New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 16:1-9

1NowδὲdeG1161He was alsoG2532sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to the disciplesμαθητάςmathētasG3101,“There was a richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἄνθρωπόςanthrōposG444whoὃςhosG3739hadεἶχενeichenG2192a managerοἰκονόμον,oikonomonG3623,and thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manager wasreportedδιεβλήθηdieblēthēG1225to him assquanderingδιασκορπίζωνdiaskorpizōnG1287his possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225.

2And he calledφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455him and saidG3004to him, ‘WhatτίtiG5101is thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778I hearἀκούωakouōG191aboutπερὶperiG4012you? GiveἀπόδοςapodosG591an accountingλόγονlogonG3056of your managementοἰκονομίαςoikonomiasG3622,for you canδύνῃdunēG1410noοὐouG3756longerἔτιetiG2089be managerοἰκονομεῖν.oikonomeinG3621.’

3The managerοἰκονόμος·oikonomosG3623saidG3004to himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438, ‘WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσω,poiēsōG4160,sinceὅτιhotiG3754mymasterκύριόςkuriosG2962is takingG851the managementοἰκονομίανoikonomianG3622awayἀφαιρεῖταιaphaireitaiG851from me? I amG2480not strongG2480enoughG2480to digσκάπτεινskapteinG4626;I am ashamedαἰσχύνομαι.aischunomaiG153to begἐπαιτεῖνepaiteinG1871.

4I knowἔγνωνegnōnG1097whatτίtiG5101I shall doποιήσω,poiēsōG4160,soἵναinaG2443that whenὅτανhotanG3752I am removedμετασταθῶmetastathōG3179from the managementοἰκονομίαςoikonomiasG3622people will welcomeδέξωνταίdexōntaiG1209me into their homesοἴκουςoikousG3624.’

5And he summonedπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341eachἕκαστονhekastonG1538oneἕναhenaG1520of hismaster’sκυρίουkuriouG2962debtorsχρεοφειλετῶνchreopheiletōnG5533, and he begansayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to the firstπρώτῳ·prōtōG4413, ‘HowπόσονposonG4214muchG4214do you oweὀφείλειςopheileisG3784my masterκυρίῳkuriōG2962?’

6And he saidG3004, ‘A hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540measuresβάτουςbatousG943of oilἐλαίου.elaiouG1637.’And he saidG3004to him, ‘TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209your billγράμματαgrammataG1121,and sitG2523downG2523quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030and writeγράψονgrapsonG1125fiftyπεντήκοντα.pentēkontaG4004.’

7ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to anotherἑτέρῳheterōG2087, ‘And howπόσονposonG4214muchG4214do you oweὀφείλεις;opheileisG3784?’And he saidG3004, ‘A hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540measuresκόρουςkorousG2884of wheatσίτου.sitouG4621.’He saidG3004to him, ‘TakeδέξαιdexaiG1209your billγράμματαgrammataG1121,and writeγράψονgrapsonG1125eightyὀγδοήκοντα.ogdoēkontaG3589.’

8And hismasterκύριοςkuriosG2962praisedἐπῄνεσενepēnesenG1867the unrighteousἀδικίαςadikiasG93managerοἰκονόμονoikonomonG3623becauseG3754he had actedἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160shrewdlyφρονίμωςphronimōsG5430;for the sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207ofthisτούτουtoutouG3778ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165are moreG5429shrewdφρονιμώτεροιphronimōteroiG5429in relationεἰςeisG1519to their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438kindγενεὰνgeneanG1074thanὑπὲρhuperG5228thesonsυἱοὺςhuiousG5207of lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457.

9And I sayλέγω·legōG3004to you,makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160friendsφίλουςphilousG5384for yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438by meansἐκekG1537of thewealthμαμωνᾶmamōnaG3126of unrighteousnessἀδικίας,adikiasG93,soἵναinaG2443that whenὅτανhotanG3752it failsἐκλίπῃeklipēG1587,they will receiveδέξωνταιdexōntaiG1209you into the eternalαἰωνίουςaiōniousG166dwellingsσκηνάς.¶skēnasG4633.

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