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Luke 16:9-31

9AndIG2504sayλέγω·legōG3004toyouG5213,MakeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160toyourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438friendsφίλουςphilousG5384byἐκekG1537therichesμαμωνᾶmamōnaG3126ofunrighteousnessἀδικίας,adikiasG93;thatἵναinaG2443,whenὅτανhotanG3752yefailἐκλίπῃeklipēG1587, they mayreceiveδέξωνταιdexōntaiG1209youG5209intoεἰςeisG1519everlastingαἰωνίουςaiōniousG166habitationsσκηνάς.¶skēnasG4633.

10He that isfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103inἐνenG1722that which isleastἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646isG2076faithfulπιστόςpistosG4103alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183:andκαὶkaiG2532he that isunjustἄδικοςadikosG94inἐνenG1722theleastἐλαχίστῳelachistōG1646isG2076unjustἄδικόςadikosG94alsoκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722muchπολλῷpollōG4183.

11IfεἰeiG1487thereforeοὖνounG3767yehaveG1096notοὐκoukG3756beenG1096faithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103inἐνenG1722theunrighteousἀδίκῳadikōG94richesμαμωνᾷmamōnaG3126,whoτίςtisG5101willcommitG4100toyourG5213trustG4100thetrueἀληθινὸνalēthinonG228riches ?

12AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487yehaveG1096notοὐκoukG3756beenG1096faithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103inἐνenG1722that which is anotherman’sἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245,whoτίςtisG5101shallgiveδώσει;¶dōseiG1325youG5213that which is yourownG5212?

13NoΟὐδεὶςOudeisG3762servantοἰκέτηςoiketēsG3610canδύναταιdunataiG1410serveδουλεύειν·douleueinG1398twoδυσὶνdusinG1417mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962:forγὰρgarG1063eitherἢēG2228he willhateμισήσειmisēseiG3404theoneἕναhenaG1520,andκαὶkaiG2532loveἀγαπήσει,agapēseiG25theotherἕτερονheteronG2087; orelseἢēG2228he willholdἀνθέξεταιanthexetaiG472to theoneἑνὸςhenosG1520,andκαὶkaiG2532despiseκαταφρονήσει.kataphronēseiG2706theotherἑτέρουheterouG2087. Yecannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756 G1410serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398GodθεῷtheōG2316andκαὶkaiG2532richesμαμωνᾷ.¶mamōnaG3126.

14AndδὲdeG1161thePhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330alsoG2532, whowereὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225covetousφιλάργυροιphilarguroiG5366,heardἬκουονĒkouonG191allπάνταpantaG3956thesethingsG5023:andG2532theymockedἐξεμυκτήριζονexemuktērizonG1592himαὐτόν.autonG846.

15AndκαὶkaiG2532hesaidεἶπενeipenG2036tothemαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,YeG5210areG2075they whojustifyδικαιοῦντεςdikaiountesG1344yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444;butδὲdeG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316knowethγινώσκειginōskeiG1097yourG5216heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588:forὅτιhotiG3754that which is highlyesteemedὑψηλὸνhupsēlonG5308amongἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444isG2076abominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946in thesightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.

16ThelawνόμοςnomosG3551andκαὶkaiG2532theprophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396wereuntilG2193JohnἸωάννου·IōannouG2491:sinceἀπὸapoG575thattimeτότεtoteG5119thekingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316ispreachedεὐαγγελίζεται,euangelizetaiG2097,andκαὶkaiG2532everymanπᾶςpasG3956pressethβιάζεται.biazetaiG971intoεἰςeisG1519itαὐτὴνautēnG846.

17AndδέdeG1161itisG2076easierεὐκοπώτερονeukopōteronG2123forheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andκαὶkaiG2532earthγῆνgēnG1093to passawayπαρελθεῖνpareltheinG3928,thanἢēG2228oneG3391tittleκεραίανkeraianG2762of thelawνόμουnomouG3551tofailπεσεῖν.¶peseinG4098.

18WhoeverG3956puttethawayἀπολύωνapoluōnG630hisαὐτοῦautouG846wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,andκαὶkaiG2532marriethγαμῶνgamōnG1060anotherἑτέρανheteranG2087, committethadulteryμοιχεύει,moicheueiG3431:andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverG3956marriethγαμῶνgamōnG1060her that is putawayG630fromἀπὸapoG575herhusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435committethadulteryμοιχεύει.¶moicheueiG3431.

19δέdeG1161TherewasG2258acertainτιςtisG5100richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manἌνθρωποςAnthrōposG444,whoκαὶkaiG2532wasclothedἐνεδιδύσκετοenedidusketoG1737inpurpleπορφύρανporphuranG4209andκαὶkaiG2532finelinenβύσσονbussonG1040, andfaredεὐφραινόμενοςeuphrainomenosG2165sumptuouslyλαμπρῶς.lamprōsG2988everyκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250:

20AndδέdeG1161therewasG2258acertainτιςtisG5100beggarπτωχὸςptōchosG4434namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976,whoG3739waslaidἐβέβλητοebeblētoG906atπρὸςprosG4314hisαὐτοῦautouG846gateπυλῶναpulōnaG4440, full ofsoresεἱλκωμένοςheilkōmenosG1669,

21AndκαὶkaiG2532desiringἐπιθυμῶνepithumōnG1937to befedχορτασθῆναιchortasthēnaiG5526withἀπὸapoG575thecrumbsG5589whichG3588fellπιπτόντωνpiptontōnG4098fromἀπὸapoG575the richman’sπλουσίου·plousiouG4145tableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132:moreoverἀλλὰ καὶalla kaiG235 G2532thedogsκύνεςkunesG2965cameἐρχόμενοιerchomenoiG2064andlickedἐπέλειχονepeleichonG621hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846soresἕλκηhelkēG1668.

