And <G1161> he said <G3004> <G5707> also <G2532> unto <G4314> his <G0848> disciples <G3101>, There was <G2258> <G5713> a certain <G5100> rich <G4145> man <G0444>, which <G3739> had <G2192> <G5707> a steward <G3623>; and <G2532> the same <G3778> was accused <G1225> <G5681> unto him <G0846> that <G5613> he had wasted <G1287> <G5723> his <G0846> goods <G5224> <G5723>.
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And <G2532> he called <G5455> <G5660> him <G0846>, and said <G2036> <G5627> unto him <G0846>, How <G5101> is it that I hear <G0191> <G5719> this <G5124> of <G4012> thee <G4675>? give <G0591> <G5628> an account <G3056> of thy <G4675> stewardship <G3622>; for <G1063> thou mayest be <G1410> <G5695> no <G3756> longer <G2089> steward <G3621> <G5721>.
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Then <G1161> the steward <G3623> said <G2036> <G5627> within <G1722> himself <G1438>, What <G5101> shall I do <G4160> <G5661>? for <G3754> my <G3450> lord <G2962> taketh away <G0851> <G5731> from <G0575> me <G1700> the stewardship <G3622>: I cannot <G3756> <G2480> <G5719> dig <G4626> <G5721>; to beg <G1871> <G5721> I am ashamed <G0153> <G5727>.
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I am resolved <G1097> <G5627> what <G5101> to do <G4160> <G5692>, that <G2443>, when <G3752> I am put out <G3179> <G5686> of the stewardship <G3622>, they may receive <G1209> <G5667> me <G3165> into <G1519> their <G0846> houses <G3624>.
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So <G2532> he called <G4341> <G5666> every <G1538> one <G1520> of his <G1438> lord's <G2962> debtors <G5533> [unto him], and said <G3004> <G5707> unto the first <G4413>, How much <G4214> owest thou <G3784> <G5719> unto my <G3450> lord <G2962>?
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And <G1161> he said <G2036> <G5627>, An hundred <G1540> measures <G0943> of oil <G1637>. And <G2532> he said <G2036> <G5627> unto him <G0846>, Take <G1209> <G5663> thy <G4675> bill <G1121>, and <G2532> sit down <G2523> <G5660> quickly <G5030>, and write <G1125> <G5657> fifty <G4004>.
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Then <G1899> said he <G2036> <G5627> to another <G2087>, And <G1161> how much <G4214> owest <G3784> <G5719> thou <G4771>? And <G1161> he said <G2036> <G5627>, An hundred <G1540> measures <G2884> of wheat <G4621>. And <G2532> he said <G3004> <G5719> unto him <G0846>, Take <G1209> <G5663> thy <G4675> bill <G1121>, and <G2532> write <G1125> <G5657> fourscore <G3589>.
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And <G2532> the lord <G2962> commended <G1867> <G5656> the unjust <G0093> steward <G3623>, because <G3754> he had done <G4160> <G5656> wisely <G5430>: for <G3754> the children <G5207> of this <G5127> world <G0165> are <G1526> <G5748> in <G1519> their <G1438> generation <G1074> wiser <G5429> than <G5228> the children <G5207> of light <G5457>.
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And I <G2504> say <G3004> <G5719> unto you <G5213>, Make <G4160> <G5657> to yourselves <G1438> friends <G5384> of <G1537> the mammon <G3126> of unrighteousness <G0093>; that <G2443>, when <G3752> ye fail <G1587> <G5632>, they may receive <G1209> <G5667> you <G5209> into <G1519> everlasting <G0166> habitations <G4633>.
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He that is faithful <G4103> in <G1722> that which is least <G1646> is <G2076> <G5748> faithful <G4103> also <G2532> in <G1722> much <G4183>: and <G2532> he that is unjust <G0094> in <G1722> the least <G1646> is <G2076> <G5748> unjust <G0094> also <G2532> in <G1722> much <G4183>.
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If <G1487> therefore <G3767> ye have <G1096> <G0000> not <G3756> been <G1096> <G5633> faithful <G4103> in <G1722> the unrighteous <G0094> mammon <G3126>, who <G5101> will commit <G4100> <G0000> to your <G5213> trust <G4100> <G5692> the true <G0228> [riches]?
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And <G2532> if <G1487> ye have <G1096> <G0000> not <G3756> been <G1096> <G5633> faithful <G4103> in <G1722> that which is another man's <G0245>, who <G5101> shall give <G1325> <G5692> you <G5213> that which is your own <G5212>?
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No <G3762> servant <G3610> can <G1410> <G5736> serve <G1398> <G5721> two <G1417> masters <G2962>: for <G1063> either <G2228> he will hate <G3404> <G5692> the one <G1520>, and <G2532> love <G0025> <G5692> the other <G2087>; or else <G2228> he will hold <G0472> <G5695> to the one <G1520>, and <G2532> despise <G2706> <G5692> the other <G2087>. Ye cannot <G3756> <G1410> <G5736> serve <G1398> <G5721> God <G2316> and <G2532> mammon <G3126>.
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And <G1161> the Pharisees <G5330> also <G2532>, who were <G5225> <G5723> covetous <G5366>, heard <G0191> <G5707> all <G3956> these things <G5023>: and <G2532> they derided <G1592> <G5707> him <G0846>.
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And <G2532> he said <G2036> <G5627> unto them <G0846>, Ye <G5210> are <G2075> <G5748> they which justify <G1344> <G5723> yourselves <G1438> before <G1799> men <G0444>; but <G1161> God <G2316> knoweth <G1097> <G5719> your <G5216> hearts <G2588>: for <G3754> that which is highly esteemed <G5308> among <G1722> men <G0444> is <G2076> <G5748> abomination <G0946> in the sight <G1799> of God <G2316>.
