Luke 16
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Luke 16:6-31

6And he saidG3004, ‘A hundredG1540 1jugsG943 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 2korsG2884 of wheatG4621.’ He saidG3004 to him, ‘TakeG1209 your billG1121, and writeG1125 eightyG3589.’ 8And his 3masterG2962 complimentedG1867 the unrighteousG93 managerG3623 becauseG3754 he had actedG4160 shrewdlyG5430; for the sonsG5207 of 4thisG3778 ageG165 are moreG5429 shrewdG5429 inG1519 relationG1519 toG1519 their ownG1438 5kindG1074 thanG5228 the 6sonsG5207 of lightG5457. 9And I sayG3004 to you, 7makeG4160 friendsG5384 for yourselvesG1438 by meansG1537 of the 89wealthG3126 of unrighteousnessG93, soG2443 thatG2443 whenG3752 it 10isG1587 allG1587 goneG1587, 11they will receiveG1209 you into the eternalG166 dwellingsG4633.

10“12The 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 13beenG1096 faithfulG4103 in the use of unrighteousG94 1415wealthG3126, whoG5101 will entrustG4100 the trueG228 wealth to you? 12And ifG1487 you have not 16beenG1096 faithfulG4103 in the use of that which is another’sG245, whoG5101 will giveG1325 you that which is your own? 1317NoG3762 18servantG3610 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 1920wealthG3126.”

14NowG1161 the PhariseesG5330, who were 21loversG5366 ofG5366 moneyG5366, were listeningG191 to allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 and 22were 23ridiculingG1592 Him. 15And He saidG3004 to them, “You are the ones who 24justifyG1344 yourselvesG1438 inG1799 theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 peopleG444, but 25GodG2316 knowsG1097 your heartsG2588; becauseG3754 that which is highlyG5308 esteemedG5308 amongG1722 peopleG444 is detestableG946 inG1799 theG1799 sightG1799 ofG1799 GodG2316.

16“26The LawG3551 and the ProphetsG4396 were proclaimed untilG3360 JohnG2491 came; sinceG575 thatG5119 timeG5119 27the gospelG2097 of the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 28has been preachedG2097, and everyoneG3956 is forcingG971 his wayG971 into it. 1729But it is easierG2123 for heavenG3772 and earthG1093 to passG3928 awayG3928 thanG2228 for oneG1520 30strokeG2762 ofG2762 aG2762 letterG2762 of the LawG3551 to failG4098.

18“31EveryoneG3956 who 32divorcesG630 his wifeG1135 and marriesG1060 anotherG2087 commitsG3431 adulteryG3431, and he who marriesG1060 one who is 33divorcedG630 from a husbandG435 commitsG3431 adulteryG3431.

19“NowG1161 there was a richG4145 manG444, and he habitually dressedG1737 in purpleG4209 and fineG1040 linenG1040, enjoyingG2165 himself in splendorG2988 everyG2596 dayG2250. 20And a poorG4434 manG4434 namedG3686 LazarusG2976 34was laidG906 at his gateG4440, coveredG1669 withG1669 soresG1669, 21and longingG1937 to be fedG5526 from the scraps which fellG4098 from the richG4145 man’sG4145 tableG5132; notG235 onlyG235 that, the dogsG2965 alsoG2532 were comingG2064 and lickingG1952 his soresG1668. 22NowG1161 it happenedG1096 that the poorG4434 manG4434 diedG599 and was carriedG667 awayG667 by the angelsG32 to 3536Abraham’sG11 armsG2859; and the richG4145 manG4145 alsoG2532 diedG599 and was buriedG2290. 23And in 37HadesG86 he raisedG1869 his eyesG3788, beingG5225 in tormentG931, and sawG3708 AbrahamG11 farG3113 awayG575G3113 and LazarusG2976 in his 38armsG2859. 24And he criedG5455 outG5455 and saidG3004, ‘39FatherG3962 AbrahamG11, haveG1653 mercyG1653 on me and sendG3992 LazarusG2976, soG2443 thatG2443 he may dipG911 the tipG206 of his fingerG1147 in waterG5204 and coolG2711 offG2711 my tongueG1100, for I amG3600 inG3600 agonyG3600 in 40thisG3778 flameG5395.’ 25But AbrahamG11 saidG3004, ‘ChildG5043, rememberG3403 that 41duringG1722 your lifeG2222 you receivedG618 your goodG18 thingsG18, and likewiseG3668 LazarusG2976 badG2556 thingsG2556; but nowG3568 he is being comfortedG3870 hereG5602, and you are inG3600 agonyG3600. 26And 42besidesG1722 allG3956 thisG3778, betweenG3342 us and you a greatG3173 chasmG5490 has been setG4741, soG3704 thatG3704 thoseG3588 who wantG2309 to goG1224 overG1224 fromG1759 hereG1759 to you will not be ableG1410, norG3366 will any people crossG1276 overG1276 fromG1564 thereG1564 to us.’ 27And he saidG3004, ‘ThenG3767 I requestG2065 of you, fatherG3962, that you sendG3992 him to my father’sG3962 houseG3624-- 28for I haveG2192 fiveG4002 brothersG80--inG3704 orderG3704 thatG3704 he may 43warnG1263 them, soG2443 thatG2443 they will not comeG2064 to thisG3778 placeG5117 of tormentG931 asG2532 wellG2532.’ 29But AbrahamG11 saidG3004, ‘They haveG2192 4445MosesG3475 and the ProphetsG4396; let them hearG191 them.’ 30But he saidG3004, ‘NoG3780, 46fatherG3962 AbrahamG11, but ifG1437 someoneG5100 goesG4198 to them from the deadG3498, they will repentG3340!’ 31But he saidG3004 to him, ‘IfG1487 they do not listenG191 to MosesG3475 and the ProphetsG4396, they will not be persuadedG3982 evenG3761 ifG1437 someoneG5100 risesG450 from the deadG3498.’”

