16:1 And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused to him that he had wasted his goods.
16:2 And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
16:3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.
16:4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
16:5 So he called every one of his lords debtors, and said to the first, How much owest thou to my lord?
16:6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
16:7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.
16:8 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.
16:9 And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends by the riches of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
16:10 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.
16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous riches, who will commit to your trust the true [riches].
16:12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another mans, who shall give you that which is your own?
16:13 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 riches.
16:14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they mocked him.
16:15 And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
16:16 The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than one tittle of the law to fail.
16:18 Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery.
16:19 There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores,
16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich mans table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abrahams bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
16:23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
16:24 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.
16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime didst receive thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
16:26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they who would pass from here to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that [would come] from there.
16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my fathers house:
16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
16:29 Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead, they will repent.
16:31 And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.