Luke 16:1-18

1NowG1161 He was alsoG2532 sayingG3004 to the disciplesG3101, “There was a richG4145 manG444 whoG3739 hadG2192 a managerG3623, and thisG3778 manager was 1reportedG1225 to him as 2squanderingG1287 his possessionsG5225. 2And he summonedG5455 him and saidG3004 to him, ‘WhatG5101 is thisG3778 I hearG191 aboutG4012 you? GiveG591 an accountingG3056 of your managementG3622, for you canG1410 noG3756 longerG2089 be managerG3621.’ 3And the managerG3623 saidG3004 to himselfG1438, ‘WhatG5101 am I to doG4160, sinceG3754 my 3masterG2962 is takingG851 the managementG3622 awayG851 from me? I amG2480 not strongG2480 enoughG2480 to 4digG4626; I am ashamedG153 to begG1871. 4I knowG1097 whatG5101 I will doG4160, soG2443 thatG2443 whenG3752 I am removedG3179 from the managementG3622 people will welcomeG1209 me into their homesG3624.’ 5And he summonedG4341 eachG1538 oneG1520 of his 5master’sG2962 debtorsG5533, and he began sayingG3004 to the firstG4413, ‘HowG4214 muchG4214 do you oweG3784 my masterG2962?’ 6And he saidG3004, ‘A hundredG1540 6jugsG943 of oilG1637.’ And he saidG3004 to him, ‘TakeG1209 your billG1121, and sitG2523 downG2523 quicklyG5030 and writeG1125 fiftyG4004.’ 7ThenG1899 he saidG3004 to anotherG2087, ‘And howG4214 muchG4214 do you oweG3784?’ And he saidG3004, ‘A hundredG1540 7korsG2884 of wheatG4621.’ He saidG3004 to him, ‘TakeG1209 your billG1121, and writeG1125 eightyG3589.’ 8And his 8masterG2962 complimentedG1867 the unrighteousG93 managerG3623 becauseG3754 he had actedG4160 shrewdlyG5430; for the sonsG5207 of 9thisG3778 ageG165 are moreG5429 shrewdG5429 inG1519 relationG1519 toG1519 their ownG1438 10kindG1074 thanG5228 the 11sonsG5207 of lightG5457. 9And I sayG3004 to you, 12makeG4160 friendsG5384 for yourselvesG1438 by meansG1537 of the 1314wealthG3126 of unrighteousnessG93, soG2443 thatG2443 whenG3752 it 15isG1587 allG1587 goneG1587, 16they will receiveG1209 you into the eternalG166 dwellingsG4633.

10“17The one who is faithfulG4103 in a veryG1646 littleG1646 thingG1646 is alsoG2532 faithfulG4103 in muchG4183; and the one who is unrighteousG94 in a veryG1646 littleG1646 thingG1646 is alsoG2532 unrighteousG94 in muchG4183. 11ThereforeG3767 ifG1487 you have not 18beenG1096 faithfulG4103 in the use of unrighteousG94 1920wealthG3126, whoG5101 will entrustG4100 the trueG228 wealth to you? 12And ifG1487 you have not 21beenG1096 faithfulG4103 in the use of that which is another’sG245, whoG5101 will giveG1325 you that which is your own? 1322NoG3762 23servantG3610 canG1410 serveG1398 twoG1417 mastersG2962; for eitherG2228 he will hateG3404 the oneG1520 and loveG25 the otherG2087, orG2228 he will be devotedG472 to oneG1520 and despiseG2706 the otherG2087. You cannotG1410G3756 serveG1398 GodG2316 and 2425wealthG3126.”

14NowG1161 the PhariseesG5330, who were 26loversG5366 ofG5366 moneyG5366, were listeningG191 to allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 and 27were 28ridiculingG1592 Him. 15And He saidG3004 to them, “You are the ones who 29justifyG1344 yourselvesG1438 inG1799 theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 peopleG444, but 30GodG2316 knowsG1097 your heartsG2588; becauseG3754 that which is highlyG5308 esteemedG5308 amongG1722 peopleG444 is detestableG946 inG1799 theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 GodG2316.

16“31The LawG3551 and the ProphetsG4396 were proclaimed untilG3360 JohnG2491 came; sinceG575 thatG5119 timeG5119 32the gospelG2097 of the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 33has been preachedG2097, and everyoneG3956 is forcingG971 his wayG971 into it. 1734But it is easierG2123 for heavenG3772 and earthG1093 to passG3928 awayG3928 thanG2228 for oneG1520 35strokeG2762 ofG2762 aG2762 letterG2762 of the LawG3551 to failG4098.

18“36EveryoneG3956 who 37divorcesG630 his wifeG1135 and marriesG1060 anotherG2087 commitsG3431 adulteryG3431, and he who marriesG1060 one who is 38divorcedG630 from a husbandG435 commitsG3431 adulteryG3431.