Luke 16:1-18

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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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.