Verse 19
Luke 16:19
Free Bible Version
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Once there was a man who was rich. He wore purple clothes and fine linen, and enjoyed a luxurious life.
Original Language Text
greek
Ἄνθρωπος δέ τις ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐνεδιδύσκετο πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον εὐφραινόμενος καθ’ ἡμέραν λαμπρῶς.
English Translation
There was a certain rich man, who was dressed in purple and fine linen, enjoying splendidly every day.
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Chapter 16 Context
1
Yashua (Jesus) told his disciples this story. “There was once a rich man whose manager was accused o...
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So the rich man called in his manager, and asked him, ‘What's this I hear about you? Bring in your a...
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The manager said to himself, ‘Now what will I do since my master is going to fire me from my job? I'...
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Oh, I know what I'm going to do so that when I'm sacked as manager people will make me welcome in th...
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So he invited all those who were in debt to his master to come and see him. He asked the first one,...
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The man replied, ‘A hundred units of oil.’ He said to him, ‘Sit down quickly. Take your bill, and ch...
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Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ The man replied, ‘A hundred units of wheat.’ He said...
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The rich man commended his dishonest manager for his cunning idea. The children of this world are mo...
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I tell you, use the wealth of this world to make friends for yourselves so that when it's gone, you'...
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If you can be trusted with very little you can also be trusted with much; if you are dishonest with...
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So if you can't be trusted when it comes to worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?
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And if you can't be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will trust you with what is yours...
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No servant can obey two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted t...
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The Pharisees, who loved money, heard what Yashua (Jesus) said and laughed at him.
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But Yashua (Jesus) told them, “You appear pious to people, but God (Elohim) knows what you're thinki...
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16
What was written in the law and the prophets lasted until John. From then on the good news of the ki...
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17
However, it's easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for the smallest point of the Law to dis...
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18
Any man who divorces his wife and marries someone else commits adultery, and a man who marries a div...
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19
Once there was a man who was rich. He wore purple clothes and fine linen, and enjoyed a luxurious li...
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A beggar named Lazarus used to sit at his gate, covered in sores,
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longing to eat the leftovers from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
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Then the beggar died, and angels carried him away to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was...
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In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham in the far distance, with Lazarus be...
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‘Father Abraham,’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in...
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But Abraham replied, ‘My son, remember that you enjoyed the good things of life, while Lazarus had a...
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Apart from that, there's a great gulf that stretches between us and you. Nobody who wants to cross f...
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The rich man said, ‘Then Father, I beg you, please send him to my father's house.
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For I have five brothers and he can warn them so that they don't end up here in this place of tormen...
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But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. They should listen to them.’
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‘No, Father Abraham,’ said the man. ‘But they would repent if someone went to them from the dead!’
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Abraham said to him, ‘If they won't listen to Moses and the prophets, they won't be convinced even i...
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