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The law <G3551> and <G2532> the prophets <G4396> [were] until <G2193> John <G2491>: since <G0575> that time <G5119> the kingdom <G0932> of God <G2316> is preached <G2097> <G5743>, and <G2532> every man <G3956> presseth <G0971> <G5731> into <G1519> it <G0846>.
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And <G1161> it is <G2076> <G5748> easier <G2123> for heaven <G3772> and <G2532> earth <G1093> to pass <G3928> <G5629>, than <G2228> one <G3391> tittle <G2762> of the law <G3551> to fail <G4098> <G5629>.
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Whosoever <G3956> putteth away <G0630> <G5723> his <G0848> wife <G1135>, and <G2532> marrieth <G1060> <G5723> another <G2087>, committeth adultery <G3431> <G5719>: and <G2532> whosoever <G3956> marrieth <G1060> <G5723> her that is put away <G0630> <G5772> from <G0575> [her] husband <G0435> committeth adultery <G3431> <G5719>.
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There was <G2258> <G5713> a certain <G5100> rich <G4145> man <G0444>, which <G2532> was clothed <G1737> <G5710> in purple <G4209> and <G2532> fine linen <G1040>, and fared <G2165> <G5746> sumptuously <G2988> every <G2596> day <G2250>:
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And <G1161> there was <G2258> <G5713> a certain <G5100> beggar <G4434> named <G3686> Lazarus <G2976>, which <G3739> was laid <G0906> <G5718> at <G4314> his <G0846> gate <G4440>, full of sores <G1669> <G5772>,
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And <G2532> desiring <G1937> <G5723> to be fed <G5526> <G5683> with <G0575> the crumbs <G5589> which <G3588> fell <G4098> <G5723> from <G0575> the rich man's <G4145> table <G5132>: moreover <G0235> <G2532> the dogs <G2965> came <G2064> <G5740> and licked <G0621> <G5707> his <G0846> sores <G1668>.
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And <G1161> it came to pass <G1096> <G5633>, that the beggar <G4434> died <G0599> <G5629>, and <G2532> was carried <G0667> <G5683> by <G5259> the angels <G0032> into <G1519> Abraham's <G0011> bosom <G2859>: the rich man <G4145> also <G1161> <G2532> died <G0599> <G5627>, and <G2532> was buried <G2290> <G5648>;
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And <G2532> in <G1722> hell <G0086> he lift up <G1869> <G5660> his <G0848> eyes <G3788>, being <G5225> <G5723> in <G1722> torments <G0931>, and seeth <G3708> <G5719> Abraham <G0011> afar <G3113> off <G0575>, and <G2532> Lazarus <G2976> in <G1722> his <G0846> bosom <G2859>.
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And <G2532> he cried <G5455> <G5660> and said <G2036> <G5627>, Father <G3962> Abraham <G0011>, have mercy <G1653> <G5657> on me <G3165>, and <G2532> send <G3992> <G5657> Lazarus <G2976>, that <G2443> he may dip <G0911> <G5661> the tip <G0206> of his <G0848> finger <G1147> in water <G5204>, and <G2532> cool <G2711> <G5661> my <G3450> tongue <G1100>; for <G3754> I am tormented <G3600> <G5743> in <G1722> this <G5026> flame <G5395>.
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But <G1161> Abraham <G0011> said <G2036> <G5627>, Son <G5043>, remember <G3415> <G5682> that <G3754> thou <G4771> in <G1722> thy <G4675> lifetime <G2222> receivedst <G0618> <G5627> thy <G4675> good things <G0018>, and <G2532> likewise <G3668> Lazarus <G2976> evil things <G2556>: but <G1161> now <G3568> <G3592> he is comforted <G3870> <G5743>, and <G1161> thou <G4771> art tormented <G3600> <G5743>.
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And <G2532> beside <G1909> all <G3956> this <G5125>, between <G3342> us <G2257> and <G2532> you <G5216> there is <G4741> <G0000> a great <G3173> gulf <G5490> fixed <G4741> <G5769>: so that <G3704> they which would <G2309> <G5723> pass <G1224> <G5629> from hence <G1782> to <G4314> you <G5209> cannot <G3361> <G1410> <G5741>; neither <G3366> can they pass <G1276> <G5725> to <G4314> us <G2248>, that [would come] from thence <G1564>.
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Then <G1161> he said <G2036> <G5627>, I pray <G2065> <G5719> thee <G4571> therefore <G3767>, father <G3962>, that <G2443> thou wouldest send <G3992> <G5661> him <G0846> to <G1519> my <G3450> father's <G3962> house <G3624>:
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For <G1063> I have <G2192> <G5719> five <G4002> brethren <G0080>; that <G3704> he may testify <G1263> <G5741> unto them <G0846>, lest <G3363> they <G0846> also <G2532> come <G2064> <G5632> into <G1519> this <G5126> place <G5117> of torment <G0931>.
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Abraham <G0011> saith <G3004> <G5719> unto him <G0846>, They have <G2192> <G5719> Moses <G3475> and <G2532> the prophets <G4396>; let them hear <G0191> <G5657> them <G0846>.
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And <G1161> he said <G2036> <G5627>, Nay <G3780>, father <G3962> Abraham <G0011>: but <G0235> if <G1437> one <G5100> went <G4198> <G5680> unto <G4314> them <G0846> from <G0575> the dead <G3498>, they will repent <G3340> <G5692>.
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And <G1161> he said <G2036> <G5627> unto him <G0846>, If <G1487> they hear <G0191> <G5719> not <G3756> Moses <G3475> and <G2532> the prophets <G4396>, neither <G3761> will they be persuaded <G3982> <G5701>, though <G1437> one <G5100> rose <G0450> <G5632> from <G1537> the dead <G3498>.