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Chapter 16 |
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1 | And 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. |
| 2 | And 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. |
| 3 | Then 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. |
| 4 | I am resolved
what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me
into their houses. |
| 5 | So he called every one of his lord's debtors
unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? |
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And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill,
and sit down quickly, and write fifty. |
| 7 | Then 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. |
| 8 | And 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. |
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And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of
unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting
habitations. |
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10 | He 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. |
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If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous
mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? |
| 12 | And if ye
have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that
which is your own? |
| 13 | No 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. |
| 14 | And the
Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided
him. |
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And 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. |
| 16 | The law and
the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached,
and every man presseth into it. |
| 17 | And it is easier for heaven
and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. |
| 18 | Whosoever
putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever
marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery. |
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There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and
fared sumptuously every day: |
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20 | And there was a certain beggar named
Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, |
| 21 | And desiring
to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the
dogs came and licked his sores. |
| 22 | And 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; |
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23 | And in hell he lift up his eyes, being
in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. |
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And 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. |
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25 | But 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. |
| 26 | And
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. |
| 27 | Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father,
that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: |
| 28 | For I have
five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this
place of torment. |
| 29 | Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and
the prophets; let them hear them. |
| 30 | And he said, Nay, father
Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. |
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And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will
they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. |