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 16:6 Lit baths, a Heb unit of measure equaling about 9 gallons or 34 liters ↩
  2. 2. Luke 16:7 One kor is about 7.7 cubic feet or 0.22 cubic meters ↩
  3. 3. Luke 16:8 Or lord ↩
  4. 4. Luke 16:8 Matt 12:32; Luke 20:34 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 16:8 Lit generation ↩
  6. 6. Luke 16:8 John 12:36; Eph 5:8; 1 Thess 5:5 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 16:9 Matt 19:21; Luke 11:41; 12:33 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 16:9 Gr mamonas, for Aramaic mamon (mammon); i.e., wealth, or money ↩
  9. 9. Luke 16:9 Matt 6:24; Luke 16:11, 13 ↩
  10. 10. Luke 16:9 Or fails ↩
  11. 11. Luke 16:9 Luke 16:4 ↩
  12. 12. Luke 16:10 Matt 25:21, 23 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 16:11 Or proved ↩
  14. 14. Luke 16:11 See note 1 v 9 ↩
  15. 15. Luke 16:11 Luke 16:9 ↩
  16. 16. Luke 16:12 Or proved ↩
  17. 17. Luke 16:13 Matt 6:24 ↩
  18. 18. Luke 16:13 Or house servant ↩
  19. 19. Luke 16:13 See note 1 v 9 ↩
  20. 20. Luke 16:13 Luke 16:9 ↩
  21. 21. Luke 16:14 2 Tim 3:2 ↩
  22. 22. Luke 16:14 Luke 23:35 ↩
  23. 23. Luke 16:14 Or sneering at ↩
  24. 24. Luke 16:15 Luke 10:29; 18:9, 14 ↩
  25. 25. Luke 16:15 1 Sam 16:7; Prov 21:2; Acts 1:24; Rom 8:27 ↩
  26. 26. Luke 16:16 Matt 11:12f ↩
  27. 27. Luke 16:16 Matt 4:23 ↩
  28. 28. Luke 16:16 Lit is preached ↩
  29. 29. Luke 16:17 Matt 5:18 ↩
  30. 30. Luke 16:17 I.e., projection of a letter (serif) ↩
  31. 31. Luke 16:18 Matt 5:32; 1 Cor 7:10, 11 ↩
  32. 32. Luke 16:18 Or sends away, the Heb term for divorce ↩
  33. 33. Luke 16:18 Or sent away ↩
  34. 34. Luke 16:20 Acts 3:2 ↩
  35. 35. Luke 16:22 Lit Abraham’s bosom; or lap; ancient Jewish terminology for the place of the righteous dead ↩
  36. 36. Luke 16:22 John 1:18; 13:23 ↩
  37. 37. Luke 16:23 Matt 11:23 ↩
  38. 38. Luke 16:23 See note v 22 ↩
  39. 39. Luke 16:24 Luke 3:8; 16:30; 19:9 ↩
  40. 40. Luke 16:24 Matt 25:41 ↩
  41. 41. Luke 16:25 Luke 6:24 ↩
  42. 42. Luke 16:26 Lit in all these things ↩
  43. 43. Luke 16:28 Acts 2:40; 8:25; 10:42; 18:5; 20:21ff; 23:11; 28:23; Gal 5:3; Eph 4:17; 1 Thess 2:11; 4:6 ↩
  44. 44. Luke 16:29 I.e., the books of Moses and the prophets, read aloud in the synagogues ↩
  45. 45. Luke 16:29 Luke 4:17; John 5:45-47; Acts 15:21 ↩
  46. 46. Luke 16:30 Luke 3:8; 16:24; 19:9 ↩

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