1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Luke 16
1 The parable of the unjust steward. 14 Christ reproveth the hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees. 19 The rich glutton, and Lazarus the beggar.
16:1
Now 1161 He was also 2532 saying 3004 to the disciples 3101, “There was a rich 4145 man 444 who 3739 had 2192 a manager 3623, and this 3778 [manager] was reported 1225 to him as squandering 1287 his possessions 5225.
16:2
“And he called 5455 him and said 3004 to him, ‘What 5101 is this 3778 I hear 191 about 4012 you? Give 591 an accounting 3056 of your management 3622, for you can 1410 no 3756 longer 2089 be manager 3621.’
16:3
“The manager 3623 said 3004 to himself 1438, ‘What 5101 shall I do 4160, since 3754 my master 2962 is taking 851 the management 3622 away 851 from me? I am 2480 not strong 2480 enough 2480 to dig 4626; I am ashamed 153 to beg 1871.
16:4
‘I know 1097 what 5101 I shall do 4160, so 2443 that when 3752 I am removed 3179 from the management 3622 people will welcome 1209 me into their homes 3624.’
16:5
“And he summoned 4341 each 1538 one 1520 of his master’s 2962 debtors 5533, and he [began] saying 3004 to the first 4413, ‘How 4214 much 4214 do you owe 3784 my master 2962?’
16:6
“And he said 3004, ‘A hundred 1540 measures 943 of oil 1637.’ And he said 3004 to him, ‘Take 1209 your bill 1121, and sit 2523 down 2523 quickly 5030 and write 1125 fifty 4004.’
16:7
“Then 1899 he said 3004 to another 2087, ‘And how 4214 much 4214 do you owe 3784?’ And he said 3004, ‘A hundred 1540 measures 2884 of wheat 4621.’ He *said 3004 to him, ‘Take 1209 your bill 1121, and write 1125 eighty 3589.’
16:8
“And his master 2962 praised 1867 the unrighteous 93 manager 3623 because 3754 he had acted 4160 shrewdly 5430; for the sons 5207 of this 3778 age 165 are more 5429 shrewd 5429 in relation 1519 to their own 1438 kind 1074 than 5228 the sons 5207 of light 5457.
16:9
“And I say 3004 to you, make 4160 friends 5384 for yourselves 1438 by means 1537 of the wealth 3126 of unrighteousness 93, so 2443 that when 3752 it fails 1587, they will receive 1209 you into the eternal 166 dwellings 4633.
16:10
¶ “He who is faithful 4103 in a very 1646 little 1646 thing 1646 is faithful 4103 also 2532 in much 4183; and he who is unrighteous 94 in a very 1646 little 1646 thing 1646 is unrighteous 94 also 2532 in much 4183.
16:11
“Therefore 3767 if 1487 you have not been 1096 faithful 4103 in the [use of] unrighteous 94 wealth 3126, who 5101 will entrust 4100 the true 228 [riches] to you?
16:12
“And if 1487 you have not been 1096 faithful 4103 in [the use of] that which is another’s 245, who 5101 will give 1325 you that which is your own?
16:13
“No 3762 servant 3610b can 1410 serve 1398 two 1417 masters 2962; for either 2228 he will hate 3404 the one 1520 and love 25 the other 2087, or 2228 else 2228 he will be devoted 472 to one 1520 and despise 2706 the other 2087. You cannot 1410 3756 serve 1398 God 2316 and wealth 3126.”
16:14
¶ Now 1161 the Pharisees 5330, who were lovers 5366 of money 5366, were listening 191 to all 3956 these 3778 things 3778 and were scoffing 1592 at Him.
16:15
And He said 3004 to them, “You are those 3588 who justify 1344 yourselves 1438 in the sight 1799 of men 444, but God 2316 knows 1097 your hearts 2588; for that which is highly 5308 esteemed 5308 among 1722 men 444 is detestable 946 in the sight 1799 of God 2316.
16:16
¶ “The Law 3551 and the Prophets 4396 [were proclaimed] until 3360 John 2491; since 575 that time 5119 the gospel 2097 of the kingdom 932 of God 2316 has been preached 2097, and everyone 3956 is forcing 971 his way 971 into it.
16:17
“But it is easier 2123 for heaven 3772 and earth 1093 to pass 3928 away 3928 than 2228 for one 1520 stroke 2762 of a letter 2762 of the Law 3551 to fail 4098.
16:18
¶ “Everyone 3956 who divorces 630 his wife 1135 and marries 1060 another 2087 commits 3431 adultery 3431, and he who marries 1060 one who is divorced 630 from a husband 435 commits 3431 adultery 3431.
16:19
¶ “Now 1161 there was a rich 4145 man 444, and he habitually dressed 1737 in purple 4209 and fine 1040 linen 1040, joyously 2165 living 2165 in splendor 2988 every 2596 day 2250.
16:20
“And a poor 4434 man 4434 named 3686 Lazarus 2976 was laid 906 at his gate 4440, covered 1669 with sores 1669,
16:21
and longing 1937 to be fed 5526 with the [crumbs] which were falling 4098 from the rich 4145 man’s 4145 table 5132; besides 235, even 2532 the dogs 2965 were coming 2064 and licking 1952b his sores 1668.
16:22
“Now 1161 the poor 4434 man 4434 died 599 and was carried 667 away 667 by the angels 32a to Abraham’s 11 bosom 2859; and the rich 4145 man 4145 also 2532 died 599 and was buried 2290.
16:23
“In Hades 86 he lifted 1869 up his eyes 3788, being 5225 in torment 931, and *saw 3708 Abraham 11 far 3113 away 575 3113 and Lazarus 2976 in his bosom 2859.
16:24
“And he cried 5455 out and said 3004, ‘Father 3962 Abraham 11, have 1653 mercy 1653 on me, and send 3992 Lazarus 2976 so 2443 that he may dip 911 the tip 206 of his finger 1147 in water 5204 and cool 2711 off my tongue 1100, for I am 3600 in agony 3600 in this 3778 flame 5395.’
16:25
“But Abraham 11 said 3004, ‘Child 5043, remember 3403 that during 1722 your life 2222 you received 618 your good 18 things 18, and likewise 3668 Lazarus 2976 bad 2556 things 2556; but now 3568 he is being comforted 3870 here 5602, and you are in agony 3600.
16:26
‘And besides 1722 all 3956 this 3778, between 3342 us and you there is a great 3173 chasm 5490 fixed 4741, so 3704 that those 3588 who wish 2309 to come 1224 over 1224 from here 1759b to you will not be able 1410, and [that] none 3366 may cross 1276 over 1276 from there 1564 to us.’
16:27
“And he said 3004, ‘Then 3767 I beg 2065 you, father 3962, that you send 3992 him to my father’s 3962 house 3624—
16:28
for I have 2192 five 4002 brothers 80—in order 3704 that he may warn 1263 them, so 2443 that they will not also 2532 come 2064 to this 3778 place 5117 of torment 931.’
16:29
“But Abraham 11 *said 3004, ‘They have 2192 Moses 3475 and the Prophets 4396; let them hear 191 them.’
16:30
“But he said 3004, ‘No 3780, father 3962 Abraham 11, but if 1437 someone 5100 goes 4198 to them from the dead 3498, they will repent 3340!’
16:31
“But he said 3004 to him, ‘If 1487 they do not listen 191 to Moses 3475 and the Prophets 4396, they will not be persuaded 3982 even 3761 if 1437 someone 5100 rises 450 from the dead 3498.’”
