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 16:1 ¶ 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.

 16:1 ¶ Andº he saidºº alsoº untoº hisº disciples,º There wasºº a certainº richº man,º whichº hadºº a steward;º andº the sameº was accusedºº unto himº thatº he had wastedºº hisºº goods.ºº

 16:2 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.

 16:2 Andº he calledºº him,º and saidºº unto him,º Howº is it that I hearºº thisº ofº thee?º giveºº an accountº of thyº stewardship;º forº thou mayestº beºº noº longerº steward.ºººº

 16:3 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.

 16:3 Thenº theº stewardº saidºº withinº himself,º Whatº shall I do?ºº forº myº lordº taketh awayºº fromº meº theº stewardship:º I cannotººº dig;ºº to begºº I am ashamed.ºº

 16:4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

 16:4 I am resolvedºº whatº to do,ºº that,º whenº I am put outºº of theº stewardship,º they may receiveºº meº intoº theirºº houses.º

 16:5 And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

 16:5 Soº he calledºº everyº oneº of hisº lord'sº debtorsº [unto him], and saidºº unto theº first,º How muchº owestº thouºº unto myº lord?º

 16:6 And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

 16:6 Andº heº said,ºº An hundredº measuresº of oil.º Andº he saidºº unto him,º Takeºº thyº bill,º andº sit downºº quickly,º and writeºº fifty.º

 16:7 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.

 16:7 Thenºº saidº heºº to another,º Andº how muchº owestºº thou?º Andº heº said,ºº An hundredº measuresº of wheat.º Andº he saidºº unto him,º Takeºº thyº bill,º andº writeºº fourscore.º

 16:8 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.

 16:8 Andº theº lordº commendedºº theº unjustº steward,º becauseº he had doneºº wisely:º forº theº childrenº of thisº worldº areºº inº theirº generationº wiserº thanº theº childrenº of light.º

 16:9 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.

 16:9 And Iº sayºº unto you,º Makeºº to yourselvesº friendsº ofº theº mammonº of unrighteousness;º that,º whenº ye fail,ºº they may receiveºº youº intoº everlastingº habitations.º

 16:10 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.

 16:10 He that is faithfulº inº that which is leastº isºº faithfulº alsoº inº much:º andº he that is unjustº inº the leastº isºº unjustº alsoº inº much.º

 16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]?

 16:11 Ifº thereforeº ye haveºº notº beenºº faithfulº inº theº unrighteousº mammon,º whoº will commitºº to yourº trustººº theº trueº [riches]?

 16:12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

 16:12 Andº ifº ye haveºº notº beenºº faithfulº inº that which is another man's,º whoº shall giveºº youº that which is your own?º

 16:13 ¶ 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.

 16:13 ¶ Noº servantº canºº serveºº twoº masters:º forº eitherº he will hateºº theº one,º andº loveºº theº other;º or elseº he will holdºº toº the one,º andº despiseºº theº other.º Ye cannotººº serveºº Godº andº mammon.º

 16:14 And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

 16:14 Andº theº Phariseesº also,º who wereºº covetous,º heardºº allº these things:º andº they deridedºº him.º

 16:15 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.

 16:15 Andº he saidºº unto them,º Yeº areºº they which justifyºº yourselvesº beforeº men;º butº Godº knowethºº yourº hearts:º forº that which is highly esteemedº amongº menº isºº abominationº in the sightº of God.º

 16:16 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.

 16:16 Theº lawº andº theº prophetsº [were] untilº John:º sinceº that timeº theº kingdomº of Godº is preached,ºº andº every manº pressethºº intoº it.º

 16:17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

 16:17 Andº it isºº easierº for heavenº andº earthº to pass,ºº thanº oneº tittleº of theº lawº to fail.ºº

 16:18 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.

 16:18 Whosoeverº putteth awayºº hisºº wife,º andº marriethºº another,º committeth adultery:ºº andº whosoeverº marriethºº her that is put awayºº fromº [her] husbandº committeth adultery.ºº

 16:19 ¶ Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:

 16:19 ¶ º Thereº wasºº a certainº richº man,º whichº was clothedºº in purpleº andº fine linen,º and faredºº sumptuouslyº everyº day:ºº

 16:20 and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,

 16:20 Andº there wasºº a certainº beggarº namedº Lazarus,º whichº was laidºº atº hisº gate,º full of sores,ºº

 16:21 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.

 16:21 Andº desiringºº to be fedºº withº theº crumbsº whichº fellºº fromº theº rich man'sº table:º moreoverºº theº dogsº cameºº and lickedºº hisº sores.º

 16:22 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.

 16:22 Andº it came to pass,ºº that theº beggarº died,ºº andº wasº carriedºº byº theº angelsº intoº Abraham'sº bosom:ºº theº rich manº alsoºº died,ºº andº was buried;ºº

 16:23 And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

 16:23 Andº inº hellº he lift upºº hisºº eyes,º beingºº inº torments,º and seethººº Abrahamº afarº off,ºº andº Lazarusº inº hisº bosom.º

 16:24 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.

 16:24 Andºº heº criedºº and said,ºº Fatherº Abraham,º have mercyºº on me,º andº sendºº Lazarus,º thatº he may dipºº theº tipº of hisºº fingerº in water,º andº coolºº myº tongue;º forº I am tormentedºº inº thisº flame.º

 16:25 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.

 16:25 Butº Abrahamº said,ºº Son,º rememberºº thatº thouº inº thyº lifetimeº receivedstºº thyº good things,º andº likewiseº Lazarusº evil things:º butº nowºº heº is comforted,ºº andº thouº art tormented.ºº

 16:26 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.

 16:26 Andº besideº allº this,º betweenº usº andº youº there isºº a greatº gulfº fixed:ºº so thatº they which wouldºº passºº from henceº toº youº cannot;ººº neitherº can they passºº toº us,º that [would come] from thence.º

 16:27 And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house;

 16:27 Thenº he said,ºº I prayºº theeº therefore,º father,º thatº thou wouldest sendºº himº toº myº father'sº house:º

 16:28 for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

 16:28 Forº I haveºº fiveº brethren;º thatº he may testifyºº unto them,º lestº theyº alsoº comeºº intoº thisº placeº of torment.º

 16:29 But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

 16:29 Abrahamº saithºº unto him,º They haveºº Mosesº andº theº prophets;º let them hearºº them.º

 16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.

 16:30 Andº heº said,ºº Nay,º fatherº Abraham:º butº ifº oneº wentºº untoº themº fromº the dead,º they will repent.ºº

 16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.

 16:31 Andº he saidºº unto him,º Ifº they hearºº notº Mosesº andº theº prophets,º neitherºº will they be persuaded,ºº thoughºº oneº roseºº fromº the dead.º