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Luke 16

1AndhesaidἜλεγενElegenG3004alsoG2532to[his]disciplesG3101,TherewasG1510acertainτιςtisG5100richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444whohadastewardG3623,andhewasG1510accusedtohimaswastinghisgoods.

2Andhavingcalledhim,hesaidG3004tohim,What[is]thisthatIhearἀκούωakouōG191ofthee?giveἀπόδοςapodosG591thereckoningofthystewardshipοἰκονομίαςoikonomiasG3622,forthou canstbenoG3756longerἔτιetiG2089steward.

3AndthestewardG3623saidG3004withinhimself,WhatshallIdo;formylordG2962istakingG851thestewardshipG3622fromme?Iamnotableἰσχύω,ischuōG2480todigσκάπτεινskapteinG4626;Iamashamedαἰσχύνομαι.aischunomaiG153tobeg.

4IknowἔγνωνegnōnG1097whatIwilldo,thatwhenὅτανhotanG3752IshallhavebeenremovedfromthestewardshipG3622ImaybereceivedδέξωνταίdexōntaiG1209intotheirhouses.

5Andhavingcalledto[him]eachoneἕναhenaG1520ofthedebtorsχρεοφειλετῶνchreopheiletōnG5533ofhisownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438lordG2962,hesaidἔλεγενelegenG3004tothefirstπρώτῳ·prōtōG4413,HowπόσονposonG4214muchG4214owest thoutomylordG2962?

6AndhesaidG3004,AhundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540bathsofoilἐλαίου.elaiouG1637.AndhesaidG3004tohim,TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209thywritingγράψονgrapsonG1125andsitG2523downquicklyandwriteG1125fiftyπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.

7ThenhesaidλέγειlegeiG3004toanother,Andthou,howπόσονposonG4214muchG4214dost thouoweὀφείλεις;opheileisG3784?AndhesaidG3004,AhundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540corsofwheatσίτου.sitouG4621.AndhesaysG3004tohim,TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209thywritingγράψονgrapsonG1125andwriteG1125eightyὀγδοήκοντα.ogdoēkontaG3589.

8AndthelordG2962praisedG1867theunrighteousἀδικίαςadikiasG93stewardG3623becausehehaddoneprudently.ForthesonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthisworldareG1510,fortheirownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438generationγενεὰνgeneanG1074,moreprudentthanthesonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207oflightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.

9AndIsayλέγω·legōG3004toyou,MakeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160toyourselvesfriendsφίλουςphilousG5384withthemammonofunrighteousnessἀδικίας,adikiasG93,thatwhenὅτανhotanG3752itfailsἐκλίπῃeklipēG1587yemaybereceivedδέξωνταιdexōntaiG1209intotheeternalαἰωνίουςaiōniousG166tabernaclesG4633.

10HethatisG1510faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103intheleastG1646isG1510faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103alsoG2532inmuchπολλῷpollōG4183;andhethatisG1510unrighteousἄδικοςadikosG94intheleastG1646isG1510unrighteousἄδικόςadikosG94alsoG2532inmuchπολλῷpollōG4183.

11IfthereforeοὖνounG3767yehavenotbeenfaithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103intheunrighteousἀδίκῳadikōG94mammon,whoshallentrustG4100toyouthetrueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228?

12andifyehavenotbeenfaithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103inthatwhichisanother's,whoshallgiveδώσει;¶dōseiG1325toyouyourown?

13NoservantοἰκέτηςoiketēsG3610canserveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶνdusinG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962,foreitherhewillhateμισήσειmisēseiG3404theoneἕναhenaG1520andwillloveἀγαπήσει,agapēseiG25theotherἕτερονheteronG2087,orhewillcleavetotheoneἑνὸςhenosG1520anddespiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706theotherἑτέρουheterouG2087. YecannotserveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398GodθεῷtheōG2316andmammon.

14AndthePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330alsoG2532,whowerecovetous,heardG191allthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778,andmockedhim.

15AndhesaidG3004tothem, YeareG1510theywhojustifyδικαιοῦντεςdikaiountesG1344themselvesbeforemenG444,butGodθεὸςtheosG2316knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097yourheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588;forwhatamongstmenG444isG1510highlythoughtofisG1510anabominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946beforeGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

16ThelawνόμοςnomosG3551andtheprophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396[were]untilJohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491:fromthattimeτότεtoteG5119theglad tidingsofthekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316areannounced,andeveryoneforceshiswayintoit.

