{"reader_html":"<h1 class=\"chapter-heading\">The Gospel According to Saint Luke<span class=\"chapter-label\">Chapter 16<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><span class=\"dropcap-wrap\" data-v=\"1\"><span class=\"dropcap\" title=\"Compare verse 1 across translations\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,1,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">A<\/span>nd he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"2\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,2,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">2<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"3\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,3,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">3<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"4\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,4,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">4<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"5\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,5,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">5<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">So he called every one of his lord&#039;s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"6\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,6,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">6<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"7\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,7,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">7<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"8\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,8,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">8<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"9\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,9,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">9<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"10\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,10,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">10<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"11\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,11,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">11<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"12\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,12,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">12<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man&#039;s, who shall give you that which is your own?<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"13\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,13,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">13<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"14\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,14,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">14<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"15\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,15,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">15<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"16\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,16,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">16<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"17\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,17,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">17<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"18\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,18,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">18<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"19\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,19,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">19<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"20\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,20,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">20<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"21\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,21,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">21<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man&#039;s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"22\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,22,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">22<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham&#039;s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"23\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,23,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">23<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"24\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,24,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">24<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">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 tormented in this flame.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"25\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,25,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">25<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"26\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,26,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">26<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"27\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,27,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">27<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father&#039;s house:<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"28\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,28,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">28<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"29\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,29,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">29<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"30\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,30,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">30<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"verse-para\"><sup class=\"vnum\" data-v=\"31\" onclick=\"loadParallel(2,3,16,31,&quot;Luke&quot;)\">31<\/sup><span class=\"vtext\">And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-nav\"><a href=\"\/kjv\/2\/3\/15\" class=\"nav-btn-lg nav-ajax\">&lsaquo; Previous<\/a><a href=\"\/kjv\/2\/3\/17\" class=\"nav-btn-lg nav-ajax\">Next &rsaquo;<\/a><\/div>\n","page_title":"The Gospel According to Saint Luke, Chapter 16 — King James Version","book_title":"The Gospel According to Saint Luke","toolbar_title":"The Gospel According to Saint Luke — Ch. 16","prev_url":"\/kjv\/2\/3\/15","next_url":"\/kjv\/2\/3\/17","tid":2,"book_id":3,"chapter":16,"num_chapters":24,"trans":"KJV","is_rtl":false,"strongs_data":{},"bsb_glosses":{},"book_name":"Luke","canonical_url":"https:\/\/accept.gift\/kjv\/2\/3\/16","meta_desc":"And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; 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