'He1also3said1to4the5disciples,6“There was9a8rich10man7who11had12a manager,13and14charges were brought16to him17that18this man15was wasting19his22possessions.21 And1he called2him3andsaid4to him,5‘What6isthis that7I hear8about9you?10Turn in11the12account13of15your16management,15for18you can19no17longer20be manager.’21 And2the5manager6said1to3himself,4‘What7shall I do,8since9my12master11is taking13the14management15away13from16me?17I am20not19strong enough20to dig,18andI am ashamed22to beg.21 I have decided1what2to do,3so that4when5I am removed6from7management,9people may receive10me11into12their15houses.’14 So,1summoning2his9master’s8debtors6one3by one,4he9said10to the11first,12‘How much13doyou owe14my17master?’16 He1said,3‘A hundred4measures5of oil.6’He7said9to him,10‘Take11your12bill,14and15sit down16quickly17andwrite18fifty.’19 Then1he said3to another,2‘And5how much6doyou4owe?’7He8said,10‘A hundred11measures12of wheat.’13He said14to him,15‘Take16your17bill,19and20write21eighty.’22 The3master4commended2the5dishonest8manager6for9his shrewdness.1011For12the13sons14of this17world16are29more shrewd18in [dealing with]24their own28generation26than19the20sons21of light.23 And1I2tell4you,3make6friends7for yourselves5[by means] of8unrighteous12wealth,10so that13when14it fails15they may receive16you17into18the19eternal20dwellings.21 One1who isfaithful2in3a very little4is9also5faithful8in6much,7and10one11who isdishonest14in12a very little13is19also15dishonest18in16much.17 If1then2you have9not8been9faithful7in3the4unrighteous5wealth,6who12will entrust14to you13the10true [riches]?11 And1if2you have8not7been8faithful6in3that4which isanother’s,5who11will give13you12that9which isyour own?10 No1servant2can3serve6two4masters,5for8either7he will hate11the9one10and12love15the13other,14or16he will be devoted18to the16one17and19despise22the20other.21You cannot2324serve26God25and27money.”28 The5Pharisees,6who were8lovers of money,7heard1all4these things,3and9they ridiculed10him.11 And1he said2to them,3“You4are5those6who justify7yourselves8before9men,11but13God14knows15your18hearts.17For19what20isexalted23among21men22isan abomination24in the sight25of God.27 The1Law2and3the4Prophets5wereuntil6John;7since8then9the good news of14the10kingdom11of God13is preached,14and15everyone16forces his way19into17it.18 But2it is3easier1for heaven5and6earth8to pass away9than10for one13dot14of the11Law12to become void.15 Everyone12who divorces3his6wife5and7marries8another9commits adultery,10and11he12who marries16a woman divorced13from14herhusband15commits adultery.17 There was4a3rich5man1whowas clothed7in purple8and9fine linen10andwho feasted11sumptuously14every day.1213 And2at7his10gate9was laid6a3poor man1named4Lazarus,5covered with sores,11 who desired2to be fed3with4what fell56from7the8rich man’s1011table.9Moreover,12even13the14dogs15came16andlicked17his20sores.19 The2poor man5died3and6was carried7by9the10angels11to12Abraham’s15[side].14The19rich man20also18died16and21was buried,22 and1in2Hades,4being9in10torment,11he lifted up5his8eyes7andsaw12Abraham13far14off15and16Lazarus17at18his21[side].20 And1he2called out,3‘Father5Abraham,6have mercy on7me,8and9send10Lazarus11to dip1213the14end15of17his18finger17in water19and20cool21my24tongue,23for25I am in anguish26in27this30flame.’29 But2Abraham3said,1‘Child,4remember5that6you7in11your14lifetime13received7your10good things,89and15Lazarus16in like manner17bad things;1819but21now20he is comforted23here,22and25you24are in anguish.26 And1besides2all3this,4between5us6and7you8a great10chasm9has been fixed,11in order that12those13who would14pass15from here16to17you18may20not19be able,20andnone21may cross25from there22to23us.’24 And2he said,1‘Then5I beg3you,4father,6to send78him9to10my15father’s14house —12 for2I have1five3brothers4—so that5he may warn6them,7lest89they11also10come12into13this16place15of torment.’18 But2Abraham3said,1‘They have4Moses5and6the7Prophets;8let them hear9them.’10 And2he1said,3‘No,4father5Abraham,6but7if8someone9goes12to13them14from10the dead,11they will repent.’15 He said1to him,3‘If4they10donot9hear10Moses5and6the7Prophets,8neither11will they be convinced17if12someone13should rise16from14thedead.’”15