King James Version
Luke 16:1-18
1τοὺςtousG3588AndδὲdeG1161he saidἜλεγενElegenG3004alsoκαὶkaiG2532untoπρὸςprosG4314hisG846disciplesμαθητάς τὰmathētas taG3588G3101,There wasἦνēnG1510a certainτιςtisG5100richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444,whichὃςhosG3739hadεἶχενeichenG2192a stewardοἰκονόμον,oikonomonG3623;andκαὶkaiG2532the sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778was accusedδιεβλήθηdieblēthēG1225unto himG846thatὡςhōsG5613he had wastedδιασκορπίζωνdiaskorpizōnG1287hisG846goodsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225.
2AndκαὶkaiG2532he calledφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455himαὐτὸνautonG846,and saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,How is itτίtiG5101that I hearἀκούωakouōG191thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778ofπερὶperiG4012theeσοῦ;souG4771?giveἀπόδοςapodosG591an accountτὸν λόγονton logonG3588G3056of thyσου·souG4771stewardshipτῆς οἰκονομίαςtēs oikonomiasG3588G3622;forγὰρgarG1063thou mayest beδύνῃdunēG1410noοὐouG3756longerἔτιetiG2089stewardοἰκονομεῖν.oikonomeinG3621.
3ThenδὲdeG1161the stewardὁ οἰκονόμος·ho oikonomosG3588G3623saidG3004withinἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσω,poiēsōG4160?forὅτιhotiG3754myG1473lordὁ κύριόςho kuriosG3588G2962taketh awayἀφαιρεῖταιaphaireitaiG851fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575meG1473the stewardshipτὴν οἰκονομίανtēn oikonomianG3588G3622:I cannotἰσχύω,ischuōG2480οὐκoukG3756digσκάπτεινskapteinG4626;to begἐπαιτεῖνepaiteinG1871I am ashamedαἰσχύνομαι.aischunomaiG153.
4I am resolvedἔγνωνegnōnG1097whatτίtiG5101to doποιήσω,poiēsōG4160,thatἵναinaG2443,whenὅτανhotanG3752I am put outμετασταθῶmetastathōG3179of the stewardshipτῆς οἰκονομίαςtēs oikonomiasG3588G3622,they may receiveδέξωνταίdexōntaiG1209meG1473intoεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶν.autōnG846housesτοὺς οἴκουςtous oikousG3588G3624.
5τῶνtōnG3588SoκαὶkaiG2532he calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341everyἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520of hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438lord’sτοῦ κυρίουtou kuriouG3588G2962debtorsχρεοφειλετῶν τῷchreopheiletōn tōG3588G5533unto him,and saidἔλεγενelegenG3004unto the firstπρώτῳ·prōtōG4413,How muchπόσονposonG4214owest thouὀφείλειςopheileisG3784unto myG1473lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588G2962?
6G3588AndG1161he saidG3004,An hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540measuresβάτουςbatousG943of oilἐλαίου.elaiouG1637.AndG2532he saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209thyσουsouG4771billγράμματαgrammataG3588G1121,andG2532sit downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030,and writeγράψονgrapsonG1125fiftyπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.
7ὁhoG3588ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899said heλέγειlegeiG3004to anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087,AndδὲdeG1161how muchπόσονposonG4214owestὀφείλεις;opheileisG3784thouσὺsuG4771?AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,An hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540measuresκόρουςkorousG2884of wheatσίτου.sitouG4621.AndG2532he saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209thyσουsouG4771billτὰ γράμματαta grammataG3588G1121,andG2532writeγράψονgrapsonG1125fourscoreὀγδοήκοντα.ogdoēkontaG3589.
8AndκαὶkaiG2532the lordκύριοςkuriosG3588G2962commendedἐπῄνεσενepēnesenG1867the unjustἀδικίαςadikiasG3588G93stewardοἰκονόμονoikonomonG3588G3623,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he had doneἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160wiselyφρονίμωςphronimōsG5430:forὅτιhotiG3754the childrenυἱοὶhuioiG3588G5207of thisτούτουtoutouG3778worldαἰῶνοςaiōnosG3588G165areεἰσιν.eisinG1510inεἰςeisG1519theirἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438generationγενεὰνgeneanG3588G1074wiserφρονιμώτεροιphronimōteroiG5429thanὑπὲρhuperG5228the childrenυἱοὺςhuiousG3588G5207of lightφωτὸςphōtosG3588G5457.
