Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
Jesus
also said to His disciples, “
There was a rich man whose
manager was accused
of
wasting his possessions.
He
also said to his disciples, "
There was a certain
rich man who
had
a
manager .
An
accusation
was made
to
him
that
this
man
was
wasting his possessions.
So
he called him in
to ask
, ‘
What is this I hear about you? Turn
in
an account
of your management, for you cannot
be manager any
longer
. ’
He called him ,
and
said
to him
, '
What is this that
I hear about you? Give
an accounting
of your management, for you can
no
longer
be manager. '
The manager said to
himself, ‘
What shall
I do, now
that my master
is taking away my
position? I am
too
weak
to dig and
too
ashamed to beg.
"
The manager said within
himself, '
What will
I do, seeing
that my lord
is taking away the
management
position from
me
? I don't
have
strength
to dig .
I
am
ashamed to beg.
I know what I will do, so that after
my
removal
from management, people
will
welcome
me into their homes
. ’
I know what I will do, so that when
I
am
removed
from management, they
may
receive
me into their houses
. '
And
he
called
in
each one of his master’s
debtors .
‘
How much do you owe my master
? ’
he
asked
the
first.
Calling
each one of his lord's
debtors to
him,
he
said
to
the
first,
'
How much do you owe to
my lord
? '
‘
A hundred measures
of olive
oil ,’
he
answered
. ‘
Take your bill, ’
said
the
manager.
‘
Sit down quickly ,
and write fifty. ’
He
said,
'
A hundred batos
of oil. '
He
said
to
him,
'
Take your bill, and
sit down quickly and write fifty. '
Then he asked
another, ‘And
how much do you owe? ’
‘
A hundred measures
of wheat ,’
he
replied
. ‘
Take your bill and write eighty ,’
he
told
him
.
Then said
he to
another, '
How much do you owe? '
He
said,
'
A hundred cors
of wheat. '
He
said
to
him,
'
Take your bill ,
and write eighty. '
The
master
commended the dishonest manager because he had acted
shrewdly.
For the sons
of this age
are more
shrewd
in dealing
with
their own kind
than are
the sons
of light.
"His
lord
commended the dishonest manager because he had done
wisely,
for the children
of this world
are ,
in their own generation,
wiser
than the children
of the
light.
I tell you, use
worldly
wealth
to
make friends
for yourselves, so that when it
is
gone
, they will
welcome
you into eternal dwellings
.
I tell you, make for yourselves friends
by
means
of
unrighteous
mammon
, so that when you
fail
, they may
receive
you into the
eternal tents
.
Whoever
is faithful with
very little will
also
be
faithful with
much ,
and
whoever
is dishonest with
very little will
also be
dishonest with
much.
He
who
is faithful in
a
very little is
faithful also
in
much .
He
who
is dishonest in
a
very little is
also dishonest in
much.
So
if you have not been faithful with
worldly
wealth
, who will entrust
you
with
true riches?
If therefore
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 with
the
belongings
of
another
, who will give you belongings
of
your own?
If you have not been faithful in
that
which
is
another's
, who will give you that
which
is
your own?
No servant can serve two masters .
Either he will hate the one and love the other ,
or he will be
devoted
to the
one and despise the other. You cannot
serve both
God and money
. ”
No servant can serve two masters ,
for
either he will hate the one ,
and love the other ;
or else
he will hold
to one ,
and despise the other. You aren't
able
to
serve God and mammon
. "
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of
this
and were
scoffing
at Jesus
.
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also
heard all these
things,
and they
scoffed
at him
.
So
He said to them, “
You are the
ones
who justify yourselves before
men, but God knows your hearts. For what
is prized
among men is detestable
before
God.
He said to them, "
You are those
who justify yourselves in
the
sight
of
men, but God knows your hearts. For that
which
is exalted
among men is an
abomination
in
the
sight
of
God.
The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed
until John. Since
that time ,
the gospel of the kingdom of God is being
preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
The law and the prophets were until John. From
that time the Gospel of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a
single
stroke of a pen to
drop
out
of
the Law.
But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away ,
than for one
tiny
stroke of a pen in
the law to
fall
.
Anyone
who divorces his wife and marries another woman
commits adultery ,
and
he who marries a
divorced woman
commits adultery.
Everyone
who divorces his wife ,
and marries another ,
commits adultery .
He who marries one
who
is
divorced from
a
husband
commits adultery.
Now there was a rich man dressed
in purple and fine linen, who
lived
each
day
in joyous
splendor
.
"
Now there was a certain
rich man ,
and
he
was
clothed
in purple and fine linen, living
in luxury
every
day
.
And
a beggar named Lazarus lay
at his gate, covered
with
sores
A certain
beggar ,
named Lazarus ,
was
laid
at his gate, full
of
sores ,
and longing
to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s
table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
and desiring
to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's
table. Yes,
even the dogs came and licked his sores.
One
day
the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s
side
. And
the rich man also died and was buried.
It
happened
that
the beggar died ,
and that
he
was carried away
by the angels to Abraham's
bosom
. The rich man also died ,
and was buried.
In Hades, where
he was
in torment, he
looked
up
and saw Abraham from
afar
, with
Lazarus by
his side
.
In Hades, he lifted
up
his
eyes,
being
in torment, and saw Abraham far
off
, and
Lazarus at
his bosom
.
So
he cried out
, ‘
Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to
dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue .
For I am in agony
in this fire
. ’
He cried and
said
, '
Father Abraham, have mercy on me ,
and send Lazarus ,
that
he
may
dip the tip of his finger in water ,
and cool my tongue !
For I am in anguish
in this flame
. '
But Abraham answered
, ‘Child
, remember that during
your lifetime you
received your good things, while
Lazarus received
bad things. But now he is comforted here,
while
you are in agony
.
"
But Abraham said
, 'Son
, remember that you,
in
your lifetime ,
received your good things, and
Lazarus ,
in
like
manner,
bad things. But now here
he is comforted and
you are in anguish
.
And
besides all this, a
great
chasm
has
been
fixed
between us and you, so
that even
those who wish
cannot
cross
from here to you, nor
can
anyone
cross from there to us. ’
Besides all this, between us and you there
is
a
great
gulf
fixed
, that those who want
to
pass
from here to you are
not
able
, and
that
none
may
cross over
from there to us. '
‘Then
I beg
you, father, ’
he
said,
‘
send Lazarus
to my father’s
house ,
"He
said,
'
I ask
you therefore
, father, that
you
would
send him
to my father's
house ;
for I have five brothers .
Let
him
warn
them, so that
they will
not
also end
up
in
this place of torment. ’
for I have five brothers ,
that
he
may
testify
to
them, so they won't
also come
into
this place of torment. '
But Abraham replied
, ‘
They have Moses and the prophets ;
let your
brothers
listen to them. ’
"
But Abraham said
to
him
, '
They have Moses and the prophets .
Let them
listen to them. '
‘
No, father Abraham, ’
he
said,
‘
but if someone
is
sent
to them from the dead, they will repent. ’
"He
said,
'
No, father Abraham, but if one
goes
to them from the dead, they will repent. '
Then
Abraham
said to him, ‘
If they do
not
listen to Moses and the prophets, they
will not
be persuaded even
if someone
rises from the dead. ’”
"He
said to him, '
If they don't
listen to Moses and the prophets, neither
will they
be persuaded if one
rises from the dead. '"
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