Revised Version 1895

Luke 16:9-31

9AndG2532IἐγὼegōG1473sayλέγω·legōG3004untoyouG5210,MakeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160toG1519yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438friendsφίλουςphilousG5384byG1537meansG3004ofG1537theG3588mammonofG1537unrighteousnessἀδικίας,adikiasG93;thatἵναinaG2443,whenὅτανhotanG3752itG4160shallG2532failἐκλίπῃeklipēG1587,theyG2532mayG2532receiveδέξωνταιdexōntaiG1209youG5210intoG1519theG3588eternalαἰωνίουςaiōniousG166tabernaclesσκηνάς.¶skēnasG4633.

10HeG2532thatG1510isG1510faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103inἐνenG1722aG1510veryG4183littleἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646isG1510faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103alsoG2532inἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183:andG2532heG2532thatG1510isG1510unrighteousἄδικοςadikosG94inἐνenG1722aG1510veryG4183littleἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646isG1510unrighteousἄδικόςadikosG94alsoG2532inἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183.

11IfG1487thereforeοὖνounG3767ye havenotοὐκoukG3756beenἐγένεσθε,egenestheG1096faithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103inG1722theG3588unrighteousἀδίκῳadikōG94mammon,whoG3588willτίςtisG5101committoG1722yourG1487trusttheG3588trueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228riches?

12AndκαὶkaiG2532ifG1487ye havenotοὐκoukG3756beenG1096faithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103inἐνenG1722thatG1096whichG5101isanother’sG245,whoG3588willG5101giveδώσει;¶dōseiG1325youG5210thatG1096whichG5101isyourG1487ownG245?

13NoG3756servantοἰκέτηςoiketēsG3610canδύναταιdunataiG1410serveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶνdusinG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962:forγὰρgarG1063eitherἢēG2228heG2532willG2316hateμισήσειmisēseiG3404theτὸνtonG3588oneἕναhenaG1520,andG2532loveἀγαπήσει,agapēseiG25theτὸνtonG3588otherἕτερονheteronG2087;orἢēG2228elseG2087heG2532willG2316holdtoδύνασθεdunastheG1410oneἑνὸςhenosG1520,andG2532despiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706theτοῦtouG3588otherἑτέρουheterouG2087. YecannotG3756serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398GodθεῷtheōG2316andG2532mammon.

14AndG2532theG3956PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330,whoοἱhoiG3588wereloversG5366ofG3956moneyφιλάργυροιphilarguroiG5366,heardἬκουονĒkouonG191allG3956theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778;andG2532theyG846scoffed athimG846.

15AndG2532heG2532saidG3004untothemG846, YeareG1510theyG846thatG3754justifyδικαιοῦντεςdikaiountesG1344yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438inG1722theG3588sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG2316menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444;butδὲdeG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316knowethyourG2532heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588:forG3754thatG3754whichG3748isG1510exaltedὑψηλὸνhupsēlonG5308amongG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444isG1510anG1510abominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946inG1722theG3588sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

16TheG3956lawνόμοςnomosG3551andκαὶkaiG2532theG3956prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396wereuntilμέχριmechriG3360JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491:fromἀπὸapoG575thatG3956timeτότεtoteG5119theG3956gospelG2097ofG932theG3956kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofG932GodθεοῦtheouG2316ispreachedG2097,andκαὶkaiG2532everyG3956manG2316entereth violentlyintoεἰςeisG1519itαὐτὴνautēnG846.

17ButG1161itG1161isἐστινestinG1510easierεὐκοπώτερονeukopōteronG2123forG1520heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andG2532earthγῆνgēnG1093toG2532passπαρελθεῖνpareltheinG3928awayG3928,thanἢēG2228forG1520oneμίανmianG1520tittleofG3551theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551toG2532fallπεσεῖν.¶peseinG4098.

18EveryG3956oneG3588thatG3956puttethawayἀπολύωνapoluōnG630hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andG2532marriethanotherἑτέρανheteranG2087, committethadulteryμοιχεύει,moicheueiG3431:andG2532heG2532thatG3956marriethoneG3588thatG3956is putawayG630fromἀπὸapoG575ahusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435committethadulteryμοιχεύει.¶moicheueiG3431.

19NowδέdeG1161thereG1510wasG1510aG1510certainτιςtisG5100richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἌνθρωποςAnthrōposG444,andG2532heG2532wasG1510clothedinG2596purpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209andG2532fineG1040linenG1040, faringsumptuouslyλαμπρῶς.lamprōsG2988everyG2596dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250:

20andδέdeG1161acertainτιςtisG5100beggarnamedG3686LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976waslaidἐβέβλητοebeblētoG906athisαὐτοῦautouG846gateπυλῶναpulōnaG4440, fullofG3686soresεἱλκωμένοςheilkōmenosG1669,

21andG2532desiringtoG2064beG2532fedχορτασθῆναιchortasthēnaiG5526withἀπὸapoG575theG3588crumbsthatG846fellπιπτόντωνpiptontōnG4098fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588richπλουσίου·plousiouG4145man’sG4145tableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132; yea,evenG2532theG3588dogsκύνεςkunesG2965cameG2064andG2532lickedhisG846soresἕλκηhelkēG1668.

