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?

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.

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.

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¹ And ^G1161 he said ^G3004 also ^G2532 unto ^G4314 his ^G846 disciples, ^G3101 There was ^G2258 a certain ^G5100 rich ^G4145 man, ^G444 which ^G3739 had ^G2192 a steward; ^G3623 and ^G2532 the same ^G3778 was accused ^G1225 unto him ^G846 that ^G5613 he had wasted ^G1287 his ^G846 goods. ^G5224

² And ^G2532 he called ^G5455 him, ^G846 and said ^G2036 unto him, ^G846 How ^G5101 is it that I hear ^G191 this ^G5124 of ^G4012 thee? ^G4675 give ^G591 an account ^G3056 of thy ^G4675 stewardship; ^G3622 for ^G1063 thou mayest be ^G1410 no ^G3756 longer ^G2089 steward. ^G3621

³ Then ^G1161 the steward ^G3623 said ^G2036 within ^G1722 himself, ^G1438 What ^G5101 shall I do? ^G4160 for ^G3754 my ^G3450 lord ^G2962 taketh away ^G851 from ^G575 me ^G1700 the stewardship: ^G3622 I cannot ^{G3756 G2480} dig; ^G4626 to beg ^G1871 I am ashamed. ^G153

⁴ I am resolved ^G1097 what ^G5101 to do, ^G4160 that, ^G2443 when ^G3752 I am put out ^G3179 of the stewardship, ^G3622 they may receive ^G1209 me ^G3165 into ^G1519 their ^G846 houses. ^G3624

⁵ So ^G2532 he called ^G4341 every ^G1538 one ^G1520 of his ^G1438 lord's ^G2962 debtors ^G5533 unto him, and said ^G3004 unto the first, ^G4413 How much ^G4214 owest thou ^G3784 unto my ^G3450 lord? ^G2962

⁶ And ^G1161 he said, ^G2036 An hundred ^G1540 measures ^G943 of oil. ^G1637 And ^G2532 he said ^G2036 unto him, ^G846 Take ^G1209 thy ^G4675 bill, ^G1121 and ^G2532 sit down ^G2523 quickly, ^G5030 and write ^G1125 fifty. ^G4004

⁷ Then ^G1899 said he ^G2036 to another, ^G2087 And ^G1161 how much ^G4214 owest ^G3784 thou? ^G4771 And ^G1161 he said, ^G2036 An hundred ^G1540 measures ^G2884 of wheat. ^G4621 And ^G2532 he said ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 Take ^G1209 thy ^G4675 bill, ^G1121 and ^G2532 write ^G1125 fourscore. ^G3589

⁸ And ^G2532 the lord ^G2962 commended ^G1867 the unjust ^G93 steward, ^G3623 because ^G3754 he had done ^G4160 wisely: ^G5430 for ^G3754 the children ^G5207 of this ^G5127 world ^G165 are ^G1526 in ^G1519 their ^G1438 generation ^G1074 wiser ^G5429 than ^G5228 the children ^G5207 of light. ^G5457

⁹ And I ^G2504 say ^G3004 unto you, ^G5213 Make ^G4160 to yourselves ^G1438 friends ^G5384 of ^G1537 the mammon ^G3126 of unrighteousness; ^G93 that, ^G2443 when ^G3752 ye fail, ^G1587 they may receive ^G1209 you ^G5209 into ^G1519 everlasting ^G166 habitations. ^G4633

¹⁰ He that is faithful ^G4103 in ^G1722 that which is least ^G1646 is ^G2076 faithful ^G4103 also ^G2532 in ^G1722 much: ^G4183 and ^G2532 he that is unjust ^G94 in ^G1722 the least ^G1646 is ^G2076 unjust ^G94 also ^G2532 in ^G1722 much. ^G4183

¹¹ If ^G1487 therefore ^G3767 ye have ^G1096 not ^G3756 been ^G1096 faithful ^G4103 in ^G1722 the unrighteous ^G94 mammon, ^G3126 who ^G5101 will commit ^G4100 to your ^G5213 trust ^G4100 the true ^G228 riches?

