Luke 16

1 He also said to his disciples, “There|strong="G2532" was|strong="G1510" a|strong="G2192" certain|strong="G5100" rich|strong="G4145" man|strong="G5100" who|strong="G3739" had|strong="G2192" a|strong="G2192" manager|strong="G3623". An|strong="G2192" accusation was|strong="G1510" made|strong="G1161" to|strong="G4314" him|strong="G3588" that|strong="G3739" this|strong="G3778" man|strong="G5100" was|strong="G1510" wasting his|strong="G2192" possessions|strong="G5225". 2 He|strong="G2532" called|strong="G3004" him|strong="G3588", and|strong="G2532" said|strong="G3004" to|strong="G2532" him|strong="G3588", ‘What|strong="G5101" is|strong="G3588" this|strong="G3778" that|strong="G3588" I|strong="G2532" hear|strong="G5101" about|strong="G4012" you|strong="G4771"? Give|strong="G3004" an|strong="G2532" accounting|strong="G3056" of|strong="G4012" your|strong="G2532" management|strong="G3622", for|strong="G1063" you|strong="G4771" can|strong="G1410" no|strong="G3756" longer|strong="G2089" be|strong="G2532" manager|strong="G3621".’ 3 “The|strong="G1722" manager|strong="G3623" said|strong="G3004" within|strong="G1722" himself|strong="G1438", ‘What|strong="G5101" will|strong="G5101" I|strong="G1473" do|strong="G4160", seeing|strong="G3754" that|strong="G3754" my|strong="G1722" lord|strong="G2962" is|strong="G3588" taking away the|strong="G1722" management|strong="G3622" position from|strong="G3756" me|strong="G1473"? I|strong="G1473" don’t|strong="G3588" have|strong="G1473" strength|strong="G2480" to|strong="G3004" dig|strong="G4626". I|strong="G1473" am|strong="G1473" ashamed to|strong="G3004" beg|strong="G1871". 4 I|strong="G1473" know|strong="G1097" what|strong="G5101" I|strong="G1473" will|strong="G5101" do|strong="G4160", so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G2443" when|strong="G3752" I|strong="G1473" am|strong="G1473" removed|strong="G3179" from|strong="G1537" management|strong="G3622", they|strong="G3588" may|strong="G2443" receive|strong="G1209" me|strong="G1473" into|strong="G1519" their|strong="G1438" houses|strong="G3624".’ 5 Calling|strong="G4341" each|strong="G1538" one|strong="G1520" of|strong="G2532" his|strong="G1438" lord|strong="G2962"’s|strong="G2962" debtors|strong="G5533" to|strong="G2532" him|strong="G3588", he|strong="G2532" said|strong="G3004" to|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" first|strong="G4413", ‘How|strong="G4214" much|strong="G4214" do|strong="G2532" you|strong="G3004" owe|strong="G3784" to|strong="G2532" my|strong="G1473" lord|strong="G2962"?’ 6 He|strong="G2532" said|strong="G3004", ‘A|strong="G2532" hundred|strong="G1540" batos of|strong="G2532" oil|strong="G1637".’ He|strong="G2532" said|strong="G3004" to|strong="G2532" him|strong="G3588", ‘Take|strong="G1209" your|strong="G2532" bill|strong="G1121", and|strong="G2532" sit|strong="G2523" down|strong="G2523" quickly|strong="G5030" and|strong="G2532" write|strong="G1125" fifty|strong="G4004".’ 7 Then|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" said|strong="G3004" to|strong="G2532" another|strong="G2087", ‘How|strong="G4214" much|strong="G4214" do|strong="G2532" you|strong="G4771" owe|strong="G3784"?’ He|strong="G2532" said|strong="G3004", ‘A|strong="G2532" hundred|strong="G1540" cors of|strong="G2532" wheat|strong="G4621".’ He|strong="G2532" said|strong="G3004" to|strong="G2532" him|strong="G3588", ‘Take|strong="G1209" your|strong="G2532" bill|strong="G1121", and|strong="G2532" write|strong="G1125" eighty|strong="G3589".’ 