Luke 16 - New King James Version (NKJV)

The Parable of the Unjust Steward

16 He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was ^[a]wasting his goods. ²So he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an ^(A)account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’

³“Then the steward said within himself, ‘What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg. ⁴I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.’

⁵“So he called every one of his master’s debtors to him, and said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ ⁶And he said, ‘A hundred ^[b]measures of oil.’ So he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ ⁷Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ So he said, ‘A hundred ^[c]measures of wheat.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ ⁸So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than ^(B)the sons of light.

⁹“And I say to you, ^(C)make friends for yourselves by unrighteous ^[d]mammon, that when ^[e]you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home. ¹⁰^(D)He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. ¹¹Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? ¹²And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your ^(E)own?

¹³^(F)“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

The Law, the Prophets, and the Kingdom

¹⁴Now the Pharisees, ^(G)who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they ^[f]derided Him. ¹⁵And He said to them, “You are those who ^(H)justify yourselves ^(I)before men, but ^(J)God knows your hearts. For ^(K)what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

¹⁶^(L)“The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it. ¹⁷^(M)And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one ^[g]tittle of the law to fail.

¹⁸^(N)“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

¹⁹“There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and ^[h]fared sumptuously every day. ²⁰But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, ²¹desiring to be fed with ^[i]the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. ²²So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to ^(O)Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. ²³And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

²⁴“Then 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 ^(P)cool my tongue; for I ^(Q)am tormented in this flame.’ ²⁵But Abraham said, ‘Son, ^(R)remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. ²⁶And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’

²⁷“Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, ²⁸for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ ²⁹Abraham said to him, ^(S)‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ ³⁰And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ ³¹But he said to him, ^(T)‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, ^(U)neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ”

Footnotes

Luke 16:1 squandering
Luke 16:6 Gr. batos, same as Heb. bath; 8 or 9 gallons each
Luke 16:7 Gr. koros, same as Heb. kor; 10 or 12 bushels each
Luke 16:9 Lit., in Aram., wealth
Luke 16:9 NU it fails
Luke 16:14 Lit. turned up their nose at
Luke 16:17 The smallest stroke in a Heb. letter
Luke 16:19 lived in luxury
Luke 16:21 NU what fell

Cross references

Luke 16 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

16 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 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 `And t...
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Luke 16 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

16 He said also to his disciples, There was a rich man, that had a bailiff [There was some rich man, that had a farmer, or bailee]; and this was denounced to him, as he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said to him, What hear I this thing of thee? yield reckoning of thy bailiffship, fo...
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Luke 16 - Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

16 Jesus also talked to his disciples. He said, `A rich man had a manager in charge of his things. People told the rich man that the manager was wasting his things. 2 he called the manager and asked him, "What is this I hear about you? Tell me what you have done. You cannot be my manager any more." ...
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Luke 16 - World English Bible (WEB)

16 He also said to his disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions. 2 He called him, and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager....
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Luke 16 - The Voice (VOICE)

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Luke 16 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

A Lesson for the Disciples16 Now Yeshua was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a household manager, and this manager was accused of squandering his belongings. 2 So he called the manager and said to him, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, ...
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Luke 16 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager16 He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. 2 And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for ...
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Luke 16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Luke 16 - Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)

16 And He also said to His disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a steward. And he was accused to him of wasting his goods. 2 “And he called him and said to him, ‘How is it that I hear this of you? Give an account of your stewardship. For you may no longer be steward.’ 3 “Then the steward...
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Luke 16 - New Testament for Everyone (NTE)

The Parable of the Shrewd Manager16 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Once there was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were laid against him that he was squandering his property. 2 So he called him and said to him, “What’s all this I hear about you? Present an account of your stewardship; I’m n...
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Luke 16 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager16 Then Jesus[a] said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. 2 So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your m...
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Luke 16 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager16 Then Jesus[a] said to the disciples, ‘There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. 2 So he summoned him and said to him, “What is this that I hear about you? Give me an account of your mana...
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Luke 16 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

Luke 16 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager16 Then Jesus[a] said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property.(A)2 So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your ...
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Luke 16 - New Matthew Bible (NMB)

The parable of the wicked mammon. Not one tittle of God’s word shall perish. Of the rich man and poor Lazarus. 16 And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward that was accused of wasting his goods. 2 And he summoned him and said to him, How is it that I hear thi...
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Luke 16 - New Living Translation (NLT)

Parable of the Shrewd Manager16 Jesus told this story to his disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money. 2 So the employer called him in and said, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Get your rep...
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Luke 16 - New Life Version (NLV)

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