NASB — Luke 16 — KJV

The Unrighteous Steward

1 Now° He was also° saying° to the disciples°, “There was a rich° man° who° had° a manager°, and this° [manager] was Ireported° to him as asquandering° his possessions°. 2 And he called° him and said° to him, ‘What° is this° I hear° about° you? Give° an accounting° of your management°, for you can° no° longer° be manager°.’ 3 The manager° said° to himself°, ‘What° shall I do°, since° my Imaster° is taking° the management° away° from me? I am° not strong° enough° to dig°; I am ashamed° to beg°. 4 I know° what° I shall do°, so° that when° I am removed° from the management° people will welcome° me into their homes°.’ 5 And he summoned° each° one° of his Imaster’s° debtors°, and he [began] saying° to the first°, ‘How° much° do you owe° my master°?’ 6 And he said°, ‘A hundred° Imeasures° of oil°.’ And he said° to him, ‘Take° your bill°, and sit° down° quickly° and write° fifty°.’ 7 Then° he said° to another°, ‘And how° much° do you owe°?’ And he said°, ‘A hundred° Imeasures° of wheat°.’ He *said° to him, ‘Take° your bill°, and write° eighty°.’ 8 And his Imaster° praised° the unrighteous° manager° because° he had acted° shrewdly°; for the sons° of athis° age° are more° shrewd° in relation° to their own° IIkind° than° the bsons° of light°. 9 And I say° to you, amake° friends° for yourselves° by means° of the Ibwealth° of unrighteousness°, so° that when° it fails°, cthey will receive° you into the eternal° dwellings°.

[1] IOr accused aLk 15:13
[3] IOr lord
[5] IOr lord’s
[6] IGr baths, a Heb unit of measure equaling about 7 1/2 gal.
[7] IGr kors, one kor equals between 10 and 12 bu
[8] IOr lord IILit generation aMt 12:32; Lk 20:34 bJn 12:36; Ep 5:8; 1Th 5:5
[9] IGr mamonas, for Aram mamon (mammon); i.e. wealth, etc., personified as an object of worship aMt 19:21; Lk 11:41; 12:33 bMt 6:24; Lk 16:11, 13 cLk 16:4

10aHe who is faithful° in a very° little° thing° is faithful° also° in much°; and he who is unrighteous° in a very° little° thing° is unrighteous° also° in much°. 11 Therefore° if° you have not been° faithful° in the [use of] unrighteous° Iawealth°, who° will entrust° the true° [riches] to you? 12 And if° you have not been° faithful° in [the use of] that which is another’s°, who° will give° you that which is your own? 13 aNo° Iservant° can° serve° two° masters°; for either° he will hate° the one° and love° the other°, or° else° he will be devoted° to one° and despise° the other°. You cannot°° serve° God° and IIbwealth°.”

[10] aMt 25:21, 23
[11] IGr mamonas, for Aram mamon (mammon); i.e. wealth, etc., personified as an object of worship aLk 16:9
[13] IOr house-servant IIGr mamonas, for Aram mamon (mammon); i.e. wealth, etc., personified as an object of worship aMt 6:24 bLk 16:9

14 ¶ Now° the Pharisees°, who were alovers° of money°, were listening° to all° these° things° and bwere scoffing° at Him. 15 And He said° to them, “You are those° who ajustify° yourselves° Iin the sight° of men°, but bGod° knows° your hearts°; for that which is highly° esteemed° among° men° is detestable° Iin the sight° of God°.

[14] a2Ti 3:2 bLk 23:35
[15] ILit before aLk 10:29; 18:9, 14 b1S 16:7; Pv 21:2; Ac 1:24; Ro 8:27

16aThe Law° and the Prophets° [were proclaimed] until° John°; since° that time° bthe gospel° of the kingdom° of God° Ihas been preached°, and everyone° is forcing° his way° into it. 17 aBut it is easier° for heaven° and earth° to pass° away° than° for one° Istroke° of a letter° of the Law° to fail°.

