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| Luke 16:1 | And he said also to [his] disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and *he* was accused to him as wasting his goods. | He said also to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man, who had a manager. The same was accused to him of wasting his possessions. | And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods. |
| Luke 16:2 | And having called him, he said to him, What [is] this that I hear of thee? give the reckoning of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward. | 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.' | And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property. |
| Luke 16:3 | And the steward said within himself, What shall I do; for my lord is taking the stewardship from me? I am not able to dig; I am ashamed to beg. | The steward 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. | And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets. |
| Luke 16:4 | I know what I will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses. | I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.' | I have come to a decision what to do, so that when I am put out of my position they will take me into their houses. |
| Luke 16:5 | And having called to [him] each one of the debtors of his own lord, he said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord? | Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe to my lord?' | And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord? |
| Luke 16:6 | And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and 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.' | And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty. |
| Luke 16:7 | Then he said to another, And thou, how much dost thou owe? And he said, A hundred cors of wheat. And he says to him, Take thy writing and write eighty. | 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.' | Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty. |
| Luke 16:8 | And the lord praised the unrighteous steward because he had done prudently. For the sons of this world are, for their own generation, more prudent than the sons of light. | His lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely, for the sons of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the sons of the light. | And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light. |
| Luke 16:9 | And *I* say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that when it fails ye may be received into the eternal tabernacles. | 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. | And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places. |
| Luke 16:10 | He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much. | He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is unrighteous in a very little is also unrighteous in much. | He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great. |
| Luke 16:11 | If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who shall entrust to you the true? | If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? | If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth? |
| Luke 16:12 | and if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who shall give to you your own? | If you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? | And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours? |
| Luke 16:13 | No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will cleave to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. | 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." | No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth. |
| Luke 16:14 | And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and mocked him. | The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him. | And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him. |
| Luke 16:15 | And he said to them, *Ye* are they who justify themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what amongst men is highly thought of is an abomination 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. | And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God. |
| Luke 16:16 | The law and the prophets [were] until John: from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God are announced, and every one forces 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. | The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force. |
| Luke 16:17 | But it is easier that the heaven and the earth should pass away than that one tittle of the law should fail. | But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall. | But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out. |
| Luke 16:18 | Every one who puts away his wife and marries another commits adultery; and every one that marries one put away from a husband commits adultery. | Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is put away from a husband commits adultery. | Everyone who puts away his wife and takes another, is a false husband: and he who is married to a woman whose husband has put her away, is no true husband to her. |
| Luke 16:19 | Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day. | "Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. | Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day. |
| Luke 16:20 | And [there was] a poor man, by name Lazarus, [who] was laid at his gateway full of sores, | A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores, | And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds, |
| Luke 16:21 | and desiring to be filled with the crumbs which fell from the table of the rich man; but the dogs also coming 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. | Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds. |
| Luke 16:22 | And it came to pass that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the angels into the bosom of Abraham. 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. | And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth. |
| Luke 16:23 | And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. | In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom. | And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. |
| Luke 16:24 | And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame. | 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.' | And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. |
| Luke 16:25 | But Abraham said, Child, recollect that *thou* hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and *thou* art in suffering. | 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. | But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain. |
| Luke 16:26 | And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that those who desire to pass hence to you cannot, nor do they who [desire to cross] from there pass over unto 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.' | And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us. |
| Luke 16:27 | And he said, I beseech thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to the house of my father, | He said, 'I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house; | And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house; |
| Luke 16:28 | for I have five brothers, so that he may earnestly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment. | for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.' | For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain. |
| Luke 16:29 | But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets: let them hear them. | But Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.' | But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say. |
| Luke 16:30 | But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent. | He said, 'No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' | And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed. |
| Luke 16:31 | And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among [the] dead will they be persuaded. | 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.'" | And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead. |
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