Luke 16:12

Luke 16:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
• New International Version (NIV)And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
• New Living Translation (NLT)And if you are not faithful with other people’s things, why should you be trusted with things of your own?

Context of Luke 16:12

10He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. 11Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own? 13“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” 14Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.

Luke 16:12 word by word

καὶ εἰ ἐν τῷ ἀλλοτρίῳ πιστοὶ οὐκ ἐγένεσθε, τὸ ὑμέτερον τίς ὑμῖν δώσει;¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• ye haveγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• notοὐou · noG3756
• faithfulπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• that whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• is another man’sἀλλότριοςallotrios · another’sG245
• whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• shall giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• youσύsu · youG4771
• is your ownὑμέτεροςhumeteros · yourG5212

Cross-references for Luke 16:12

• Luke 19:13So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Do business till I come.’
• 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and who are my people, That we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, And of Your own we have given You.
• Job 1:21And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 16:16You took some of your garments and adorned multicolored high places for yourself, and played the harlot on them. Such things should not happen, nor be.
• Hosea 2:8For she did not know That I gave her grain, new wine, and oil, And multiplied her silver and gold— Which they prepared for Baal.
• Matthew 25:14“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.
• Luke 10:42But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”
• Colossians 3:3For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
• 1 Peter 1:4to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,

Commentaries on Luke 16:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12That which is another man's - Or rather another's, ͅ . That is, worldly riches, called another's: Because they belong to God, and he has not designed that they should be any man's portion. Because they are continually changing their possessors, being in the way of commerce, and in providence going from one to another. This property of worldly goods is often referred to by both sacred and profane writers. See a fine passage in Horace, Sat. l. ii. s. 2. v…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Another man‘s - The word “man‘s” is not in the original. It is, “If ye have been unfaithful managers for another.” It refers, doubtless, to “God.” The wealth of the world is “his.” It is committed to us as his stewards. It is uncertain and deceitful, and at any moment he can take it away from us. It is still “his;” and if, while intrusted with “this,” we are unfaithful, we cannot expect that he will confer on us the rewards of heaven. That which is your…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. unrighteous mammon--To the whole of this He applies the disparaging term "what is least," in contrast with "the true riches."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 16:12

• Faithfulness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Probation
• Servant
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Account
• Beg
• Beside
• Cool
• Deride
• Dig
• Fare
• Put
• Riches
• Torment

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