Luke 16

The Parable of the Shrewd Manager

1Jesus also saidG1161G2532G2036 toG4314 His disciplesG3101, “There wasG1510 aG5100 richG4145 manG444 whoseG3739 managerG3623 was accused ofG1225G846G5613G3778 wastingG1287 hisG846 possessionsG5225. 2SoG2532 he calledG5455 him inG846 to askG2036, ‘WhatG5101 is thisG3778 I hearG191 aboutG4012 youG4771? Turn inG591 anG3588 accountG3056 ofG3588 yourG4771 managementG3622, forG1063 you cannotG1410G3756 be managerG3621 any longerG2089.’

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TheG3588 managerG3623 saidG2036 toG1722 himselfG1438, ‘WhatG5101 shall I doG4160, now thatG3754 myG1473 masterG2962 is takingG851 awayG575 myG1473 position? I am too weakG3756G2480 to digG4626 and too ashamedG153 to begG1871. 4I knowG1097 whatG5101 I will doG4160 so thatG2443 afterG3752 my removalG3179 fromG1537 managementG3622, people will welcomeG1209 meG1473 intoG1519 theirG1438 homesG3624.’

5AndG2532 he called inG4341 eachG1538 oneG1520 of hisG1438 master’sG2962 debtorsG5533. ‘How muchG4214 do you oweG3784G3588 myG1473 masterG2962?’ he askedG2036 theG3588 firstG4413.

6‘A hundredG1540 measures of olive oilG1637,’1 he answeredG2036.

‘TakeG1209 yourG4771 billG1121,’ saidG2036 the manager, ‘sit downG2523 quicklyG5030, and writeG1125 fiftyG4004.’

7ThenG1899 he askedG2036 anotherG2087, ‘AndG1161 how muchG4214 do youG4771 oweG3784?’

‘A hundredG1540 measures of wheatG4621,’2 he repliedG2036.

‘TakeG1209 yourG4771 billG1121 andG2532 writeG1125 eightyG3589,’ he toldG3004 himG846.

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TheG3588 masterG2962 commendedG1867 theG3588 dishonestG93 managerG3623 becauseG3754 he had actedG4160 shrewdlyG5430. ForG3754 theG3588 sonsG5207 of thisG3778 ageG165 areG1510 more shrewdG5429 in dealing withG1519 their ownG1438 kindG1074 thanG5228 are theG3588 sonsG5207 of lightG5457. 9IG1473 tellG3004 youG4771, useG1537 worldlyG93 wealthG3126 to makeG4160 friendsG5384 for yourselvesG1438 so thatG2443 whenG3752 it is goneG1587, they will welcomeG1209 youG4771 intoG1519 eternalG166 dwellingsG4633.

10WhoeverG3588 is faithfulG4103 withG1722 very littleG1646 willG1510 alsoG2532 be faithfulG4103 withG1722 muchG4183, andG2532 whoeverG3588 is dishonestG94 withG1722 very littleG1646 willG1510 alsoG2532 be dishonestG94 withG1722 muchG4183. 11SoG3767 ifG1487 you have not beenG3756G1096 faithfulG4103 withG1722 worldlyG94 wealthG3126, whoG5101 will entrustG4100 youG4771 with trueG228 riches? 12AndG2532 ifG1487 you have not beenG3756G1096 faithfulG4103 withG1722 theG3588 belongings of anotherG245, whoG5101 will giveG1325 youG4771 belongingsG3588 of your ownG5212?

13NoG3762 servantG3610 canG1410 serveG1398 twoG1417 mastersG2962. EitherG2228 he will hateG3404 theG3588 oneG1520 andG2532 loveG25 theG3588 otherG2087, orG2228 he will be devoted toG472 the oneG1520 andG2532 despiseG2706 theG3588 otherG2087. You cannotG3756G1410 serveG1398 both GodG2316 andG2532 moneyG3126.”

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The Law and the Prophets

TheG3588 PhariseesG5330, who wereG5225 lovers of moneyG5366, heardG191 allG3956 of this andG2532 were scoffing atG1592 Jesus. 15SoG2532 He saidG2036 to themG846, “YouG4771 areG1510 theG3588 ones who justifyG1344 yourselves beforeG1799 menG444, butG1161 GodG2316 knowsG1097 yourG4771 heartsG2588. ForG3754 whatG3588 is prizedG5308 amongG1722 menG444 is detestableG946 beforeG1799 GodG2316.

