{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/luke/16","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T23:38:34.187Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Luke","bookSlug":"luke","chapter":16,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":15,"nextChapter":17,"totalChapters":24,"totalVerses":31},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And calling to him each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bond, and sit down quickly and write fifty."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches ?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs come and licked his sores."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"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 in anguish in this flame."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted and thou art in anguish."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that they that would pass from hence to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from thence to us."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house;"},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead."}],"citation":{"inline":"Luke 16 (ASV)","markdown":"[Luke 16](https://primebible.com/asv/luke/16)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/luke/16 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}