{"id":2005,"date":"2014-11-03T02:21:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T02:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk16\/"},"modified":"2019-08-07T12:53:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T16:53:10","slug":"luk16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk16\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 16<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And he said also unto his disciples, <span class=\"wj\">There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">So he called every one of his lord\u2019s debtors <span class=\"add\">unto him,<\/span> and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true <span class=\"add\">riches? <\/span><\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man\u2019s, who shall give you that which is your own?<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And he said unto them, <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">The law and the prophets <span class=\"add\">were<\/span> until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V17\">17\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V18\">18\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from <span class=\"add\">her<\/span> husband committeth adultery.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V19\">19\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V20\">20\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V21\">21\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man\u2019s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V22\">22\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham\u2019s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V23\">23\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V24\">24\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V25\">25\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V26\">26\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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 <span class=\"add\">would come<\/span> from thence. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V27\">27\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father\u2019s house: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V28\">28\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V29\">29\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V30\">30\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V31\">31\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.<\/span> <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>Luke Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk06\">6<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk07\">7<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk08\">8<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk09\">9<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk10\">10<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk11\">11<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk12\">12<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk13\">13<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk14\">14<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk15\">15<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk16\">16<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk17\">17<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk18\">18<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk19\">19<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk20\">20<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk21\">21<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk22\">22<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk23\">23<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/luk24\">24<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>16 1\u00a0And 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\u00a0 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\u00a0 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\u00a0 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 5\u00a0 So he called every one of his lord\u2019s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? 6\u00a0 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 7\u00a0 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\u00a0 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\u00a0 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\u00a0 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\u00a0 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12\u00a0 And if ye have&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[56],"class_list":["post-2005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newconvenant","tag-luke"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2005"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3523,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2005\/revisions\/3523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}