8 “His|strong="G1438" lord|strong="G2962" commended|strong="G1867" the|strong="G2532" dishonest manager|strong="G3623" because|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" had|strong="G2532" done|strong="G4160" wisely|strong="G5430", for|strong="G3754" the|strong="G2532" children|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" this|strong="G3778" world are|strong="G1510", in|strong="G1519" their|strong="G1438" own|strong="G1438" generation|strong="G1074", wiser|strong="G5429" than|strong="G5228" the|strong="G2532" children|strong="G5207" of|strong="G5207" the|strong="G2532" light|strong="G5457". 9 I|strong="G1473" tell|strong="G3004" you|strong="G5210", make|strong="G4160" for|strong="G1519" yourselves|strong="G1438" friends|strong="G5384" by|strong="G1537" means|strong="G3004" of|strong="G1537" unrighteous mammon|strong="G3126", so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G2443" when|strong="G3752" you|strong="G5210" fail|strong="G1587", they|strong="G2532" may|strong="G2532" receive|strong="G1209" you|strong="G5210" into|strong="G1519" the|strong="G2532" eternal tents|strong="G4633". 10 He|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" faithful|strong="G4103" in|strong="G1722" a|strong="G2532" very|strong="G4183" little|strong="G1646" is|strong="G1510" faithful|strong="G4103" also|strong="G2532" in|strong="G1722" much|strong="G4183". He|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" dishonest in|strong="G1722" a|strong="G2532" very|strong="G4183" little|strong="G1646" is|strong="G1510" also|strong="G2532" dishonest in|strong="G1722" much|strong="G4183". 11 If|strong="G1487" therefore|strong="G3767" you|strong="G5210" have|strong="G1096" not|strong="G3756" been|strong="G1096" faithful|strong="G4103" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" unrighteous mammon|strong="G3126", who|strong="G5101" will|strong="G5101" commit|strong="G3756" to|strong="G1722" your|strong="G1487" trust|strong="G4100" the|strong="G1722" true|strong="G4103" riches? 12 If|strong="G1487" you|strong="G5210" have|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3756" been|strong="G1096" faithful|strong="G4103" in|strong="G1722" that|strong="G3588" which|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" another|strong="G3588"’s, who|strong="G5101" will|strong="G5101" give|strong="G1325" you|strong="G5210" that|strong="G3588" which|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" your|strong="G5212" own? 13 No|strong="G3756" servant|strong="G3610" can|strong="G1410" serve|strong="G1398" two|strong="G1417" masters|strong="G2962", for|strong="G1063" either|strong="G2228" he|strong="G2532" will|strong="G2316" hate|strong="G3404" the|strong="G2532" one|strong="G1520" and|strong="G2532" love the|strong="G2532" other|strong="G2087"; or|strong="G2228" else|strong="G2228" he|strong="G2532" will|strong="G2316" hold to|strong="G2532" one|strong="G1520" and|strong="G2532" despise|strong="G2706" the|strong="G2532" other|strong="G2087". You|strong="G2532" aren’t|strong="G3588" able|strong="G1410" to|strong="G2532" serve|strong="G1398" God|strong="G2316" and|strong="G2532" Mammon|strong="G3126".” 14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him. 15 He said to them, “You|strong="G5210" are|strong="G1510" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" justify|strong="G1344" yourselves|strong="G1438" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" sight|strong="G1799" of|strong="G2316" men|strong="G3588", but|strong="G1161" God|strong="G2316" knows|strong="G1097" your|strong="G2532" hearts|strong="G2588". For|strong="G3754" that|strong="G3754" which|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" exalted|strong="G5308" among|strong="G1722" men|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" an|strong="G2532" abomination in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" sight|strong="G1799" of|strong="G2316" God|strong="G2316". 