[16] ILit is preached aMt 11:12f bMt 4:23
[17] II.e. projection of a letter (serif) aMt 5:18

18aEveryone° who Idivorces° his wife° and marries° another° commits° adultery°, and he who marries° one who is IIdivorced° from a husband° commits° adultery°.

[18] IOr sends away IIOr sent away aMt 5:32; 1Co 7:10, 11

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19“Now° there was a rich° man°, and he habitually dressed° in purple° and fine° linen°, joyously° living° in splendor° every° day°. 20 And a poor° man° named° Lazarus° awas laid° at his gate°, covered° with sores°, 21 and longing° to be fed° with the [crumbs] which were falling° from the rich° man’s° table°; besides°, even° the dogs° were coming° and licking° his sores°. 22 Now° the poor° man° died° and was carried° away° by the angels° to aAbraham’s° bosom°; and the rich° man° also° died° and was buried°. 23 In aHades° he lifted° up his eyes°, being° in torment°, and *saw° Abraham° far° away°° and Lazarus° in his bosom°. 24 And he cried° out and said°, ‘aFather° Abraham°, have° mercy° on me, and send° Lazarus° so° that he may dip° the tip° of his finger° in water° and cool° off my tongue°, for I am° in agony° in bthis° flame°.’ 25 But Abraham° said°, ‘Child°, remember° that aduring° your life° you received° your good° things°, and likewise° Lazarus° bad° things°; but now° he is being comforted° here°, and you are in agony°. 26 And Ibesides° all° this°, between° us and you there is a great° chasm° fixed°, so° that those° who wish° to come° over° from here° to you will not be able°, and [that] none° may cross° over° from there° to us.’ 27 And he said°, ‘Then° I beg° you, father°, that you send° him to my father’s° house° 28 for I have° five° brothers°—in order° that he may awarn° them, so° that they will not also° come° to this° place° of torment°.’ 29 But Abraham° *said°, ‘They have° aMoses° and the Prophets°; let them hear° them.’ 30 But he said°, ‘No°, afather° Abraham°, but if° someone° goes° to them from the dead°, they will repent°!’ 31 But he 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°.’”

[20] aAc 3:2
[22] aJn 1:18; 13:23
[23] aMt 11:23
[24] aLk 3:8; 16:30; 19:9 bMt 25:41
[25] aLk 6:24
[26] ILit in all these things
[28] aAc 2:40; 8:25; 10:42; 18:5; 20:21ff; 23:11; 28:23; Ga 5:3; Ep 4:17; 1Th 2:11; 4:6
[29] aLk 4:17; Jn 5:45-47; Ac 15:21
[30] aLk 3:8; 16:24; 19:9


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The parable of the unjust steward.

