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Luke
Chapter 16
1And 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. 2And
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. 3Then 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. 4I
am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they
may receive me into their houses. 5So he
called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto
the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? 6And
he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy
bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 7Then
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. 8And 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. 9And
I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of
unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into
everlasting habitations. 10He 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. 11If
therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will
commit to your trust the true riches? 12And
if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall
give you that which is your own?
13No 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. 14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all
these things: and they derided him. 15And 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. 16The law and the
prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is
preached, and every man presseth into it. 17And
it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to
fail. 18Whosoever
putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and
whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband
committeth adultery.
19There was a certain rich
man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously
every day: 20And there was a certain beggar
named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21And
desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s
table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22And
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;
23And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in
torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24And 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. 25But
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. 26And 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. 27Then he said, I
pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s
house: 28For I have five brethren; that he
may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
29Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the
prophets; let them hear them. 30And he
said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they
will repent. 31And
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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discerner
of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
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