16 “The|strong="G2532" law|strong="G3551" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" prophets|strong="G4396" were|strong="G3588" until|strong="G3360" John|strong="G2491". From|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3588" time|strong="G5119" the|strong="G2532" Good|strong="G2097" News|strong="G2097" of|strong="G2532" God|strong="G2316"’s Kingdom is|strong="G3588" preached|strong="G2097", and|strong="G2532" everyone|strong="G3956" is|strong="G3588" forcing his|strong="G1438" way|strong="G3956" into|strong="G1519" it|strong="G2532". 17 But|strong="G1161" it|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" easier|strong="G2123" for|strong="G1161" heaven|strong="G3772" and|strong="G2532" earth|strong="G1093" to|strong="G2532" pass|strong="G3928" away|strong="G3928" than|strong="G2228" for|strong="G1161" one|strong="G1520" tiny stroke|strong="G2762" of|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" pen in|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" law|strong="G3551" to|strong="G2532" fall|strong="G4098". 18 “Everyone|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3588" divorces his|strong="G3956" wife|strong="G1135" and|strong="G2532" marries|strong="G1060" another|strong="G2087" commits|strong="G3431" adultery|strong="G3431". He|strong="G2532" who|strong="G3588" marries|strong="G1060" one|strong="G3956" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G3588" divorced from|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" husband commits|strong="G3431" adultery|strong="G3431". 19 “Now|strong="G1161" there|strong="G2532" was|strong="G1510" a|strong="G2532" certain|strong="G5100" rich|strong="G4145" man|strong="G5100", and|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" was|strong="G1510" clothed in|strong="G2596" purple|strong="G4209" and|strong="G2532" fine|strong="G2532" linen|strong="G1040", living|strong="G2165" in|strong="G2596" luxury every|strong="G2596" day|strong="G2250". 20 A|strong="G1161" certain|strong="G5100" beggar|strong="G4434", named|strong="G3686" Lazarus|strong="G2976", was|strong="G3588" taken to|strong="G4314" his|strong="G4314" gate|strong="G4440", full of|strong="G3686" sores|strong="G1669", 21 and|strong="G2532" desiring|strong="G1937" to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" fed|strong="G5526" with|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" crumbs that|strong="G3588" fell|strong="G4098" from|strong="G2064" the|strong="G2532" rich|strong="G4145" man|strong="G4145"’s table|strong="G5132". Yes, even|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" dogs|strong="G2965" came|strong="G2064" and|strong="G2532" licked his|strong="G2532" sores|strong="G1668". 22 The|strong="G2532" beggar|strong="G4434" died|strong="G3588", and|strong="G2532" he|strong="G2532" was|strong="G1096" carried|strong="G2532" away by|strong="G5259" the|strong="G2532" angels to|strong="G1519" Abraham’s bosom|strong="G2859". The|strong="G2532" rich|strong="G4145" man|strong="G4145" also|strong="G2532" died|strong="G3588" and|strong="G2532" was|strong="G1096" buried|strong="G2290". 23 In|strong="G1722" Hades, he|strong="G2532" lifted|strong="G1869" up|strong="G1869" his|strong="G1722" eyes|strong="G3788", being|strong="G5225" in|strong="G1722" torment, and|strong="G2532" saw|strong="G3708" Abraham far|strong="G3113" off|strong="G3113", and|strong="G2532" Lazarus|strong="G2976" at|strong="G1722" his|strong="G1722" bosom|strong="G2859". 