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| 1And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. | 1Jesus told his disciples: "There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. |
| 2And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. | 2So he called him in and asked him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.' |
| 3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. | 3"The manager said to himself, 'What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg-- |
| 4I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. | 4I know what I'll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.' |
| 5So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? | 5"So he called in each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' |
| 6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. | 6"'Nine hundred gallons of olive oil,' he replied. "The manager told him, 'Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred and fifty.' |
| 7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. | 7"Then he asked the second, 'And how much do you owe?' "'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he replied. "He told him, 'Take your bill and make it eight hundred.' |
| 8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. | 8"The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light. |
| 9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. | 9I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. |
| 10He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. | 10"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. |
| 11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? | 11So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? |
| 12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own? | 12And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you property of your own? |
| 13No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. | 13"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." |
| 14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. | 14The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus. |
| 15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. | 15He said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God's sight. |
| 16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. | 16"The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it. |
| 17And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. | 17It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. |
| 18Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery. | 18"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. |
| 19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: | 19"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. |
| 20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, | 20At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores |
| 21And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. | 21and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. |
| 22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; | 22"The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. |
| 23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. | 23In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. |
| 24And 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 tormented in this flame. | 24So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' |
| 25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. | 25"But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. |
| 26And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. | 26And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.' |
| 27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: | 27"He answered, 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, |
| 28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. | 28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.' |
| 29Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. | 29"Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.' |
| 30And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. | 30"'No, father Abraham,' he said, 'but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.' |
| 31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. | 31"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'" |
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