New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 16:8-12

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.

10“He who is faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103in a veryἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646littleἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646thingG1646is faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103alsoG2532in muchπολλῷpollōG4183;and he who is unrighteousἄδικοςadikosG94in a veryG1646littleG1646thingG1646is unrighteousἄδικόςadikosG94alsoG2532in muchπολλῷpollōG4183.

11ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487you have not beenἐγένεσθε,egenestheG1096faithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103in the use ofunrighteousἀδίκῳadikōG94wealthμαμωνᾷmamōnaG3126,whoτίςtisG5101will entrustπιστεύσει;pisteuseiG4100the trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228riches to you?

12And ifεἰeiG1487you have not beenἐγένεσθε,egenestheG1096faithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103in the use ofthat which is another’sἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245,whoτίςtisG5101will giveδώσει;¶dōseiG1325you that which is your own?

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