1And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that the steward was wasting his goods. 2And he called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear of you? give an account of your stewardship; for you may no longer be steward. 3Then the steward said to himself, What shall I do? for my lord is taking away my stewardship: I am not strong enough to dig; and I am ashamed to beg. 4I know what to do, so that when I am put out of the stewardship, people will receive me into their houses. 5So he called in every one of his lord's debtors, and said to the first, How much do you owe to my lord? 6And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said to him, Take your bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 7Then he said to another, And how much do you owe? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him, Take your bill, and write eighty. 8And the lord commended the dishonest steward, because he had acted shrewdly: for the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with own kind than are the children of light. 9And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves using worldly wealth; that, when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal habitations. 10He who is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he who is dishonest in the least is also dishonest in much. 11Therefore, if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? 12And if you have not been faithful with that which is another man's, who shall give you possessions of your own? 13No 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. You cannot serve God and money. 14The Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 15And he said to them, You justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God. 16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man forces his way into it. 17And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one dot of the law to fail. 18Whoever divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery: and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. 19There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day: 20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, covered with sores, 21And he longed to eat the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22And 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; 23And in Hades he lift up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24And he cried out, 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. 25But Abraham said, Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus received evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented. 26And beside all this, between us and you a great gulf has been fixed: so that those who would pass from here to you cannot; nor can any pass over from there to us. 27He said, Then I beg you, father, that you would send him to my father's house: 28For I have five brothers. Have him warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 29Abraham said to him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 30And he said, No, father Abraham: but if someone went to them from the dead, they will repent. 31And he said to him, If they will not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.