Of the unjust steward. LUKE, XVI. A. D. 33. 30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou has killed for x Ro.9.4. him the fatted calf. 11.1. 31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all y Jon.4. 10,11. that I have is thine. 32 It was meety that we should make merry, and be glad this thy brother was dead, alive again; and was lost, found. CHAPTER XVI. z fora 1 Of the unjust steward. 14 The hypocrisy of the covetous Pharisees reproved, etc. AND he said also unto his disci ples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship; a for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 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. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said 2 z Ps.51.8. a ver.24. a ch. 12.42. 1 Pe. 4. 10. nine gal- See Eze.45. The rich man and Lazarus. who shall give you that which is your own? 13 Noe 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. 14 And the Pharisees also, whof were covetous, heard all these things and they derided him. 15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves g before men; but God h knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed i among men, is abomination in the sight of God. 16 The k law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 17 And it is easier for heaven and 10-14. earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. The word here inter preted a bushels and b Jno. 12.36. c Ec. 11.1. ITi.6. 18,19. 3 or, riches. 18 Whosoever m putteth away his wife and marrieth another,conimitteth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery. 19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich unto the first, How much owest d Mat.25.21, man's table: moreover the dogs thou unto my lord? 23. 6 And he said, An hundred 1 measures of oil. And he said unto him, e Jos.24.15. Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred 2 measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. Mat.6.24. f Mat.23.14. Je. 17.10. came and licked his sores. 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom:n theo rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And p in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the 13.tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. r 8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had k Mat. 11, 12, doue wisely for the children of this world are in their generation 7 Ps. 102.26. wiser than the b children of light. 9 And I say unto you, Makec to yourselves friends of the Smammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. 10 lled 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. 11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous 3 mam-s mou, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12 And if ye have not been faithfult in that which is another man's, Is.40.8. m Mat.5.32. n Mat.8.11. 9 r Is.66.24. Mar.9.44,&c. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime s receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 26 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 t can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: 30 And he said, Nay, father Abra-w Jno. 12.10, ham but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 31 And he said unto him, lfu they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will w they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. CHAPTER XVII. 1 To avoid occasions of offence, 3 to forgive one another. 5 The power of faith, etc. THEN said he unto the disciples. a Mat. 18.6.7. Mar.9.42. b Le. 19.17. c Mat.6.12,14. Col.3. 13. d He. 12.2. It a is impossible but that of-e Mat. 17.20. fences will come; but wo unto him through whom they come ! 2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these, little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke b him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou c shalt forgive him. 5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increased our faith. 6 And the Lord said, Ife ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. 7 But which of you, having a servant ploughing, or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go, and sit down to meat? f 21.21. Mar.9.23. 11.23. Job 22.3. 35.7. 1Co.9. 16, 17. g ch.9.51,52. Jno.4.4. h Le. 13.46. i ch.5.14. Le. 13.2. 14.3. Mat.8.4. k 2Ki.5.14. Is.65.24. 7 Ps.30.1,2. mJon.4.39-42. n Ps. 106.13. o Mat.9.22. 1 or, with outward show. 8 And will not rather say unto him Make ready wherewith 1 may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me,p Ro. 14. 17. till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? 9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? 1 trow not. 10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are f unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. 11 TAnd it came to pass.as he went toJerusalem,that he passed through the midst of Samariag and Galilee. 12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar h off: 13 And they lifted up their voices, 2 or, among you, Jno. 1.26. q Mat.9.15. r ch.21.8. Mat. 24.23, &c. Mar. 13.21. s ch.9.22. Mar.8.31. t Ge.7.11,23. Ge. 19.23,24. 2.1.7. Of the kingdom of God. and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, ask they went, they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified? God, 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was am Samaritan. 17 And Jesus, answering, said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18 There are not n found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger 19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way; thy o faith hath made thee whole, 20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not 1 with observation: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, Lo there! for, behold thep kingdom of God is 2 within you. 22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not, see it. 23 Andr they shall say to you, See here; or, See there: go not after them, nor follow them. 24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven, so shall also the Son of man be in his day. 25 Buts first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. 26 And as it was t in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out u of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. v 31 In that day, he which shall be upon the house-top, and hus stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away; and he that is m |