1 J esus said to His followers, “There was a rich man who put a boss over his houses and lands. Someone told him that his boss was not using his riches in a right way.

And 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.

2 T he rich man sent for the boss and said, ‘What is this I hear about you? Tell me what you have done with my things. You are not to be the boss of my houses and lands anymore.’

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.

3 “ The boss said to himself, ‘What will I do now? The owner of the houses and lands is taking my work away from me. I cannot dig in the ground for a living. I am too proud to ask for help.

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.

4 I know what I will do. I will make it so that when I lose this work I will be able to go to the homes of my friends.’

I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

5 “ He sent for the people who owed the rich man. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe the owner?’

So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

6 T he first man said, ‘One hundred barrels of oil.’ The boss said to him, ‘Take your bill. Sit down at once and change it to fifty.’

And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

7 H e asked another one, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘One hundred bags of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill and change it to eighty.’

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.

8 T hen the rich man said that this sinful boss had been wise to plan for himself for the days ahead. For the people of the world are wiser in their day than the children of light.

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.

9 “ I tell you, make friends for yourselves by using the riches of the world that are so often used in wrong ways. So when riches are a thing of the past, friends may receive you into a home that will be forever.

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.

10 H e that is faithful with little things is faithful with big things also. He that is not honest with little things is not honest with big things.

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.

11 I f you have not been faithful with riches of this world, who will trust you with true riches?

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches ?

12 I f you have not been faithful in that which belongs to another person, who will give you things to have as your own?

And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?

13 N o servant can have two bosses. He will hate the one and love the other. Or, he will be faithful to one and not faithful to the other. You cannot be faithful to God and to riches at the same time.” Jesus Teaches That the Law Is Not Finished

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.

14 T he proud religious law-keepers heard all these things. They loved money so they made fun of Jesus.

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

15 J esus said to them, “You are the kind of people who make yourselves look good before other people. God knows your hearts. What men think is good is hated in the eyes of God.

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.

16 U ntil John came, you had the writings of the Law and of the early preachers. From that time until now the Good News of the holy nation of God has been preached. Everyone is pushing his way in.

The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

17 B ut it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one small part of a word in the Law to be of no more use.

And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

18 “ Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman is not faithful in marriage and is guilty of sex sins. The Rich Man and the Man Who Begged for Food

Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

19 “ There was a rich man who dressed in purple linen clothes everyday. He lived like a king would live with the best of food.

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

20 T here was a poor man named Lazarus who had many bad sores. He was put by the door of the rich man.

and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,

21 H e wanted the pieces of food that fell from the table of the rich man. Even dogs came and licked his sores.

and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 “ The poor man who asked for food died. He was taken by the angels into the arms of Abraham. The rich man died also and was buried.

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23 I n hell the rich man was in much pain. He looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus beside him.

and in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

24 H e cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, take pity on me. Send Lazarus. Let him put the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in much pain in this fire.’

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.

25 A braham said, ‘My son, do not forget that when you were living you had your good things. Lazarus had bad things. Now he is well cared for. You are in pain.

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.

26 A nd more than all this, there is a big deep place between us. No one from here can go there even if he wanted to go. No one can come from there.’

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.

27 “ Then the rich man said, ‘Father, then I beg you to send Lazarus to my father’s house.

Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:

28 I have five brothers. Let him tell them of these things, or they will come to this place of much pain also.’

for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

29 A braham said, ‘They have the Writings of Moses and of the early preachers. Let them hear what they say.’

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

30 B ut the rich man said, ‘No, Father Abraham. If someone goes to them from the dead, they will be sorry for their sins and turn from them.’

And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

31 A braham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and to the early preachers, they will not listen even if someone is raised from the dead.’”

And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.