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World English Bible

Luke 16 (WEBP)

[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 of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’
[7] Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors 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.”
[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 Good News of God’s Kingdom 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 taken to 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] The beggar died, and 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 the same way, bad things. But here he is now 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 no one 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.’”

Luke 16:6 100 batos is about 395 liters or 104 U. S. gallons.
Luke 16:7 100 cors = about 2,110 liters or 600 bushels.
Luke 16:13 “Mammon” refers to riches or a false god of wealth.
Luke 16:23 or, Hell

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Luke 16 (KJVS)

[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.

Luke 16:6 The word Batus in the original containeth nine gallons 3. quarts
Luke 16:7 The word here interpreted a measure, in the original containeth about fourteen bushels and a pottle
Luke 16:9 Or, riches
Luke 16:11 Or, riches

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Luke 16 (BYZ)

[1] Ἔλεγεν () δὲ () καὶ () πρὸς () τοὺς () μαθητὰς () αὐτοῦ, () Ἄνθρωπός () τις () ἦν () πλούσιος, () ὃς () εἶχεν () οἰκονόμον· () καὶ () οὗτος () διεβλήθη () αὐτῷ () ὡς () διασκορπίζων () τὰ () ὑπάρχοντα () αὐτοῦ. ()
[2] Καὶ () φωνήσας () αὐτὸν () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ, () Τί () τοῦτο () ἀκούω () περὶ () σοῦ; () Ἀπόδος () τὸν () λόγον () τῆς () οἰκονομίας () σου· () οὐ () γὰρ () δυνήσῃ () ἔτι () οἰκονομεῖν. ()
[3] Εἶπεν () δὲ () ἐν () ἑαυτῷ () ὁ () οἰκονόμος, () Τί () ποιήσω, () ὅτι () ὁ () κύριός () μου () ἀφαιρεῖται () τὴν () οἰκονομίαν () ἀπ’ () ἐμοῦ; () Σκάπτειν () οὐκ () ἰσχύω, () ἐπαιτεῖν () αἰσχύνομαι. ()
[4] Ἔγνων () τί () ποιήσω, () ἵνα, () ὅταν () μετασταθῶ () τῆς () οἰκονομίας, () δέξωνταί () με () εἰς () τοὺς () οἴκους () αὐτῶν. ()
[5] Καὶ () προσκαλεσάμενος () ἕνα () ἕκαστον () τῶν () χρεωφειλετῶν () τοῦ () κυρίου () ἑαυτοῦ, () ἔλεγεν () τῷ () πρώτῳ, () Πόσον () ὀφείλεις () τῷ () κυρίῳ () μου; ()
[6] Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν, () Ἑκατὸν () βάτους () ἐλαίου. () Καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ, () Δέξαι () σου () τὸ () γράμμα, () καὶ () καθίσας () ταχέως () γράψον () πεντήκοντα. ()
[7] Ἔπειτα () ἑτέρῳ () εἶπεν, () Σὺ () δὲ () πόσον () ὀφείλεις; () Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν, () Ἑκατὸν () κόρους () σίτου. () Καὶ () λέγει () αὐτῷ, () Δέξαι () σου () τὸ () γράμμα, () καὶ () γράψον () ὀγδοήκοντα. ()
[8] Καὶ () ἐπῄνεσεν () ὁ () κύριος () τὸν () οἰκονόμον () τῆς () ἀδικίας () ὅτι () φρονίμως () ἐποίησεν· () ὅτι () οἱ () υἱοὶ () τοῦ () αἰῶνος () τούτου () φρονιμώτεροι () ὑπὲρ () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () τοῦ () φωτὸς () εἰς () τὴν () γενεὰν () τὴν () ἑαυτῶν () εἰσίν. ()
[9] Κἀγὼ () ὑμῖν () λέγω, () Ποιήσατε () ἑαυτοῖς () φίλους () ἐκ () τοῦ () μαμωνᾶ () τῆς () ἀδικίας, () ἵνα, () ὅταν () ἐκλίπητε, () δέξωνται () ὑμᾶς () εἰς () τὰς () αἰωνίους () σκηνάς. ()
[10] Ὁ () πιστὸς () ἐν () ἐλαχίστῳ () καὶ () ἐν () πολλῷ () πιστός () ἐστιν, () καὶ () ὁ () ἐν () ἐλαχίστῳ () ἄδικος () καὶ () ἐν () πολλῷ () ἄδικός () ἐστιν. ()
[11] Εἰ () οὖν () ἐν () τῷ () ἀδίκῳ () μαμωνᾷ () πιστοὶ () οὐκ () ἐγένεσθε, () τὸ () ἀληθινὸν () τίς () ὑμῖν () πιστεύσει; ()
[12] Καὶ () εἰ () ἐν () τῷ () ἀλλοτρίῳ () πιστοὶ () οὐκ () ἐγένεσθε, () τὸ () ὑμέτερον () τίς () ὑμῖν () δώσει; ()
