| 1. | Then he also said to his disciples, "A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. |
| 2. | He summoned him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.' |
| 3. | The steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me? I am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg. |
| 4. | I know what I shall do so that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may welcome me into their homes.' |
| 5. | He called in his master's debtors one by one. To the first he said, 'How much do you owe my master?' |
| 6. | He replied, 'One hundred measures of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly write one for fifty.' |
| 7. | Then to another he said, 'And you, how much do you owe?' He replied, 'One hundred kors of wheat.' He said to him, 'Here is your promissory note; write one for eighty.' |
| 8. | "For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light. |
| 9. | I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. |
| 10. | The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones. |
| 11. | If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? |
| 12. | If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours? |
| 13. | No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." |
| 14. | heard all these things and sneered at him. |
| 15. | And he said to them, "You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God. |
| 16. | "The law and the prophets lasted until John; but from then on the kingdom of God is proclaimed, and everyone who enters does so with violence. |
| 17. | It is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the smallest part of a letter of the law to become invalid. |
| 18. | "Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery. |
| 19. | who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. |
| 20. | And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, |
| 21. | who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores. |
| 22. | When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, |
| 23. | and from the netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. |
| 24. | And he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.' |
| 25. | Abraham replied, 'My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented. |
| 26. | Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or from your side to ours.' |
| 27. | He said, 'Then I beg you, father, send him to my father's house, |
| 28. | for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.' |
| 29. | But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.' |
| 30. | He said, 'Oh no, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.' |
| 31. | Then Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.'" |