22AndG2532itαὐτὸνautonG846cameG1096toG1519passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,thatG1096theG3588beggardiedἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599,andG2532thatG1096heG2532wascarriedG667awayἀπενεχθῆναιapenechthēnaiG667byὑπὸhupoG5259theG3588angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32intoG1519Abraham’sἈβραάμ·AbraamG11bosomκόλπονkolponG2859:andG2532theG3588richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manG4145alsoG2532diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599,andG2532wasburiedἐτάφη.etaphēG2290.

23AndG2532inἐνenG1722HadesᾅδῃhadēG86heG2532liftedἐπάραςeparasG1869upG1869hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225inἐνenG1722torments,andG2532seethAbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11afaroffἀπὸapoG575,andG2532LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846bosomκόλποιςkolpoisG2859.

24AndG2532heG2532criedφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455andG2532saidG3004,FatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11, havemercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653onG1722meG3004,andG2532sendπέμψονpempsonG3992LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976,thatG3754heG2532mayG2532dipβάψῃbapsēG911theG3588tipἄκρονakronG206ofG3962hisG846fingerδακτύλουdaktulouG1147inG1722waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204,andG2532coolκαταψύξῃkatapsuxēG2711myG1722tongueγλῶσσάνglōssanG1100;forG3754IG1473amὀδυνῶμαιodunōmaiG3600inG1722anguishinG1722thisταύτῃ.¶tautēG3778flameφλογὶphlogiG5395.

25ButδὲdeG1161AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11saidG3004,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,rememberμνήσθητιmnēsthētiG3403thatὅτιhotiG3754thouinG1722thylifetimeζωῇzōēaG2222receivedst thygoodἀγαθάagathaG18thingsG18,andG2532LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976inG1722likeG3668mannerG3668evilκακά.kakaG2556thingsG18:butδὲdeG1161nowδὲdeG1161hereὧδεhōdeG5602heG2532iscomfortedπαρακαλεῖται,parakaleitaiG3870,andG2532thou artinG1722anguish.

26AndG2532besideG4314allπᾶσινpasinG3956thisτούτοιςtoutoisG3778,betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342usG1722andG2532youG5210thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564is agreatμέγαmegaG3173gulffixedἐστήρικταιestēriktaiG4741,thatG3704theyG2532whichοἱhoiG3588wouldθέλοντεςthelontesG2309passfromG3361henceG2532toG4314youG5210mayG2532notG3361beG2532ableδύνωνταιdunōntaiG1410,andG2532thatG3704noneG3361mayG2532crossG1276overG1276fromG3361thencetoG4314usG1722.

27Andδέ·deG1161heG846saidG3004,IG1473prayG2443theethereforeοὖν,ounG3767,fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,thatG2443thou wouldestsendπέμψῃςpempsēsG3992himG846toεἰςeisG1519myG3004father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseοἶκονoikonG3624;

28forγὰρgarG1063IG2532havefiveπέντεpenteG4002brethrenG80;thatἵναinaG2443heG2532mayG2532testifyδιαμαρτύρηταιdiamarturētaiG1263untothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846,lestμὴmēG3361theyαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064intoεἰςeisG1519thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778placeτόπονtoponG5117ofG80tormentβασάνου.¶basanouG931.

29ButδὲdeG1161AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11saith,TheyG846haveMosesΜωϋσέαMōuseaG3475andκαὶkaiG2532theτοὺςtousG3588prophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396;letΛέγειLegeiG3004themG846hearἀκουσάτωσανakousatōsanG191themG846.

30AndG1161heG846saidG3004, Nay,fatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11:butG1161ifἐάνeanG1437oneτιςtisG5100goπορευθῇporeuthēaG4198toπρὸςprosG4314themG846fromἀπὸapoG575theὁhoG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,theyG846willG5100repentμετανοήσουσιν.metanoēsousinG3340.

31AndG2532heG2532saidG3004untohimG846,IfG1487theyG846hearἀκούουσιν,akouousinG191notG3756MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475andG2532theG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,neitherG3756willG5100theyG846beG2532persuadedπεισθήσονται.¶peisthēsontaiG3982,ifG1487oneτιςtisG5100riseἀναστῇanastēaG450fromἐκekG1537theG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.

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