Luke 16:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

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  • Prov 8:18-19 : 18 Riches and honor are with me; yes, enduring riches and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 Sell what you have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags that do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches, nor moth destroys.
  • Luke 16:9 : 9 And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves using the wealth of unrighteousness; that, when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.
  • Luke 18:22 : 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said to him, Yet you lack one thing: sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
  • Rev 3:18 : 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, and that the shame of your nakedness does not appear; and anoint your eyes with eyesalve, that you may see.

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  • Luke 16:12-13
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    12And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who will give you what is 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 wealth.

  • Luke 16:8-10
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    8And the master 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.

    9And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves using the wealth of unrighteousness; that, when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.

    10He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much: and he who is unjust in what is least is also unjust in much.

  • Luke 16:1-3
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    1And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods.

    2And he called him and said to him, How is it that I hear this about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you may no longer be steward.

    3Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my master is taking away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg.

  • Luke 12:20-21
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    20But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?

    21So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Luke 19:26
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    26For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.

  • Mark 4:25
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    25For he who has, more will be given to him; and he who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

  • Prov 28:20
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    20A faithful person shall abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Matt 13:12
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    12To whoever has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away.

  • Luke 19:15-17
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    15And it came to pass, when he returned, having received the kingdom, he then commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

    16Then came the first, saying, Lord, your pound has gained ten pounds.

    17And he said to him, Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in very little, have authority over ten cities.

  • Matt 25:27-30
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    27Therefore, you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming, I would have received my own with interest.

    28Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.

    29For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

    30And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • 1 Cor 4:2
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    2Moreover, it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful.

  • Luke 12:42
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    42And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

  • Luke 12:15-16
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    15And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

    16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

  • Luke 12:44
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    44Truly I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has.

  • Matt 24:47
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    47Truly I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods.

  • Luke 8:18
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    18Take heed therefore how you hear: for whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.

  • Matt 6:24
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    24No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

  • Luke 19:23-24
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    23Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest?

    24And he said to those who stood by, Take the pound from him and give it to him who has ten pounds.

  • Matt 25:21
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    21His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish like a branch.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
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    17Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;

  • Matt 25:14
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    14For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them.

  • Matt 25:18
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    18But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money.

  • Prov 13:7
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    7There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; there is one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

  • Luke 12:33-34
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    33Sell what you have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags that do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches, nor moth destroys.

    34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

  • Matt 6:21
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    21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

  • Ps 49:6
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    6Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • Matt 6:19
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    19Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • Matt 25:23
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    23His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.

  • Ps 62:10
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    10Trust not in oppression, and do not become vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

  • Luke 14:33
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    33So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple.

  • Luke 19:13
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    13And he called his ten servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said to them, Do business till I come.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Luke 19:20
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    20And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin.

  • Luke 12:48
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    48But he that did not know, and committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.