1 ¶ Andº he saidºª alsoº untoº hisº disciples,º There wasºª a certainº richº man,º whichº hadºª a steward;º andº the sameº was accusedºª unto himº thatº he had wastedºª his¹² goods.ºª 2 Andº he calledºª him,º and saidºª unto him,º Howº is it that I hearºª thisº ofº thee?º giveºª an accountº of thyº stewardship;º forº thou mayest² be¹ª no¹ longer¹ steward.ºª²² 3 Thenº the² stewardº saidºª withinº himself,º Whatº shall I do?ºª forº myº lordº taketh awayºª fromº meº the² stewardship:º I cannotººª dig;ºª to begºª I am ashamed.ºª 4 I am resolvedºª whatº to do,ºª that,º whenº I am put outºª of the² stewardship,º they may receiveºª meº intoº their¹² houses.º 5 Soº he calledºª everyº oneº of hisº lord'sº debtorsº [unto him], and saidºª unto the² first,º How muchº owest² thou¹ª unto myº lord?º 6 Andº he² said,ºª An hundredº measuresº of oil.º Andº he saidºª unto him,º Takeºª thyº bill,º andº sit downºª quickly,º and writeºª fifty.º 7 Then¹² said² he¹ª to another,º Andº how muchº owestºª thou?º Andº he² said,ºª An hundredº measuresº of wheat.º Andº he saidºª unto him,º Takeºª thyº bill,º andº writeºª fourscore.º 8 Andº the² lordº commendedºª the² unjustº steward,º becauseº he had doneºª wisely:º forº the² childrenº of thisº worldº areºª inº theirº generationº wiserº thanº the² childrenº of light.º 9 And Iº sayºª unto you,º Makeºª to yourselvesº friendsº ofº the² mammonº of unrighteousness;º that,º whenº ye fail,ºª they may receiveºª youº intoº everlastingº habitations.º 10 He that is faithfulº inº that which is leastº isºª faithfulº alsoº inº much:º andº he that is unjustº inº the leastº isºª unjustº alsoº inº much.º 11 Ifº thereforeº ye have¹ª notº beenºª faithfulº inº the² unrighteousº mammon,º whoº will commit¹ª to your¹ trustºª² the² trueº [riches]? 12 Andº ifº ye have¹ª notº beenºª faithfulº inº that which is another man's,º whoº shall giveºª youº that which is your own?º

[1] Gn 15:2; 43:19; 1Ch 28:1; Pv 18:9; Ho 2:8; Mt 18:23; 25:14; Lk 8:3; 12:42; 15:13, 30; 16:19; 19:20; 1Co 4:1; Tit 1:7; Jm 4:3; 1P 4:10.
[2] Gn 3:9; 4:9; 18:20; 1S 2:23; Ec 11:9; 12:14; Mt 12:36; Lk 12:20, 42; 19:21; Ro 14:12; 1Co 1:11; 4:2, 5; 2Co 5:10; 1Ti 4:14; 5:24; 1P 4:5, 10; Rv 20:12.
[3] Es 6:6; Pv 13:4; 15:19; 18:9; 19:15; 20:4; 21:25; 24:30; 26:13; 27:23; 29:21; Is 10:3; Jr 5:31; Ho 9:5; Mk 10:46; Lk 12:17; 16:20, 22; 18:4; Jn 9:8; Ac 3:2; 9:6; 2Th 3:11.
[4] Pv 30:9; Jr 4:22; Jm 3:15.
[5] Mt 18:24; Lk 7:41.
[6] Ezk 45:10; Lk 16:9, 12; Tit 2:10.
[7] So 8:11; Lk 20:9, 12.
[8] Gn 3:1; Ex 1:10; 2S 13:3; 2K 10:19; Ps 17:14; 49:10; Pv 6:6; Mt 17:26; Lk 16:4, 10; 18:6; 20:34; Jn 12:36; 1Co 3:18; Ep 5:8; Php 3:19; 1Th 5:5; 1P 2:9; 1Jn 3:10.
[9] Ps 73:26; Pv 19:17; 23:5; Ec 11:1; 12:3; Is 57:16; 58:7; Dn 4:27; Mt 6:19; 19:21; 25:35; Lk 11:41; 14:14; 16:11, 13; Ac 10:4, 31; 2Co 4:17; 5:1; 9:12; 1Ti 6:9, 17, 18; 2Ti 1:16; Jde 1:21.
[10] Mt 25:21; Lk 16:11; 19:17; Jn 12:6; 13:2, 27; He 3:2.
[11] Pv 8:18; Lk 12:33; 16:9; 18:22; Ep 3:8; Jm 2:5; Rv 3:18.
[12] 1Ch 29:14; Jb 1:21; Ezk 16:16; Ho 2:8; Mt 25:14; Lk 10:42; 19:13; Col 3:3; 1P 1:4.

13Noº servantº canºª serveºª twoº masters:º forº eitherº he will hateºª the² one,º andº loveºª the² other;º or elseº he will hold¹ª to² the one,º andº despiseºª the² other.º Ye cannotººª serveºª Godº andº mammon.º

[13] Jsh 24:15; Mt 4:10; 6:24; Lk 9:50; 11:23; 14:26; Ro 6:16; 8:5; Jm 4:4; 1Jn 2:15.

