Luke 16:12-22

12 And if you have not been faithful in 1that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
13 2No 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 God and money."

The Law and the Kingdom of God

14 3The Pharisees, who were 4lovers of money, heard all these things, and they 5ridiculed him.
15 And he said to them, "You are those who 6justify yourselves before men, but 7God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men 8is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 9"The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then 10the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and 11everyone forces his way into it.[a]
17 But 12it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one dot of the Law to become void.

Divorce and Remarriage

18 13"Everyone who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 "There was a rich man who was clothed in 14purple and fine linen and 15who feasted sumptuously every day.
20 And at his gate 16was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
21 who desired to be fed with 17what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 The poor man died and was carried by 18the angels 19to Abraham's side.[b] The rich man also died and was buried,

Cross References 19

  • 1. [1 Chronicles 29:14, 16]
  • 2. [See ver. 9 above]
  • 3. [Luke 11:39; Luke 20:47]
  • 4. 2 Timothy 3:2; [1 Timothy 6:10]
  • 5. Luke 23:35
  • 6. Luke 10:29
  • 7. 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Proverbs 21:2
  • 8. Proverbs 16:5
  • 9. Matthew 11:12, 13
  • 10. See Luke 4:43
  • 11. [Luke 15:1]
  • 12. Matthew 5:18
  • 13. See Matthew 5:32
  • 14. Esther 8:15; Revelation 18:16
  • 15. [James 5:5]
  • 16. [Acts 3:2]
  • 17. [Matthew 15:27]
  • 18. Luke 15:10; Matthew 18:10; Acts 12:15; Hebrews 1:13, 14; See Luke 12:8
  • 19. [John 13:23(Gk.)]

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or everyone is forcefully urged into it
  • [b]. Greek bosom; also verse 23
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