1 ¶ Jesus went on to say to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and it was reported to him that this steward was squandering his possessions.

2 And he called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear about you? give an account of your stewardship; for you cannot be manager any longer.

3 Then the steward said to himself, What shall I do? since my master is taking the stewardship away from me: I do not have the strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

4 I know what I’ll do, so that, when I am removed from management, people will welcome me into their homes.

5 So he called in every one of his master’s debtors, and said to the first, How much do you owe my master?

6 And he said, One hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.

7 Then he said to another, How much do you owe? And he said, One hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take your bill, and write eighty.

8 And the master commended the dishonest steward, because he had acted shrewdly: for the children of this world are more clever than the children of light in dealing with their own kind.

9 So I am telling you, Use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves; so that, when it is gone, they may welcome you into everlasting habitations.

10 He who is faithful in small things is also faithful in much: and he who is dishonest in little things is also dishonest in much.

11 Therefore if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you property of your own?

13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will be devoted to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

14 Now the Pharisees, who loved money, were listening to all these things: and they sneered at him.

15 And he said to them, You are those who justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

16 Until John came there were the law and the prophets: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is pressing into it.

17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one letter of the law to fail.

18 Anyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

19 ¶ There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and lived luxuriously every day:

20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, covered with sores,

21 And longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 And the time came, when the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side: the rich man also died, and was buried;

23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus at his side.

24 And he called and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.

26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed: so that those who want to go from here to you cannot; nor can any from there cross over to us.

27 Then he said, Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house:

28 For I have five brothers; that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

29 Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

30 And he said, No, father Abraham: but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.

31 And he said to him, If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced, even if someone rises from the dead.