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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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