Luke 16:12

Luke 16:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
• New International Version (NIV)And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own?

Context of Luke 16:12

10Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with a lot. Whoever is dishonest with very little is dishonest with a lot. 11Therefore, if you can’t be trusted with wealth that is often used dishonestly, who will trust you with wealth that is real? If you can’t be trusted with someone else’s wealth, who will give you your own? 13“A servant cannot serve two masters. He will hate the first master and love the second, or he will be devoted to the first and despise the second. You cannot serve God and wealth.” 14The Pharisees, who love money, heard all this and were making sarcastic remarks about him.

Luke 16:12 word by word

καὶ εἰ ἐν τῷ ἀλλοτρίῳ πιστοὶ οὐκ ἐγένεσθε, τὸ ὑμέτερον τίς ὑμῖν δώσει;¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• ye haveγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• notοὐou · noG3756
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• that whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• is another man’sἀλλότριοςallotrios · another’sG245
• whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• shall giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• youσύsu · youG4771
• is your ownὑμέτεροςhumeteros · yourG5212

Cross-references for Luke 16:12

• Luke 19:13⌞Before he left,⌟ he called ten of his servants and gave them ten coins. He said to his servants, ‘Invest this money until I come back.’
• 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I and who are my people that you enable us to give so generously? Everything comes from you. We give you only what has come from your hands.
• Job 1:21He said, “Naked I came from my mother, and naked I will return. The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away! May the name of the Lord be praised.”
• Ezekiel 16:16You took some of your clothes and made your worship sites colorful. This is where you acted like a prostitute. Such things shouldn’t happen. They shouldn’t occur.
• Hosea 2:8“She doesn’t believe that I gave her grain, new wine, and olive oil. I gave her plenty of silver and gold, but she used it to make statues of Baal.
• Matthew 25:14“The kingdom of heaven is like a man going on a trip. He called his servants and entrusted some money to them.
• Luke 10:42There’s only one thing you need. Mary has made the right choice, and that one thing will not be taken away from her.”
• Colossians 3:3You have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
• 1 Peter 1:4We have been born into a new life which has an inheritance that can’t be destroyed or corrupted and can’t fade away. That inheritance is kept in heaven for you,

Commentaries on Luke 16:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12That which is another man's - Or rather another's, ͅ . That is, worldly riches, called another's: Because they belong to God, and he has not designed that they should be any man's portion. Because they are continually changing their possessors, being in the way of commerce, and in providence going from one to another. This property of worldly goods is often referred to by both sacred and profane writers. See a fine passage in Horace, Sat. l. ii. s. 2. v…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Another man‘s - The word “man‘s” is not in the original. It is, “If ye have been unfaithful managers for another.” It refers, doubtless, to “God.” The wealth of the world is “his.” It is committed to us as his stewards. It is uncertain and deceitful, and at any moment he can take it away from us. It is still “his;” and if, while intrusted with “this,” we are unfaithful, we cannot expect that he will confer on us the rewards of heaven. That which is your…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. unrighteous mammon--To the whole of this He applies the disparaging term "what is least," in contrast with "the true riches."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:12

• Faithfulness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Probation
• Servant
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Beg
• Beside
• Cool
• Deride
• Dig
• Fare
• Put
• Riches
• Torment

Commentaries on Luke 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings