{"book":"Luke","slug":"luke","ch":16,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to Luke","prev":"luke/15","next":"luke/17","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"[Jesus] also said to [His] disciples,“ There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"[Jesus] also said to [His] disciples,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions."}],"h":"The Parable of the Shrewd Manager","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"So he called him in to ask,‘ What [is] this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"The manager said to himself,‘ What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my [position]? I am too weak to dig [and] too ashamed to beg.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":4,"t":"I know what I will do so that after my removal from management, [people] will welcome me into their homes.’","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"And he called in each one of his master’s debtors.‘ How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":6,"t":"‘ A hundred [measures] of olive oil,’ he answered.‘ Take your bill,’ said [the manager],‘ sit down quickly, [and] write fifty.’","f":["Greek ‘A hundred baths of oil’; that is, approximately 870 gallons or 3,300 liters"],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"‘ A hundred [measures] of olive oil,’ he answered."},{"style":"red","t":"‘ Take your bill,’ said [the manager],‘ sit down quickly, [and] write fifty.’"}],"style":"red"},{"v":7,"t":"Then he asked another,‘ And how much {do} you owe?’‘ A hundred [measures] of wheat,’ he replied.‘ Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.","f":["Greek ‘A hundred cors of wheat’; that is, approximately 1,000 bushels or 35,000 liters (probably about 30 tons or 27 metric tons of wheat)"],"lines":[{"style":"red","t":"Then he asked another,‘ And how much {do} you owe?’"},{"style":"red","t":"‘ A hundred [measures] of wheat,’ he replied."},{"style":"red","t":"‘ Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him."}],"style":"red"},{"v":8,"t":"The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than [are] the sons of light.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":9,"t":"I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"Whoever [is] faithful with very little will also {be} faithful with much, and whoever [is] dishonest with very little will also {be} dishonest with much.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":11,"t":"So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you [with] true [riches]?","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"And if you have not been faithful with the [belongings] of another, who will give you belongings of your own?","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"No servant can serve two masters. 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 [both] God and money.”","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":14,"t":"The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all [of this] and were scoffing at [Jesus].","f":[],"h":"The Law and the Prophets","style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"So He said to them,“ You are the [ones who] justify [yourselves] before men, but God knows your hearts. For what [is] prized among men [is] detestable before God.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"So He said to them,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ You are the [ones who] justify [yourselves] before men, but God knows your hearts. For what [is] prized among men [is] detestable before God."}],"style":"red"},{"v":16,"t":"The Law and the Prophets [were proclaimed] until John. Since that time, the {gospel} of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.","f":["Or everyone is urged to enter into it"],"style":"red"},{"v":17,"t":"But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another [woman] commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":19,"t":"Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.","f":[],"h":"The Rich Man and Lazarus","style":"red"},{"v":20,"t":"And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came [and] licked his sores.","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.","f":["Greek into Abraham’s bosom; similarly in verse 23"],"style":"red"},{"v":23,"t":"In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up [and] saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.","f":[]},{"v":24,"t":"So he cried out,‘ Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":25,"t":"But Abraham answered,‘ Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good [things], [while] Lazarus [received] bad [things]. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":26,"t":"And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that [even] those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can [anyone] cross from there to us.’","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"‘ Then I beg you, father,’ he said,‘ send [Lazarus] to my father’s house,","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":28,"t":"for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"But Abraham replied,‘ They have Moses and the Prophets; let [your brothers] listen to them.’","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":30,"t":"‘ No, father Abraham,’ he said,‘ but if someone is sent to them from [the] dead, they will repent.’","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":31,"t":"Then [Abraham] said to him,‘ If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from [the] dead.’”","f":[],"style":"red"}]}