{"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/kjv/luke/16","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T09:07:14.287Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","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 his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot 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":"So he called every one of his lord's debtors <i>unto him</i>, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true <i>riches</i>?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall 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 the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The law and the prophets <i>were</i> until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from <i>her</i> husband committeth adultery."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,"},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"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;"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And in hell he lift 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 tormented in this flame."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"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 <i>would come</i> from thence."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Then 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":"Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto 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, though one rose from the dead."}],"citation":{"inline":"Luke 16 (KJV)","markdown":"[Luke 16](https://primebible.com/kjv/luke/16)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/luke/16 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}