Christ reproveth the hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees.

14 Andº the² Phariseesº also,º who wereºª covetous,º heardºª allº these things:º andº they deridedºª him.º 15 Andº he saidºª unto them,º Yeº areºª they which justifyºª yourselvesº beforeº men;º butº Godº knowethºª yourº hearts:º forº that which is highly esteemedº amongº menº isºª abominationº in the sightº of God.º 16 The² lawº andº the² prophetsº [were] untilº John:º sinceº that timeº the² kingdomº of Godº is preached,ºª andº every manº pressethºª intoº it.º 17 Andº it isºª easierº for heavenº andº earthº to pass,ºª thanº oneº tittleº of the² lawº to fail.ºª 18 Whosoeverº putteth awayºª his¹² wife,º andº marriethºª another,º committeth adultery:ºª andº whosoeverº marriethºª her that is put awayºª fromº [her] husbandº committeth adultery.ºª

[14] Ps 35:15; 119:51; Is 53:3; 56:11; Jr 6:13; 8:10; 20:7; Ezk 22:25; 33:31; Mt 23:14; Lk 8:53; 12:15; 20:47; 23:35; He 11:36; 12:2.
[15] 1S 16:7; 1Ch 29:17; 2Ch 6:30; Ps 7:9; 10:3; 49:13, 18; 139:1; Pv 16:5; 20:6; Is 1:10; Jr 17:10; Am 5:21; Mal 3:15; Mt 6:2, 5, 16; 23:5, 25; Lk 10:29; 11:39; 18:11, 21; 20:20, 47; Jn 2:25; 21:17; Ac 1:18; 15:8; Ro 3:20; 1Co 4:5; Jm 2:21; 1P 3:4; 5:5; Rv 2:23.
[16] Mt 3:2; 4:17; 10:7; 11:9; 21:32; Mk 1:14, 45; Lk 7:26; 9:2; 10:9, 11; 16:29, 31; Jn 1:45; 11:48; 12:19; Ac 3:18, 24.
[17] Ps 102:25; Is 40:8; 51:6; Mt 5:18; Lk 21:33; Ro 3:31; 1P 1:25; 2P 3:10; Rv 20:11; 21:1, 4.
[18] Mt 5:32; 19:9; Mk 10:11; 1Co 7:4, 10.

The rich glutton, and Lazarus the beggar.

19¹ There² wasºª a certainº richº man,º whichº was clothedºª in purpleº andº fine linen,º and faredºª sumptuouslyº every¹ day:º² 20 Andº there wasºª a certainº beggarº namedº Lazarus,º whichº was laidºª atº hisº gate,º full of sores,ºª 21 Andº desiringºª to be fedºª withº the² crumbsº which¹ fellºª fromº the² rich man'sº table:º moreoverºº the² dogsº cameºª and lickedºª hisº sores.º 22 Andº it came to pass,ºª that the² beggarº died,ºª andº was² carriedºª byº the² angelsº intoº Abraham'sº bosom:º² the² rich manº alsoº¹ died,ºª andº was buried;ºª 23 Andº inº hellº he lift upºª his¹² eyes,º beingºª inº torments,º and seeth¹ª² Abrahamº afar¹ off,º² andº Lazarusº inº hisº bosom.º 24 Andº¹ he² criedºª and said,ºª Fatherº Abraham,º have mercyºª on me,º andº sendºª Lazarus,º thatº he may dipºª the² tipº of his¹² fingerº in water,º andº coolºª myº tongue;º forº I am tormentedºª inº thisº flame.º 25 Butº Abrahamº said,ºª Son,º rememberºª thatº thouº inº thyº lifetimeº receivedstºª thyº good things,º andº likewiseº Lazarusº evil things:º butº nowº¹ he² is comforted,ºª andº thouº art tormented.ºª 26 Andº besideº allº this,º betweenº usº andº youº there is¹ª a greatº gulfº fixed:ºª so thatº they which wouldºª passºª from henceº toº youº cannot;ººª neitherº can they passºª toº us,º that [would come] from thence.º 27 Thenº he said,ºª I prayºª theeº therefore,º father,º thatº thou wouldest sendºª himº toº myº father'sº house:º 28 Forº I haveºª fiveº brethren;º thatº he may testifyºª unto them,º lestº theyº alsoº comeºª intoº thisº placeº of torment.º 29 Abrahamº saithºª unto him,º They haveºª Mosesº andº the² prophets;º let them hearºª them.º 30 Andº he² said,ºª Nay,º fatherº Abraham:º butº ifº oneº wentºª untoº themº fromº the dead,º they will repent.ºª 31 Andº he saidºª unto him,º If¹ they hearºª notº Mosesº andº the² prophets,º neither¹² will they be persuaded,ºª thoughº² oneº roseºª fromº the dead.º

