16Jesus said to his disciples, "There was once a rich man who had a servant who managed his property. The rich man was told that the manager was wasting his master's money,G1161G3004G2532G4314G846G3101G2258G5100G4145G444G3739G2192G3623G2532G3778G1225G846G5613G1287G846G52242so he called him in and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Turn in a complete account of your handling of my property, because you cannot be my manager any longer.'G2532G5455G846G2036G846G5101G191G5124G4012G4675G591G3056G4675G3622G1063G1410G3756G2089G36213The servant said to himself, 'My master is going to dismiss me from my job. What shall I do? I am not strong enough to dig ditches, and I am ashamed to beg.G1161G3623G2036G1722G1438G5101G4160G3754G3450G2962G851G575G1700G3622G3756G2480G4626G1871G1534Now I know what I will do! Then when my job is gone, I shall have friends who will welcome me in their homes.'G1097G5101G4160G2443G3752G3179G3622G1209G3165G1519G846G36245So he called in all the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, 'How much do you owe my master?'G2532G4341G1538G1520G1438G2962G5533G3004G4413G4214G3784G3450G29626'One hundred barrels of olive oil,' he answered. 'Here is your account,' the manager told him; 'sit down and write fifty.'G1161G2036G1540G943G1637G2532G2036G846G1209G4675G1121G2532G2523G5030G1125G40047Then he asked another one, 'And you - -how much do you owe?' 'A thousand bushels of wheat,' he answered. 'Here is your account,' the manager told him; 'write eight hundred.'G1899G2036G2087G1161G4214G3784G4771G1161G2036G1540G2884G4621G2532G3004G846G1209G4675G1121G2532G1125G35898As a result the master of this dishonest manager praised him for doing such a shrewd thing; because the people of this world are much more shrewd in handling their affairs than the people who belong to the light."G2532G2962G1867G93G3623G3754G4160G5430G3754G5207G5127G165G1526G1519G1438G1074G5429G5228G5207G54579And Jesus went on to say, "And so I tell you: make friends for yourselves with worldly wealth, so that when it gives out, you will be welcomed in the eternal home.G2504G3004G5213G4160G1438G5384G1537G3126G93G2443G3752G1587G1209G5209G1519G166G463310Whoever is faithful in small matters will be faithful in large ones; whoever is dishonest in small matters will be dishonest in large ones.G4103G1722G1646G2076G4103G2532G1722G4183G2532G94G1722G1646G2076G94G2532G1722G418311If, then, you have not been faithful in handling worldly wealth, how can you be trusted with true wealth?G1487G3767G1096G3756G1096G4103G1722G94G3126G5101G4100G5213G4100G22812And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what belongs to you?G2532G1487G1096G3756G1096G4103G1722G245G5101G1325G5213G521213"No servant can be the slave of two masters; such a slave will hate one and love the other or will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."G3762G3610G1410G1398G1417G2962G1063G2228G3404G1520G2532G25G2087G2228G472G1520G2532G2706G2087G3756G1410G1398G2316G2532G312614When the Pharisees heard all this, they made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.G1161G5330G2532G5225G5366G191G3956G5023G2532G1592G84615Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who make yourselves look right in other people's sight, but God knows your hearts. For the things that are considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.G2532G2036G846G5210G2075G1344G1438G1799G444G1161G2316G1097G5216G2588G3754G5308G1722G444G2076G946G1799G231616"The Law of Moses and the writings of the prophets were in effect up to the time of John the Baptist; since then the Good News about the Kingdom of God is being told, and everyone forces their way in.G3551G2532G4396G2193G2491G575G5119G932G2316G2097G2532G3956G971G1519G84617But it is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the smallest detail of the Law to be done away with.G1161G2076G2123G3772G2532G1093G3928G2228G3391G2762G3551G409818"Any man who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery; and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.G3956G630G846G1135G2532G1060G2087G3431G2532G3956G1060G630G575G435G343119"There was once a rich man who dressed in the most expensive clothes and lived in great luxury every day.G1161G2258G5100G4145G444G2532G1737G4209G2532G1040G2165G2988G2596G225020There was also a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who used to be brought to the rich man's door,G1161G2258G5100G4434G3686G2976G3739G906G4314G846G4440G166921hoping to eat the bits of food that fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs would come and lick his sores.G2532G1937G5526G575G5589G3588G4098G575G4145G5132G235G2532G2965G2064G621G846G166822The poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the feast in heaven. The rich man died and was buried,G1161G1096G4434G599G2532G667G5259G32G1519G11G2859G4145G1161G2532G599G2532G229023and in Hades, where he was in great pain, he looked up and saw Abraham, far away, with Lazarus at his side.G2532G1722G86G1869G846G3788G5225G1722G931G3708G11G3113G575G2532G2976G1722G846G285924So he called out, 'Father Abraham! Take pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip his finger in some water and cool off my tongue, because I am in great pain in this fire!'G2532G846G5455G2036G3962G11G1653G3165G2532G3992G2976G2443G911G206G846G1147G5204G2532G2711G3450G1100G3754G3600G1722G5026G539525But Abraham said, 'Remember, my son, that in your lifetime you were given all the good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. But now he is enjoying himself here, while you are in pain.G1161G11G2036G5043G3415G3754G4771G1722G4675G2222G618G4675G18G2532G3668G2976G2556G1161G3568G3592G3870G1161G4771G360026Besides all that, there is a deep pit lying between us, so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, nor can anyone cross over to us from where you are.'G2532G1909G3956G5125G3342G2257G2532G5216G4741G3173G5490G4741G3704G2309G1224G1782G4314G5209G3361G1410G3366G1276G4314G2248G156427The rich man said, 'Then I beg you, father Abraham, send Lazarus to my father's house,G1161G2036G2065G4571G3767G3962G2443G3992G846G1519G3450G3962G362428where I have five brothers. Let him go and warn them so that they, at least, will not come to this place of pain.'G1063G2192G4002G80G3704G1263G846G3363G846G2532G2064G1519G5126G5117G93129Abraham said, 'Your brothers have Moses and the prophets to warn them; your brothers should listen to what they say.'G11G3004G846G2192G3475G2532G4396G191G84630The rich man answered, 'That is not enough, father Abraham! But if someone were to rise from death and go to them, then they would turn from their sins.'G1161G2036G3780G3962G11G235G1437G5100G4198G4314G846G575G3498G334031But Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone were to rise from death.' "G1161G2036G846G1487G191G3756G3475G2532G4396G3761G3982G1437G5100G450G1537G3498
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