| 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. |
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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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6 | 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. |
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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. |
| 9 | 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. |
| 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. |
| 11 |
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. |
| 15 | 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. |
| 19 | There was a certain rich man,
which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every
day: |
| 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; |
| 23 | And in hell he lift up his eyes, being
in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. |
| 24 | 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. |
| 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. |
| 31 | And he said
unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be
persuaded, though one rose from the dead. |