22AndδὲdeG1161it came topassἘγένετοEgenetoG1096, that thebeggarπτωχὸνptōchonG4434diedἀποθανεῖνapothaneinG599,andκαὶkaiG2532wascarriedἀπενεχθῆναιapenechthēnaiG667byὑπὸhupoG5259theangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32intoεἰςeisG1519Abraham’sἈβραάμ·AbraamG11bosomκόλπονkolponG2859: the richmanπλούσιοςplousiosG4145alsoδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599,andκαὶkaiG2532wasburiedἐτάφη.etaphēG2290;

23AndκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722hellᾅδῃhadēG86he liftedupἐπάραςeparasG1869hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225inἐνenG1722tormentsβασάνοιςbasanoisG931, andseethὁρᾷhoraG3708AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11afarμακρόθενmakrothenG3113offἀπὸapoG575,andκαὶkaiG2532LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846bosomκόλποιςkolpoisG2859.

24Andκαὶ αὐτὸςkai autosG2532 G846hecriedφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455andsaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,FatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11, havemercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653onmeG3165,andκαὶkaiG2532sendπέμψονpempsonG3992LazarusΛάζαρονLazaronG2976,thatἵναinaG2443he maydipβάψῃbapsēG911thetipἄκρονakronG206ofhisαὐτοῦautouG846fingerδακτύλουdaktulouG1147inwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204,andκαὶkaiG2532coolκαταψύξῃkatapsuxēG2711myG3450tongueγλῶσσάνglōssanG1100;forὅτιhotiG3754I amtormentedὀδυνῶμαιodunōmaiG3600inἐνenG1722thisG5026flameφλογὶphlogiG5395.

25ButδὲdeG1161AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11saidΕἶπενEipenG2036,Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,rememberG3415thatὅτιhotiG3754thouG4771inἐνenG1722thyG4675lifetimeζωῇzōēaG2222didstreceiveἀπέλαβεςapelabesG618thyG4675goodthingsἀγαθάagathaG18,andκαὶkaiG2532likewiseὁμοίωςhomoiōsG3668LazarusΛάζαροςLazarosG2976evilthingsκακά.kakaG2556:butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568 G3592he iscomfortedπαρακαλεῖται,parakaleitaiG3870,andδὲdeG1161thouG4771arttormentedὀδυνᾶσαι.odunasaiG3600.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532besidesG1909allπᾶσινpasinG3956thisG5125,betweenμεταξὺmetaxuG3342usG2257andκαὶkaiG2532youG5216thereisG4741agreatμέγαmegaG3173gulfχάσμαchasmaG5490fixedG4741: sothatὅπωςhopōsG3704they whowouldθέλοντεςthelontesG2309passδιαβῆναιdiabēnaiG1224fromhereG1782toπρὸςprosG4314youG5209cannotμὴ δύνωνταιmē dunōntaiG3361 G1410;neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366can theypassδιαπερῶσιν.¶diaperōsinG1276toπρὸςprosG4314usG2248, that would come fromthereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564.

27Thenδέ·deG1161hesaidΕἶπενEipenG2036, IprayἐρωτῶerōtōG2065theeG4571thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,fatherπάτερ,paterG3962,thatἵναinaG2443thou wouldestsendπέμψῃςpempsēsG3992himαὐτὸνautonG846toεἰςeisG1519myG3450father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseοἶκονoikonG3624:

28ForγὰρgarG1063IhaveἔχωechōG2192fiveπέντεpenteG4002brethrenἀδελφούς·adelphousG80;thatὅπωςhopōsG3704he maytestifyδιαμαρτύρηταιdiamarturētaiG1263tothemαὐτοῖςautoisG846,lestG3363theyαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532comeἔλθωσινelthōsinG2064intoεἰςeisG1519thisG5126placeτόπονtoponG5117oftormentβασάνου.¶basanouG931.

29AbrahamἈβραάμ·AbraamG11saithΛέγειLegeiG3004tohimG846, TheyhaveἔχουσινechousinG2192MosesΜωϋσέαMōuseaG3475andκαὶkaiG2532theprophetsπροφήτας·prophētasG4396; let themhearἀκουσάτωσανakousatōsanG191themG846.

30AndδὲdeG1161hesaidεἶπεν·eipenG2036,Nayοὐχί,ouchiG3780,fatherπάτερpaterG3962AbrahamἈβραάμ,AbraamG11:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifἐάνeanG1437oneτιςtisG5100wentπορευθῇporeuthēaG4198toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς,autousG846fromἀπὸapoG575thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498, they willrepentμετανοήσουσιν.metanoēsousinG3340.

31AndδὲdeG1161hesaidεἶπενeipenG2036tohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,IfεἰeiG1487theyhearἀκούουσιν,akouousinG191notοὐκoukG3756MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475andκαὶkaiG2532theprophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396,neitherοὐδ᾽oud᾽G3761will they bepersuadedπεισθήσονται.¶peisthēsontaiG3982,thoughἐάνeanG1437oneτιςtisG5100roseἀναστῇanastēaG450fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.

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