Luke 16

1 And he said also unto his
ℵB ⟨the⟩
 disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
1 Ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ,
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 Ἄνθρωπός τις ἦν πλούσιος, ὃς εἶχεν οἰκονόμον· καὶ οὗτος διεβλήθη αὐτῷ ὡς διασκορπίζων τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ.
2 And he called him, and said unto him
ℵ omit
, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy
A ⟨the⟩
 stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
2 Καὶ φωνήσας αὐτὸν εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Τί τοῦτο ἀκούω περὶ σοῦ; Ἀπόδος τὸν λόγον τῆς οἰκονομίας σου· οὐ γὰρ δυνήσῃ
WH δύνῃ
 ἔτι οἰκονομεῖν.
3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to
B ⟨and to⟩
 beg I am ashamed.
3 Εἶπεν δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ὁ οἰκονόμος, Τί ποιήσω, ὅτι ὁ κύριός μου ἀφαιρεῖται τὴν οἰκονομίαν ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ; Σκάπτειν οὐκ ἰσχύω, ἐπαιτεῖν αἰσχύνομαι.
4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
4 Ἔγνων τί ποιήσω, ἵνα, ὅταν μετασταθῶ [+]
WH ἐκ
 τῆς οἰκονομίας, δέξωνταί με εἰς τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν
WH ἑαυτῶν
.
5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
5 Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος ἕνα ἕκαστον τῶν χρεωφειλετῶν
WH χρεοφιλετῶν
 τοῦ κυρίου ἑαυτοῦ, ἔλεγεν τῷ πρώτῳ, Πόσον ὀφείλεις τῷ κυρίῳ μου;
6 And he said
ℵ ⟨said unto him⟩
, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
6 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἑκατὸν βάτους ἐλαίου. Καὶ
WH ὁ δὲ
 εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Δέξαι σου τὸ γράμμα,
WH τὰ γράμματα
 καὶ καθίσας ταχέως γράψον πεντήκοντα.
7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he
ℵ ⟨But he⟩; B ⟨He⟩
 said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
7 Ἔπειτα ἑτέρῳ εἶπεν, Σὺ δὲ πόσον ὀφείλεις; Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἑκατὸν κόρους σίτου. Καὶ
WH omit
 λέγει αὐτῷ, Δέξαι σου τὸ γράμμα,
WH τὰ γράμματα
 καὶ γράψον ὀγδοήκοντα.
8 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.
8 Καὶ ἐπῄνεσεν ὁ κύριος τὸν οἰκονόμον τῆς ἀδικίας ὅτι φρονίμως ἐποίησεν· ὅτι οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ αἰῶνος τούτου φρονιμώτεροι ὑπὲρ τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ φωτὸς εἰς τὴν γενεὰν τὴν ἑαυτῶν εἰσίν.
9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail
B2A ⟨it faileth⟩
, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
9 Κἀγὼ
WH Καὶ ἐγὼ
 ὑμῖν λέγω, [+]
WH ἑαυτοῖς
 Ποιήσατε ἑαυτοῖς
WH omit
 φίλους ἐκ τοῦ μαμωνᾶ τῆς ἀδικίας, ἵνα, ὅταν ἐκλίπητε,
WH ἐκλίπῃ
 δέξωνται ὑμᾶς εἰς τὰς αἰωνίους σκηνάς.
10 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.
10 Ὁ πιστὸς ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ καὶ ἐν πολλῷ πιστός ἐστιν, καὶ ὁ ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ ἄδικος καὶ ἐν πολλῷ ἄδικός ἐστιν.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
11 Εἰ οὖν ἐν τῷ ἀδίκῳ μαμωνᾷ πιστοὶ οὐκ ἐγένεσθε, τὸ ἀληθινὸν τίς ὑμῖν πιστεύσει;
12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
12 Καὶ εἰ ἐν τῷ ἀλλοτρίῳ πιστοὶ οὐκ ἐγένεσθε, τὸ ὑμέτερον
WH ἡμέτερον
 τίς ὑμῖν
WH omit
 δώσει; [+]
WH ὑμῖν;
13 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.
13 Οὐδεὶς οἰκέτης δύναται δυσὶν
WH δυσὶ
 κυρίοις δουλεύειν· ἢ γὰρ τὸν ἕνα μισήσει, καὶ τὸν ἕτερον ἀγαπήσει· ἢ ἑνὸς ἀνθέξεται, καὶ τοῦ ἑτέρου καταφρονήσει. Οὐ δύνασθε θεῷ δουλεύειν καὶ μαμωνᾷ.
14 And the Pharisees also
ℵB omit
, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
14 Ἤκουον δὲ ταῦτα πάντα καὶ
WH omit
 οἱ Φαρισαῖοι φιλάργυροι ὑπάρχοντες, καὶ ἐξεμυκτήριζον αὐτόν.
15 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.
15 Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὑμεῖς ἐστε οἱ δικαιοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὁ δὲ θεὸς γινώσκει τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν· ὅτι τὸ ἐν ἀνθρώποις ὑψηλὸν βδέλυγμα ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ.
16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it
ℵ* omit
.