[13] Οὐδεὶς () οἰκέτης () δύναται () δυσὶν () κυρίοις () δουλεύειν· () ἢ () γὰρ () τὸν () ἕνα () μισήσει, () καὶ () τὸν () ἕτερον () ἀγαπήσει· () ἢ () ἑνὸς () ἀνθέξεται, () καὶ () τοῦ () ἑτέρου () καταφρονήσει. () Οὐ () δύνασθε () θεῷ () δουλεύειν () καὶ () μαμωνᾷ. ()
[14] Ἤκουον () δὲ () ταῦτα () πάντα () καὶ () οἱ () Φαρισαῖοι () φιλάργυροι () ὑπάρχοντες, () καὶ () ἐξεμυκτήριζον () αὐτόν. ()
[15] Καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς, () Ὑμεῖς () ἐστε () οἱ () δικαιοῦντες () ἑαυτοὺς () ἐνώπιον () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων, () ὁ () δὲ () θεὸς () γινώσκει () τὰς () καρδίας () ὑμῶν· () ὅτι () τὸ () ἐν () ἀνθρώποις () ὑψηλὸν () βδέλυγμα () ἐνώπιον () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[16] Ὁ () νόμος () καὶ () οἱ () προφῆται () ἕως () Ἰωάννου· () ἀπὸ () τότε () ἡ () βασιλεία () τοῦ () θεοῦ () εὐαγγελίζεται, () καὶ () πᾶς () εἰς () αὐτὴν () βιάζεται. ()
[17] Εὐκοπώτερον () δέ () ἐστιν () τὸν () οὐρανὸν () καὶ () τὴν () γῆν () παρελθεῖν, () ἢ () τοῦ () νόμου () μίαν () κεραίαν () πεσεῖν. ()
[18] Πᾶς () ὁ () ἀπολύων () τὴν () γυναῖκα () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () γαμῶν () ἑτέραν () μοιχεύει· () καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () ἀπολελυμένην () ἀπὸ () ἀνδρὸς () γαμῶν () μοιχεύει. ()
[19] Ἄνθρωπος () δέ () τις () ἦν () πλούσιος, () καὶ () ἐνεδιδύσκετο () πορφύραν () καὶ () βύσσον, () εὐφραινόμενος () καθ’ () ἡμέραν () λαμπρῶς. ()
[20] Πτωχὸς () δέ () τις () ἦν () ὀνόματι () Λάζαρος, () ὃς () ἐβέβλητο () πρὸς () τὸν () πυλῶνα () αὐτοῦ () ἡλκωμένος ()
[21] καὶ () ἐπιθυμῶν () χορτασθῆναι () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ψιχίων () τῶν () πιπτόντων () ἀπὸ () τῆς () τραπέζης () τοῦ () πλουσίου· () ἀλλὰ () καὶ () οἱ () κύνες () ἐρχόμενοι () ἀπέλειχον () τὰ () ἕλκη () αὐτοῦ. ()
[22] Ἐγένετο () δὲ () ἀποθανεῖν () τὸν () πτωχόν, () καὶ () ἀπενεχθῆναι () αὐτὸν () ὑπὸ () τῶν () ἀγγέλων () εἰς () τὸν () κόλπον () Ἀβραάμ· () ἀπέθανεν () δὲ () καὶ () ὁ () πλούσιος, () καὶ () ἐτάφη. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () ᾍδῃ () ἐπάρας () τοὺς () ὀφθαλμοὺς () αὐτοῦ, () ὑπάρχων () ἐν () βασάνοις, () ὁρᾷ () τὸν () Ἀβραὰμ () ἀπὸ () μακρόθεν, () καὶ () Λάζαρον () ἐν () τοῖς () κόλποις () αὐτοῦ. ()
[24] Καὶ () αὐτὸς () φωνήσας () εἶπεν, () Πάτερ () Ἀβραάμ, () ἐλέησόν () με, () καὶ () πέμψον () Λάζαρον, () ἵνα () βάψῃ () τὸ () ἄκρον () τοῦ () δακτύλου () αὐτοῦ () ὕδατος, () καὶ () καταψύξῃ () τὴν () γλῶσσάν () μου· () ὅτι () ὀδυνῶμαι () ἐν () τῇ () φλογὶ () ταύτῃ. ()
[25] Εἶπεν () δὲ () Ἀβραάμ, () Τέκνον, () μνήσθητι () ὅτι () ἀπέλαβες () σὺ () τὰ () ἀγαθά () σου () ἐν () τῇ () ζωῇ () σου, () καὶ () Λάζαρος () ὁμοίως () τὰ () κακά· () νῦν () δὲ () ὧδε () παρακαλεῖται, () σὺ () δὲ () ὀδυνᾶσαι. ()
[26] Καὶ () ἐπὶ () πᾶσιν () τούτοις, () μεταξὺ () ἡμῶν () καὶ () ὑμῶν () χάσμα () μέγα () ἐστήρικται, () ὅπως () οἱ () θέλοντες () διαβῆναι () ἔνθεν () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς () μὴ () δύνωνται, () μηδὲ () οἱ () ἐκεῖθεν () πρὸς () ἡμᾶς () διαπερῶσιν. ()
[27] Εἶπεν () δέ, () Ἐρωτῶ () οὖν () σε, () πάτερ, () ἵνα () πέμψῃς () αὐτὸν () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκον () τοῦ () πατρός () μου, ()
[28] ἔχω () γὰρ () πέντε () ἀδελφούς, () ὅπως () διαμαρτύρηται () αὐτοῖς, () ἵνα () μὴ () καὶ () αὐτοὶ () ἔλθωσιν () εἰς () τὸν () τόπον () τοῦτον () τῆς () βασάνου. ()
[29] Λέγει () αὐτῷ () Ἀβραάμ, () Ἔχουσιν () Μωσέα () καὶ () τοὺς () προφήτας· () ἀκουσάτωσαν () αὐτῶν. ()
[30] Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν, () Οὐχί, () πάτερ () Ἀβραάμ· () ἀλλ’ () ἐάν () τις () ἀπὸ () νεκρῶν () πορευθῇ () πρὸς () αὐτούς, () μετανοήσουσιν. ()
[31] Εἶπεν () δὲ () αὐτῷ, () Εἰ () Μωσέως () καὶ () τῶν () προφητῶν () οὐκ () ἀκούουσιν, () οὐδέ, () ἐάν () τις () ἐκ () νεκρῶν () ἀναστῇ, () πεισθήσονται. ()