17ButitisG1510easierthattheheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andtheearthγῆνgēnG1093shouldpassπαρελθεῖνpareltheinG3928awayG3928thanthatoneμίανmianG1520tittleofthelawνόμουnomouG3551shouldfail.

18EveryoneG3588whoputsawayἀπολύωνapoluōnG630hiswifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135andmarriesγαμῶνgamōnG1060anothercommitsG3431adulteryμοιχεύει,moicheueiG3431;andeveryoneG3588thatmarriesγαμῶνgamōnG1060oneG3588putawayG630fromahusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435commitsG3431adulteryμοιχεύει.¶moicheueiG3431.

19NowδέdeG1161therewasG1510arichπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἌνθρωποςAnthrōposG444andhewasG1510clothedinpurpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209andfinelinen, makinggoodcheerinsplendoureverydayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

20And[therewas]apoorπτωχὸςptōchosG4434man,bynameG3686LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976, [who]waslaidathisgatewayfullofsores,

21anddesiringtobefilledG5526withthecrumbswhichfellπιπτόντωνpiptontōnG4098fromthetableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132oftherichπλουσίου·plousiouG4145manG4145;butthedogsκύνεςkunesG2965alsoG2532comingG2064lickedhissores.

22AnditcameG1096topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096thatthepoorπτωχὸνptōchonG4434manπλούσιοςplousiosG4145diedG599,andthathewascarriedawayἀπενεχθῆναιapenechthēnaiG667bytheangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32intothebosomκόλπονkolponG2859ofAbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11.AndtherichG4145manG4145alsoG2532diedG599andwasburiedG2290.

23AndinhadesᾅδῃhadēG86liftingἐπάραςeparasG1869uphiseyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,beingintorments,heseesG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11afaroff,andLazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976inhisbosomκόλποιςkolpoisG2859.

24AndhecryingoutsaidG3004,FatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,havecompassiononme,andsendπέμψονpempsonG3992LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976thathemaydipβάψῃbapsēG911thetipofhisfingerδακτύλουdaktulouG1147inwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andcoolmytongueγλῶσσάνglōssanG1100,forIamsufferinginthisflameφλογὶphlogiG5395.

25ButAbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11saidG3004,Childτέκνον,teknonG5043, recollectthatthou hast fullyreceivedἀπέλαβεςapelabesG618thygoodἀγαθάagathaG18thingsG18inthylifetime,andlikewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976evilG2556thingsG18.ButnowG1161heiscomfortedπαρακαλεῖται,parakaleitaiG3870hereὧδεhōdeG5602,andthou artinsuffering.

26Andbesidesallthis,betweenusandyouagreatμέγαmegaG3173chasmisfixed,sothatthosewhodesireG2309topasshencetoyoucannot,nordotheywho[desireG2309tocross]fromtherepassoveruntous.

27AndhesaidG3004,Ibeseech theethenοὖν,ounG3767,fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,thatthou wouldestsendπέμψῃςpempsēsG3992himtothehouseοἶκονoikonG3624ofmyfatherπατρόςpatrosG3962,

28forIhavefiveπέντεpenteG4002brothersἀδελφούς·adelphousG80,soG2443thathemayearnestlytestifyG1263tothem,thattheyalsoκαὶkaiG2532maynotcomeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064tothisplaceτόπονtoponG5117oftormentβασάνου.¶basanouG931.

29ButAbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11saysΛέγειLegeiG3004tohim,TheyhaveMosesΜωϋσέαMōuseaG3475andtheprophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396:letthemhearG191them.

30ButhesaidG3004, Nay,fatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11,butifoneτιςtisG5100fromthedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498shouldgoπορευθῇporeuthēaG4198tothem,theywillrepentμετανοήσουσιν.metanoēsousinG3340.

31AndhesaidG3004tohim,IftheyhearG191notMosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475andtheprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,notevenG2532ifoneτιςtisG5100riseἀναστῇanastēaG450fromamong[the]deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498willtheybepersuadedG3982.

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