16 Ὁ νόμος καὶ οἱ προφῆται ἕως Ἰωάννου
WH μέχρι Ἰωάνου
· ἀπὸ τότε ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ εὐαγγελίζεται, καὶ πᾶς εἰς αὐτὴν βιάζεται.
17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
17 Εὐκοπώτερον δέ ἐστιν τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν παρελθεῖν, ἢ τοῦ νόμου μίαν κεραίαν
WH κερέαν
 πεσεῖν.
18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever
B ⟨he who⟩
 marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
18 Πᾶς ὁ ἀπολύων τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ καὶ γαμῶν ἑτέραν μοιχεύει· καὶ πᾶς
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 ὁ ἀπολελυμένην ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς γαμῶν μοιχεύει.
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
19 Ἄνθρωπος δέ τις ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐνεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον, εὐφραινόμενος καθ’ ἡμέραν λαμπρῶς.
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which
ℵB ⟨a certain beggar named Lazarus⟩
 was laid at his gate, full of sores,
20 Πτωχὸς δέ τις ἦν
WH omit
 ὀνόματι Λάζαρος, ὃς
WH omit
 ἐβέβλητο πρὸς τὸν πυλῶνα αὐτοῦ ἡλκωμένος
WH εἱλκωμένος
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell
ℵB ⟨that which falleth⟩
 from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
21 καὶ ἐπιθυμῶν χορτασθῆναι ἀπὸ τῶν ψιχίων τῶν
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 πιπτόντων ἀπὸ τῆς τραπέζης τοῦ πλουσίου· ἀλλὰ καὶ οἱ κύνες ἐρχόμενοι ἀπέλειχον
WH ἐπέλειχον
 τὰ ἕλκη αὐτοῦ.
22 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;
22 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἀποθανεῖν τὸν πτωχόν, καὶ ἀπενεχθῆναι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων εἰς τὸν κόλπον Ἀβραάμ· ἀπέθανεν δὲ καὶ ὁ πλούσιος, καὶ ἐτάφη.
23 And
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 in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
23 Καὶ ἐν τῷ ᾍδῃ ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ, ὑπάρχων ἐν βασάνοις, ὁρᾷ τὸν
WH omit
 Ἀβραὰμ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν, καὶ Λάζαρον ἐν τοῖς κόλποις αὐτοῦ.
24 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.
24 Καὶ αὐτὸς φωνήσας εἶπεν, Πάτερ Ἀβραάμ, ἐλέησόν με, καὶ πέμψον Λάζαρον, ἵνα βάψῃ τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ δακτύλου αὐτοῦ ὕδατος, καὶ καταψύξῃ τὴν γλῶσσάν μου· ὅτι ὀδυνῶμαι ἐν τῇ φλογὶ ταύτῃ.
25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he
ℵBA ⟨here he⟩
 is comforted, and thou art tormented.
25 Εἶπεν δὲ Ἀβραάμ, Τέκνον, μνήσθητι ὅτι ἀπέλαβες σὺ
WH omit
 τὰ ἀγαθά σου ἐν τῇ ζωῇ σου, καὶ Λάζαρος ὁμοίως τὰ κακά· νῦν δὲ ὧδε παρακαλεῖται, σὺ δὲ ὀδυνᾶσαι.
26 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.
26 Καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν
WH ἐν πᾶσι
 τούτοις, μεταξὺ ἡμῶν καὶ ὑμῶν χάσμα μέγα ἐστήρικται, ὅπως οἱ θέλοντες διαβῆναι ἔνθεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς μὴ δύνωνται, μηδὲ οἱ
WH omit
 ἐκεῖθεν πρὸς ἡμᾶς διαπερῶσιν.
27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
27 Εἶπεν δέ, Ἐρωτῶ [+]
WH σε
 οὖν σε,
WH omit
 πάτερ, ἵνα πέμψῃς αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός μου,
28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
28 ἔχω γὰρ πέντε ἀδελφούς, ὅπως διαμαρτύρηται αὐτοῖς, ἵνα μὴ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔλθωσιν εἰς τὸν τόπον τοῦτον τῆς βασάνου.
29 Abraham
ℵBA ⟨But Abraham⟩
 saith unto him
ℵB omit
, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
29 Λέγει αὐτῷ
WH δὲ
 Ἀβραάμ, Ἔχουσιν Μωσέα
WH Ἔχουσι Μωυσέα
 καὶ τοὺς προφήτας· ἀκουσάτωσαν αὐτῶν.
30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them
ℵ ⟨rose⟩
 from the dead
ℵ ⟨dead and went unto them⟩
, they will repent.
30 Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Οὐχί, πάτερ Ἀβραάμ· ἀλλ’ ἐάν τις ἀπὸ νεκρῶν πορευθῇ πρὸς αὐτούς, μετανοήσουσιν.
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
31 Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ, Εἰ Μωσέως
WH Μωυσέως
 καὶ τῶν προφητῶν οὐκ ἀκούουσιν, οὐδέ,
WH οὐδ’
 ἐάν τις ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ, πεισθήσονται.
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About the Greek Text

The Greek text displayed here follows The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform, edited by Maurice A. Robinson and William G. Pierpont (2nd ed., 2018). This has been collated, however, with the Greek text of Westcott and Hort (first published in 1881), and the variants are recorded in the notes.