Luke 16:1 N μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ ⇒ μαθητάς
Luke 16:2 N δυνήσῃ ⇒ δύνῃ
Luke 16:4 N τῆς ⇒ ἐκ τῆς
Luke 16:5 N χρεωφειλετῶν ⇒ χρεοφειλετῶν
Luke 16:6a N Καὶ εἶπεν ⇒ Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν
Luke 16:6b N τὸ γράμμα ⇒ τὰ γράμματα
Luke 16:7a N Καὶ λέγει ⇒ Λέγει
Luke 16:7b N τὸ γράμμα ⇒ τὰ γράμματα
Luke 16:9a N Κἀγὼ ⇒ Καὶ ἐγὼ
Luke 16:9b N Ποιήσατε ἑαυτοῖς ⇒ Ἑαυτοῖς ποιήσατε
Luke 16:9c N ἐκλίπητε ⇒ ἐκλίπῃ
Luke 16:14 N καὶ οἱ ⇒ οἱ
Luke 16:16 N ἕως ⇒ μέχρι
Luke 16:18 N καὶ πᾶς ⇒ καὶ
Luke 16:20a N ἦν ὀνόματι Λάζαρος ὃς ⇒ ὀνόματι Λάζαρος
Luke 16:20b N ἡλκωμένος ⇒ εἱλκωμένος
Luke 16:21a N τῶν ψιχίων ⇒ -
Luke 16:21b N ἀπέλειχον ⇒ ἐπέλειχον
Luke 16:23 N τὸν ⇒ -
Luke 16:25 N σὺ τὰ ⇒ τὰ
Luke 16:26a N ἐπὶ ⇒ ἐν
Luke 16:26b N οἱ ἐκεῖθεν ⇒ ἐκεῖθεν
Luke 16:27 N οὖν σε ⇒ σε οὖν
Luke 16:29a N Λέγει αὐτῷ ⇒ Λέγει δὲ
Luke 16:29b N Μωσέα ⇒ Μωϋσέα
Luke 16:31a N Μωσέως ⇒ Μωϋσέως
Luke 16:31b N οὐδέ ⇒ οὐδ’

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.