9And IG2504sayλέγω·legōG3004unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771,MakeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160to yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438friendsφίλουςphilousG5384ofἐκekG1537the mammonτοῦ μαμωνᾶtou mamōnaG3588G3126of unrighteousnessτῆς ἀδικίας,tēs adikiasG3588G93;thatἵναinaG2443,whenὅτανhotanG3752ye failἐκλίπῃeklipēG1587,they may receiveδέξωνταιdexōntaiG1209youὑμᾶςhumasG4771intoεἰςeisG1519everlastingαἰωνίουςaiōniousG166habitationsτὰς σκηνάς.¶tas skēnasG3588G4633.
10He thatὉHoG3588is faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103inἐνenG1722that which is leastἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646is faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183:andκαὶkaiG2532he thatὁhoG3588isἐστιν,estinG1510unjustἄδικοςadikosG94inἐνenG1722the leastἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646isἐστιν.estinG1510unjustἄδικόςadikosG94alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183.
13NoΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762servantοἰκέτηςoiketēsG3610canδύναταιdunataiG1410serveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶνdusinG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962:forγὰρgarG1063eitherἢēG2228he will hateμισήσειmisēseiG3404the oneτὸν ἕναton henaG3588G1520,andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγαπήσει,agapēseiG25the otherτὸν ἕτερονton heteronG3588G2087;or elseἢēG2228he will hold toἀνθέξεταιanthexetaiG472the oneἑνὸςhenosG1520,andκαὶkaiG2532despiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706the otherτοῦ ἑτέρουtou heterouG3588G2087.Ye cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756G1410serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532mammonμαμωνᾷ.¶mamōnaG3126.
15οἱhoiG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532he saidG3004unto themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areG1510they whichτῶνtōnG3588justifyδικαιοῦντεςdikaiountesG1344yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799menἀνθρώπων, ὁanthrōpōn hoG3588G444;butδὲdeG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316knowethγινώσκειginōskeiG1097yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771heartsτὰς καρδίαςtas kardiasG3588G2588:forὅτιhotiG3754that whichτὸtoG3588is highly esteemedὑψηλὸνhupsēlonG5308amongἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444isG1510abominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316.
16The lawὉ νόμοςHo nomosG3588G3551andκαὶkaiG2532the prophetsοἱ προφῆταιhoi prophētaiG3588G4396wereuntilG2193JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491:sinceἀπὸapoG575that timeτότεtoteG5119the kingdomἡ βασιλείαhē basileiaG3588G932of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316is preachedεὐαγγελίζεται,euangelizetaiG2097,andκαὶkaiG2532every manπᾶςpasG3956pressethβιάζεται.biazetaiG971intoεἰςeisG1519itαὐτὴνautēnG846.
17AndδέdeG1161it isἐστινestinG1510easierεὐκοπώτερονeukopōteronG2123for heavenτὸν οὐρανὸνton ouranonG3588G3772andκαὶkaiG2532earthτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588G1093to passπαρελθεῖνpareltheinG3928,thanἢēG2228oneμίανmianG1520tittleκεραίανkeraianG2762of the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588G3551to failπεσεῖν.¶peseinG4098.
18ὁhoG3588WhosoeverG3956putteth awayG630hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeτὴν γυναῖκαtēn gunaikaG3588G1135,andκαὶkaiG2532marriethγαμῶνgamōnG1060anotherἑτέρανheteranG2087,committeth adulteryμοιχεύει,moicheueiG3431:andκαὶkaiG2532whosoeverG3956marrieth herγαμῶνgamōnG1060thatὁhoG3588is put awayG630fromἀπὸapoG575herhusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435committeth adulteryμοιχεύει.¶moicheueiG3431.
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
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