| 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. | 1 He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting 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. | 2 And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be 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. | 3 And the steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. |
| 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. | 4 I have decided what to do, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship.' |
| 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? | 5 So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' |
| 6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. | 6 He said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' And he said to him, 'Take your 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. | 7 Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' |
| 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. | 8 The master commended the dishonest steward for his shrewdness; for the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons 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. | 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal 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. | 10 "He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. |
| 11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? | 11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you 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? | 12 And 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 the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. | 13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." |
| 14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. | 14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they scoffed at 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. | 15 But he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what is exalted among men is an 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. | 16 "The law and the prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it violently. |
| 17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. | 17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one dot of the law to become void. |
| 18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery. | 18 "Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery. |
| 19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: | 19 "There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. |
| 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, | 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, 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. | 21 who desired to be fed with what 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; | 22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to 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. | 23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far 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. | 24 And he called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish 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. | 25 But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. |
| 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. | 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.' |
| 27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: | 27 And he said, 'Then I beg you, father, to 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. | 28 for I have five brothers, so that he may warn 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. | 29 But Abraham said, '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. | 30 And he said, 'No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to 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. | 31 He said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.'" |