24 He|strong="G2532" cried|strong="G5455" and|strong="G2532" said|strong="G3004", ‘Father|strong="G3962" Abraham, have|strong="G2532" mercy|strong="G1653" on|strong="G1722" me|strong="G1473", and|strong="G2532" send|strong="G3992" Lazarus|strong="G2976", that|strong="G3754" he|strong="G2532" may|strong="G2532" dip the|strong="G1722" tip of|strong="G2532" his|strong="G1722" finger|strong="G1147" in|strong="G1722" water|strong="G5204" and|strong="G2532" cool|strong="G2711" my|strong="G1722" tongue|strong="G1100"! For|strong="G3754" I|strong="G1473" am|strong="G1473" in|strong="G1722" anguish in|strong="G1722" this|strong="G3778" flame|strong="G5395".’ 25 “But|strong="G1161" Abraham said|strong="G3004", ‘Son|strong="G5043", remember|strong="G3403" that|strong="G3754" you|strong="G4771", in|strong="G1722" your|strong="G2532" lifetime|strong="G2222", received your|strong="G2532" good|strong="G3588" things|strong="G3588", and|strong="G2532" Lazarus|strong="G2976", in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" same|strong="G3668" way|strong="G3668", bad|strong="G2556" things|strong="G3588". But|strong="G1161" here|strong="G5602" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G3588" now|strong="G1161" comforted|strong="G3870" and|strong="G2532" you|strong="G4771" are|strong="G3588" in|strong="G1722" anguish. 26 Besides|strong="G2532" all|strong="G3956" this|strong="G3778", between|strong="G3342" us|strong="G2249" and|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" there|strong="G2532" is|strong="G3588" a|strong="G2532" great|strong="G3173" gulf|strong="G5490" fixed|strong="G4741", that|strong="G3588" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" want|strong="G2309" to|strong="G4314" pass|strong="G1224" from|strong="G2532" here|strong="G1759" to|strong="G4314" you|strong="G5210" are|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3361" able|strong="G1410", and|strong="G2532" that|strong="G3588" no|strong="G3361" one|strong="G3956" may|strong="G2532" cross|strong="G1276" over|strong="G1276" from|strong="G2532" there|strong="G2532" to|strong="G4314" us|strong="G2249".’ 27 “He|strong="G1161" said|strong="G3004", ‘I|strong="G1473" ask|strong="G2065" you|strong="G4771" therefore|strong="G3767", father|strong="G3962", that|strong="G2443" you|strong="G4771" would send|strong="G3992" him|strong="G3588" to|strong="G1519" my|strong="G1473" father|strong="G3962"’s house|strong="G3624"— 28 for|strong="G1063" I|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2192" five|strong="G4002" brothers—that|strong="G2443" he|strong="G2532" may|strong="G2532" testify|strong="G1263" to|strong="G1519" them|strong="G3588", so|strong="G2443" they|strong="G2532" won’t|strong="G3588" also|strong="G2532" come|strong="G2064" into|strong="G1519" this|strong="G3778" place|strong="G5117" of|strong="G2532" torment.’ 29 “But|strong="G1161" Abraham said|strong="G3004" to|strong="G2532" him|strong="G3588", ‘They|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2192" Moses|strong="G3475" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" prophets|strong="G4396". Let|strong="G1161" them|strong="G3588" listen to|strong="G2532" them|strong="G3588".’ 30 “He|strong="G1161" said|strong="G3004", ‘No|strong="G3780", father|strong="G3962" Abraham, but|strong="G1161" if|strong="G1437" one|strong="G5100" goes|strong="G4198" to|strong="G4314" them|strong="G3588" from|strong="G3588" the|strong="G1161" dead|strong="G3498", they|strong="G1161" will|strong="G5100" repent|strong="G3340".’ 31 “He|strong="G2532" said|strong="G3004" to|strong="G2532" him|strong="G3588", ‘If|strong="G1487" they|strong="G2532" don’t|strong="G3588" listen|strong="G3982" to|strong="G2532" Moses|strong="G3475" and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" prophets|strong="G4396", neither|strong="G3761" will|strong="G2532" they|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" persuaded|strong="G3982" if|strong="G1487" one|strong="G5100" rises from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G2532" dead|strong="G3498".’”