^{1 Ref} And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

^{2 Ref} and having called him, he said to him, What `is' this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.

^{3 Ref} `And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: --

^{4 Ref} I have known what I shall do, that, when I may be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.

^{5 Ref} `And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?

^{6 Ref} and he said, A hundred baths of oil; and he said to him, Take thy bill, and having sat down write fifty.

^{7 Ref} `Afterward to another he said, And thou, how much dost thou owe? and he said, A hundred cors of wheat; and he saith to him, Take thy bill, and write eighty.

^{8 Ref} `And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.

^{9 Ref} and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.

^{10 Ref} `He who is faithful in the least, `is' also faithful in much; and he who in the least `is' unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

^{11 Ref} if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful -- the true who will entrust to you?

^{12 Ref} and if in the other's ye became not faithful -- your own, who shall give to you?

^{13 Ref} `No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

^{14 Ref} And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,

^{15 Ref} and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, `is' abomination before God;

^{16 Ref} the law and the prophets `are' till John; since then the reign of God is proclaimed good news, and every one doth press into it;

^{17 Ref} and it is easier to the heaven and the earth to pass away, than of the law one tittle to fall.

^{18 Ref} `Every one who is sending away his wife, and marrying another, doth commit adultery; and every one who is marrying her sent away from a husband doth commit adultery.

^{19 Ref} `And -- a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,

^{20 Ref} and there was a certain poor man, by name Lazarus, who was laid at his porch, full of sores,

^{21 Ref} and desiring to be filled from the crumbs that are falling from the table of the rich man; yea, also the dogs, coming, were licking his sores.

^{22 Ref} `And it came to pass, that the poor man died, and that he was carried away by the messengers to the bosom of Abraham -- and the rich man also died, and was buried;

^{23 Ref} and in the hades having lifted up his eyes, being in torments, he doth see Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,

^{24 Ref} and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame.

^{25 Ref} `And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;

^{26 Ref} and besides all these things, between us and you a great chasm is fixed, so that they who are willing to go over from hence unto you are not able, nor do they from thence to us pass through.

²⁷ `And he said, I pray thee, then, father, that thou mayest send him to the house of my father,

^{28 Ref} for I have five brothers, so that he may thoroughly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.

^{29 Ref} `Abraham saith to him, They have Moses and the prophets, let them hear them;

^{30 Ref} and he said, No, father Abraham, but if any one from the dead may go unto them, they will reform.

^{31 Ref} And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.'

^{1 Ref} And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

^{2 Ref} And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

^{3 Ref} And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.

^{4 Ref} I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

^{5 Ref} And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

^{6 Ref} And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty.

^{7 Ref} Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.

^{8 Ref} And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

^{9 Ref} And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

^{10 Ref} He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

^{11 Ref} If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true `riches'?

^{12 Ref} And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

^{13 Ref} No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

^{14 Ref} And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

^{15 Ref} And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

^{16 Ref} The law and the prophets `were' until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it.

^{17 Ref} But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

^{18 Ref} Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

^{19 Ref} Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:

^{20 Ref} and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,

^{21 Ref} and desiring to be fed with the `crumbs' that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs come and licked his sores.

^{22 Ref} And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.

^{23 Ref} And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

^{24 Ref} 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 in anguish in this flame.

^{25 Ref} But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and thou art in anguish.

^{26 Ref} And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us.

²⁷ And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house;

^{28 Ref} for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

^{29 Ref} But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

^{30 Ref} And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent.

^{31 Ref} And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.