[19] Jg 8:26; Es 8:15; Jb 21:11; Ps 73:3; Ezk 16:13, 49; 27:7; Am 6:4; Mk 15:17, 20; Lk 12:16; 15:13; 16:1; 18:24; Jm 5:1; Rv 17:4; 18:7, 16.
[20] 1S 2:8; Jb 2:7; Ps 34:19; 73:14; Is 1:6; Jr 8:22; Lk 16:21; 18:35; Jn 11:1; Ac 3:2; Jm 1:9; 2:5.
[21] Mt 15:27; Mk 7:28; Jn 6:12; 1Co 4:11; 2Co 11:27.
[22] 2K 9:34; Jb 3:13; 21:13, 30; Ps 49:6, 16; 73:18; 91:11; Pv 14:32; Ec 8:10; Is 14:18; 22:16; 57:1; Mt 8:11; 13:38; 24:31; Mk 8:36; Lk 12:20; Jn 13:23; 21:20; He 2:14; Jm 1:11; 1P 2:24; Rv 14:13.
[23] Ps 9:17; 16:10; 49:15; 86:13; Pv 5:5; 7:27; 9:18; 15:24; Is 14:9, 15; Mt 5:22, 29; 8:11, 29; 18:9; 23:33; Lk 8:28; 13:28; 16:28; 1Co 15:55; 2P 2:4; Rv 14:10; 20:10, 13.
[24] 1S 28:16; Is 27:11; 41:17; 65:13; 66:24; Zc 14:12; Mt 3:9; 25:41; Mk 9:43; Lk 3:8; 16:30; Jn 4:10, 14; 7:37; 8:33, 53; Ro 4:12; 9:7; 2Th 1:8; Jm 2:13; 3:6; Rv 7:16; 14:10; 19:20; 20:15; 22:1.
[25] Jb 21:13; 22:18; Ps 17:14; 37:35; 49:11; 73:7, 12; Lm 1:7; Dn 5:22, 30; Mk 9:46; Lk 6:24; 16:20, 23, 24; Jn 16:33; Ac 14:22; Ro 8:7; Php 3:19; 1Th 3:3; He 11:25; 1Jn 2:15; Rv 7:14.
[26] 1S 25:36; Ps 49:14; 50:22; Ezk 28:24; Mal 3:18; Mt 25:46; Lk 12:59; Jn 3:36; 2Th 1:4, 9; Jm 1:11; 5:1; Rv 20:10; 22:11.
[28] Ps 49:12.
[29] Is 8:20; 34:16; Mal 4:2; Lk 16:16; Jn 5:39; Ac 15:21; 17:11; 2Ti 3:15; 2P 1:19.
[30] Lk 13:3, 5; Rv 16:9.
[31] Gn 9:27; Jn 11:43; 12:10; Ac 19:8; 26:28; 28:23; 2Co 4:3; 5:11.


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