¹² And ^G2532 if ^G1487 ye have ^G1096 not ^G3756 been ^G1096 faithful ^G4103 in ^G1722 that which is another man's, ^G245 who ^G5101 shall give ^G1325 you ^G5213 that which is your own? ^G5212

¹³ No ^G3762 servant ^G3610 can ^G1410 serve ^G1398 two ^G1417 masters: ^G2962 for ^G1063 either ^G2228 he will hate ^G3404 the one, ^G1520 and ^G2532 love ^G25 the other; ^G2087 or else ^G2228 he will hold ^G472 to the one, ^G1520 and ^G2532 despise ^G2706 the other. ^G2087 Ye cannot ^{G3756 G1410} serve ^G1398 God ^G2316 and ^G2532 mammon. ^G3126

¹⁴ And ^G1161 the Pharisees ^G5330 also, ^G2532 who were ^G5225 covetous, ^G5366 heard ^G191 all ^G3956 these things: ^G5023 and ^G2532 they derided ^G1592 him. ^G846

¹⁵ And ^G2532 he said ^G2036 unto them, ^G846 Ye ^G5210 are ^G2075 they which justify ^G1344 yourselves ^G1438 before ^G1799 men; ^G444 but ^G1161 God ^G2316 knoweth ^G1097 your ^G5216 hearts: ^G2588 for ^G3754 that which is highly esteemed ^G5308 among ^G1722 men ^G444 is ^G2076 abomination ^G946 in the sight ^G1799 of God. ^G2316

¹⁶ The law ^G3551 and ^G2532 the prophets ^G4396 were until ^G2193 John: ^G2491 since ^G575 that time ^G5119 the kingdom ^G932 of God ^G2316 is preached, ^G2097 and ^G2532 every man ^G3956 presseth ^G971 into ^G1519 it. ^G846

¹⁷ And ^G1161 it is ^G2076 easier ^G2123 for heaven ^G3772 and ^G2532 earth ^G1093 to pass, ^G3928 than ^G2228 one ^G3391 tittle ^G2762 of the law ^G3551 to fail. ^G4098

¹⁸ Whosoever ^G3956 putteth away ^G630 his ^G846 wife, ^G1135 and ^G2532 marrieth ^G1060 another, ^G2087 committeth adultery: ^G3431 and ^G2532 whosoever ^G3956 marrieth ^G1060 her that is put away ^G630 from ^G575 her husband ^G435 committeth adultery. ^G3431

^{19 G1161} There was ^G2258 a certain ^G5100 rich ^G4145 man, ^G444 which ^G2532 was clothed ^G1737 in purple ^G4209 and ^G2532 fine linen, ^G1040 and fared ^G2165 sumptuously ^G2988 every ^G2596 day: ^G2250

²⁰ And ^G1161 there was ^G2258 a certain ^G5100 beggar ^G4434 named ^G3686 Lazarus, ^G2976 which ^G3739 was laid ^G906 at ^G4314 his ^G846 gate, ^G4440 full of sores, ^G1669

²¹ And ^G2532 desiring ^G1937 to be fed ^G5526 with ^G575 the crumbs ^G5589 which ^G3588 fell ^G4098 from ^G575 the rich man's ^G4145 table: ^G5132 moreover ^{G235 G2532} the dogs ^G2965 came ^G2064 and licked ^G621 his ^G846 sores. ^G1668

²² And ^G1161 it came to pass, ^G1096 that the beggar ^G4434 died, ^G599 and ^G2532 was carried ^G667 by ^G5259 the angels ^G32 into ^G1519 Abraham's ^G11 bosom: ^G2859 the rich man ^G4145 also ^{G1161 G2532} died, ^G599 and ^G2532 was buried; ^G2290

