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.