16TheG3588 LawG3551 andG2532 theG3588 ProphetsG4396 were proclaimed untilG3360 JohnG2491. SinceG575 that timeG5119, the gospelG3588 of the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 is being preachedG2097, andG2532 everyoneG3956 is forcing his wayG971 intoG1519 itG846.3 17ButG1161 it isG1510 easier forG2123 heavenG3772 andG2532 earthG1093 to pass awayG3928 than forG2228 a singleG1520 stroke of a penG2762 to drop outG4098 of theG3588 LawG3551.

18AnyoneG3956 whoG3588 divorcesG630 hisG846 wifeG1135 andG2532 marriesG1060 anotherG2087 woman commits adulteryG3431, andG2532 he whoG3588 marriesG1060 a divorced womanG630G575G435 commits adulteryG3431.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

(John 5:39–47)

19NowG1161 there wasG1510 aG5100 richG4145 manG444 dressed inG1737 purpleG4209 andG2532 fine linenG1040, who lived each day in joyousG2165G2596G2250 splendorG2988. 20AndG1161 aG5100 beggarG4434 namedG3686 LazarusG2976 layG906 atG4314 hisG846 gateG4440, covered with soresG1669 21andG2532 longingG1937 to be fedG5526 withG575 theG3588 crumbs that fellG4098 fromG575 theG3588 rich man’sG3588G4145 tableG5132. EvenG2532 theG3588 dogsG2965 cameG2064 and lickedG621 hisG846 soresG1668.

22One dayG1161G1096 theG3588 beggarG4434 diedG599 andG2532 was carriedG667 byG5259 theG3588 angelsG32 toG1519 Abraham’sG11 sideG2859.4 AndG1161 theG3588 rich manG4145 alsoG2532 diedG599 andG2532 was buriedG2290. 23InG1722 HadesG86, where he wasG5225 inG1722 tormentG931, he looked upG1869G846G3588G3788 and sawG3708 AbrahamG11 fromG575 afarG3113, withG2532 LazarusG2976 byG1722 hisG846 sideG2859.

24SoG2532 heG846 cried outG5455G2036, ‘FatherG3962 AbrahamG11, have mercy onG1653 meG1473 andG2532 sendG3992 LazarusG2976 toG2443 dipG911 theG3588 tipG206 ofG3588 hisG846 fingerG1147 in waterG5204 andG2532 coolG2711 myG1473 tongueG1100. ForG3754 I am in agonyG3600 inG1722 thisG3778 fireG5395.’

25ButG1161 AbrahamG11 answeredG2036, ‘ChildG5043, rememberG3403 thatG3754 duringG1722 yourG4771 lifetimeG2222 you receivedG618 yourG4771 goodG18 things, while LazarusG2976 received badG2556 things. ButG1161 nowG3568 he is comfortedG3870 hereG5602, whileG1161 youG4771 are in agonyG3600. 26AndG2532 besidesG1722 allG3956 thisG3778, a greatG3173 chasmG5490 has been fixedG4741 betweenG3342 usG1473 andG2532 youG4771, so thatG3704 even those whoG3588 wishG2309 cannotG3361G1410 crossG1224 from hereG1759 toG4314 youG4771, norG3366 can anyone crossG1276 from thereG1564 toG4314 usG1473.’

27‘ThenG3767 I begG2065 youG4771, fatherG3962,’ he saidG2036, ‘sendG3992 Lazarus toG1519 myG1473 father’sG3962 houseG3624, 28forG1063 I haveG2192 fiveG4002 brothersG80. Let him warnG1263 themG846, so thatG2443 theyG846 will not also end upG3361G2532G2064 inG1519 thisG3778 placeG5117 of tormentG931.’

29ButG1161 AbrahamG11 repliedG3004, ‘They haveG2192 MosesG3475 andG2532 theG3588 ProphetsG4396; let your brothers listen toG191 themG846.’

30‘NoG3780, fatherG3962 AbrahamG11,’ he saidG2036, ‘butG235 ifG1437 someoneG5100 is sentG4198 toG4314 themG846 fromG575 the deadG3498, they will repentG3340.’

31ThenG1161 Abraham saidG2036 to himG846, ‘IfG1487 they do not listen toG3756G191 MosesG3475 andG2532 theG3588 ProphetsG4396, they will not be persuaded evenG3761G3982 ifG1437 someoneG5100 risesG450 fromG1537 the deadG3498.’”