²³ And ^G2532 in ^G1722 hell ^G86 he lift up ^G1869 his ^G846 eyes, ^G3788 being ^G5225 in ^G1722 torments, ^G931 and seeth ^G3708 Abraham ^G11 afar ^G3113 off, ^G575 and ^G2532 Lazarus ^G2976 in ^G1722 his ^G846 bosom. ^G2859

²⁴ And ^{G2532 G846} he cried ^G5455 and said, ^G2036 Father ^G3962 Abraham, ^G11 have mercy ^G1653 on me, ^G3165 and ^G2532 send ^G3992 Lazarus, ^G2976 that ^G2443 he may dip ^G911 the tip ^G206 of his ^G846 finger ^G1147 in water, ^G5204 and ^G2532 cool ^G2711 my ^G3450 tongue; ^G1100 for ^G3754 I am tormented ^G3600 in ^G1722 this ^G5026 flame. ^G5395

²⁵ But ^G1161 Abraham ^G11 said, ^G2036 Son, ^G5043 remember ^G3415 that ^G3754 thou ^G4771 in ^G1722 thy ^G4675 lifetime ^G2222 receivedst ^G618 thy ^G4675 good things, ^G18 and ^G2532 likewise ^G3668 Lazarus ^G2976 evil things: ^G2556 but ^G1161 now ^{G3568 G3592} he is comforted, ^G3870 and ^G1161 thou ^G4771 art tormented. ^G3600

²⁶ And ^G2532 beside ^G1909 all ^G3956 this, ^G5125 between ^G3342 us ^G2257 and ^G2532 you ^G5216 there is ^G4741 a great ^G3173 gulf ^G5490 fixed: ^G4741 so that ^G3704 they which would ^G2309 pass ^G1224 from hence ^G1782 to ^G4314 you ^G5209 cannot; ^{G3361 G1410} neither ^G3366 can they pass ^G1276 to ^G4314 us, ^G2248 that would come from thence. ^G1564

²⁷ Then ^G1161 he said, ^G2036 I pray ^G2065 thee ^G4571 therefore, ^G3767 father, ^G3962 that ^G2443 thou wouldest send ^G3992 him ^G846 to ^G1519 my ^G3450 father's ^G3962 house: ^G3624

²⁸ For ^G1063 I have ^G2192 five ^G4002 brethren; ^G80 that ^G3704 he may testify ^G1263 unto them, ^G846 lest ^G3363 they ^G846 also ^G2532 come ^G2064 into ^G1519 this ^G5126 place ^G5117 of torment. ^G931

²⁹ Abraham ^G11 saith ^G3004 unto him, ^G846 They have ^G2192 Moses ^G3475 and ^G2532 the prophets; ^G4396 let them hear ^G191 them. ^G846

³⁰ And ^G1161 he said, ^G2036 Nay, ^G3780 father ^G3962 Abraham: ^G11 but ^G235 if ^G1437 one ^G5100 went ^G4198 unto ^G4314 them ^G846 from ^G575 the dead, ^G3498 they will repent. ^G3340

³¹ And ^G1161 he said ^G2036 unto him, ^G846 If ^G1487 they hear ^G191 not ^G3756 Moses ^G3475 and ^G2532 the prophets, ^G4396 neither ^G3761 will they be persuaded, ^G3982 though ^G1437 one ^G5100 rose ^G450 from ^G1537 the dead. ^G3498

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¹ And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

² And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

³ And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to 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 And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

⁶ And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

⁷ Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.

⁸ And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

⁹ And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

¹⁰ He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous 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's, who will 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 one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

¹⁴ And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

¹⁵ And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

¹⁶ The law and the prophets `were' until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it.

¹⁷ But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

¹⁸ Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

¹⁹ Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:

²⁰ and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,

²¹ and desiring to be fed with the `crumbs' that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs come and licked his sores.

²² And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.

²³ And in Hades he lifted 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 in anguish in this flame.

²⁵ But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and thou art in anguish.

²⁶ And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.

