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.'"
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St. Luke 16 presents Jesus' teachings about money and wealth. He talks about the parable of the dishonest administrator and highlights the importance of honesty and fidelity in relation to material goods. Jesus also talks about the impossibility of serving God and money at the same time. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in São Luke 16:
Matthew 6:19-21: "Do not accumulate for you treasures on the earth, where trace and rust destroy, and where thieves break and steal. But accumulate for you treasures in the sky, where the moth and rust do not destroy, and where Thieves do not break or steal. For where your treasure is, then your heart will be. " This verse teaches the importance of valuing eternal riches instead of temporal.
Luke 12:15: "Then said unto them, 'Watch out! Be overhap against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist of the amount of his goods." This verse reinforces the idea that life should not be defined by the amount of material goods that a person has.
Proverbs 22:1: "It is better to have a good name than many riches; being well evaluated is better than silver and gold." This verse highlights the importance of having a good name and reputation, which is more valuable than material riches.
1 Timothy 6:10: "For the love of money is the root of all ills. Some people, for coveting money, deviated from faith and tormented themselves with many sufferings." This verse shows the dangers of greed and love of money, which can lead people to move away from faith and suffer the consequences of this.
Hebrews 13:5: "Keep free from love to money and are content with what you have, because God Himself said, 'I will never leave you, I will never abandon you.'" This verse emphasizes the importance of contenting what one has and trusting in God rather than obsessed with money and material possessions.
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