tipἄκρονakronG206ofτοῦtouG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846fingerδακτύλουdaktulouG1147in waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andκαὶkaiG2532coolκαταψύξῃkatapsuxēG2711myG1473τὴνtēnG3588tongueγλῶσσάνglōssanG1100.ForὅτιhotiG3754I am in agonyὀδυνῶμαιodunōmaiG3600inἐνenG1722thisταύτῃ.¶tautēG3778τῇtēaG3588fireφλογὶphlogiG5395.’

25ButδὲdeG1161AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11answeredΕἶπενEipenG2036, ‘Childτέκνον,teknonG5043,rememberμνήσθητιmnēsthētiG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754duringἐνenG1722yourσουsouG4771τὰtaG3588lifetimeζωῇzōēaG2222you receivedἀπέλαβεςapelabesG618yourσου,souG4771goodἀγαθάagathaG18thingsτῇtēaG3588, whileκαὶkaiG2532LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976receivedὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668τὰtaG3588badκακά.kakaG2556things.ButδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568he is comfortedπαρακαλεῖται,parakaleitaiG3870hereὧδεhōdeG5602,whileδὲdeG1161youσὺsuG4771are in agonyὀδυνᾶσαι.odunasaiG3600.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532besidesἐνenG1722allπᾶσινpasinG3956thisτούτοιςtoutoisG3778,a greatμέγαmegaG3173chasmχάσμαchasmaG5490has been fixedἐστήρικταιestēriktaiG4741betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342usG1473andκαὶkaiG2532youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,so thatὅπωςhopōsG3704eventhose whoοἱhoiG3588wishθέλοντεςthelontesG2309cannotμὴ δύνωνταιmē dunōntaiG3361 G1410crossδιαβῆναιdiabēnaiG1224from hereG1759toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,norμηδὲmēdeG3366can anyone crossδιαπερῶσιν.¶diaperōsinG1276from thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564toπρὸςprosG4314usG1473.’

27‘Thenοὖν,ounG3767I begἐρωτῶerōtōG2065youσεseG4771,fatherπάτερ,paterG3962δέ·deG1161,’he saidΕἶπενEipenG2036ἵναinaG2443, ‘sendπέμψῃςpempsēsG3992LazarusαὐτὸνautonG846toεἰςeisG1519myG1473τὸνtonG3588father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962τοῦtouG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624,

28forγὰρgarG1063I haveἔχωechōG2192fiveπέντεpenteG4002brothersἀδελφούς·adelphousG80ὅπωςhopōsG3704.Let him warnδιαμαρτύρηταιdiamarturētaiG1263themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,so thatἵναinaG2443theyαὐτοὶautoiG846will not also end upμὴ καὶ ἔλθωσινmē kai elthōsinG3361 G2532 G2064inεἰςeisG1519thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588placeτόπονtoponG5117τῆςtēsG3588of tormentβασάνου.¶basanouG931.’

29ButδὲdeG1161AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11repliedΛέγειLegeiG3004, ‘They haveἔχουσινechousinG2192MosesΜωϋσέαMōuseaG3475andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588Prophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396;let your brothers listen toἀκουσάτωσανakousatōsanG191themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.’

30‘Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,fatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588,’he saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036, ‘butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifἐάνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100is sentπορευθῇporeuthēaG4198toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς,autousG846fromἀπὸapoG575thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,they will repentμετανοήσουσιν.metanoēsousinG3340.’

31ThenδὲdeG1161AbrahamsaidεἶπενeipenG2036to himαὐτῷ·autōG846, ‘IfεἰeiG1487they do not listen toοὐκ ἀκούουσιν,ouk akouousinG3756 G191MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588ProphetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,they will not be persuaded evenοὐδ᾽ πεισθήσονται.¶oud᾽ peisthēsontaiG3761 G3982ifἐάνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100risesἀναστῇanastēaG450fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.’”

The Law and the Prophets

The Rich Man and Lazarus

(John 5:39–47)

Commentaries on Luke 16