²⁷ And 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 But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

³⁰ And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to 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, if one rise from the dead.

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¹ And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

² and having called him, he said to him, What `is' this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.

³ `And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: --

⁴ I have known what I shall do, that, when I may be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.

⁵ `And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?

⁶ and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.

⁷ `Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.

⁸ `And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.

⁹ and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.

¹⁰ `He who is faithful in the least, `is' also faithful in much; and he who in the least `is' unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

¹¹ if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful -- the true who will entrust to you?

¹² and if in the other's ye became not faithful -- your own, who shall give to you?

¹³ `No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

¹⁴ And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,

¹⁵ and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, `is' abomination before God;

¹⁶ the law and the prophets `are' till John; since then the reign of God is proclaimed good news, and every one doth press into it;

¹⁷ and it is easier to the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one tittle to fall.

¹⁸ `Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.

¹⁹ `And -- a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,

²⁰ and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,

²¹ and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.

²² `And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham -- and the rich man also died, and was buried;

²³ and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,

²⁴ and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.

²⁵ `And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;

²⁶ and besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that they who are willing to go over from hence unto you are not able, nor do they from thence to us pass through.

²⁷ `And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,

²⁸ for I have five brothers, so that he may thoroughly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.

²⁹ `Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;

³⁰ and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform.

³¹ And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.'

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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.

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.

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.

⁴ I know what I will do, that when I shall have been removed from the stewardship I may be received into their houses.

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?

⁶ And he said, A hundred baths of oil. And he said to him, Take thy writing and sit down quickly and write fifty.

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.

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.

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.

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.

¹¹ If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who shall entrust to you the true?

¹² and if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who shall give to you your own?

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.

¹⁴ And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and mocked him.

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.

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.

¹⁷ But it is easier that the heaven and the earth should pass away than that one tittle of the law should fail.

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.

¹⁹ Now there was a rich man and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, making good cheer in splendour every day.

²⁰ And [there was] a poor man, by name Lazarus, [who] was laid at his gateway full of sores,

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.

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.

²³ And in hades lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

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.

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.

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.

²⁷ And he said, I beseech thee then, father, that thou wouldest send him to the house of my father,

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.

²⁹ But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets: let them hear them.

³⁰ But he said, Nay, father Abraham, but if one from the dead should go to them, they will repent.

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.

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¹ He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

² 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.'

³ "The manager 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.

⁴ I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.'

⁵ Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe to my lord?'

⁶ He said, 'A hundred batos{100 batos is about 395 litres, 104 U. S. gallons, or 87 imperial gallons.} of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

⁷ Then said he to another, 'How much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred cors{ 100 cors = about 3,910 litres or 600 bushels. } of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'

⁸ "His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

¹¹ If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

¹² If you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will 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 one, and despise the other. You aren't able to serve God and mammon{"Mammon" refers to riches or a false god of wealth.}."

¹⁴ The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

¹⁵ 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.

¹⁶ 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.

¹⁷ But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the law to fall.

¹⁸ Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

¹⁹ "Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

²⁰ A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores,

²¹ 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.

²² 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.

²³ In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.

²⁴ 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.'

²⁵ "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.

²⁶ 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.'

²⁷ "He said, 'I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house;

²⁸ for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into this place of torment.'

²⁹ "But Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.'

³⁰ "He said, 'No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'

³¹ "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.'"

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¹ 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.

² 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.

³ 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.

⁴ 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.

⁵ 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?

⁶ And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.

⁷ 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.

⁸ 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.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.

¹¹ 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?

¹² And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

¹⁵ 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.

¹⁶ 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.

¹⁷ But heaven and earth will come to an end before the smallest letter of the law may be dropped out.

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ 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.

²⁰ And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,

²¹ 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.

²² 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.

²³ And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast.

²⁴ 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.

²⁵ 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.

²⁶ 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.

²⁷ And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house;

²⁸ 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.

²⁹ But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say.

³⁰ And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed.

³¹ 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.