Luke 16:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And if you have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who will give you what is your own?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εἰ ἐν τῷ ἀλλοτρίῳ πιστοὶ οὐκ ἐγένεσθε, τὸ ὑμέτερον τίς ὑμῖν δώσει;

Transliteration

And if in the allotriō pistoi not egenesthe, the hymeteron who to you dōsei?

Grammar Details

• *allotriō*: dative singular neuter adjective - belonging to another
• *pistoi*: nominative plural masculine adjective - faithful/trustworthy
• *egenesthe*: aorist middle indicative, 2nd plural - you became/were
• *hymeteron*: accusative singular neuter possessive adjective - yours
• *dōsei*: future active indicative, 3rd singular - will give

Word Meanings

• *allotriō*: belonging to another/another's/what is not your own
• *pistoi*: faithful/trustworthy/reliable
• *egenesthe*: you became/you were/you proved to be
• *hymeteron*: yours/your own
• *dōsei*: will give/will grant

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And if you have not been trustworthy with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is truly yours?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And yf ye have not bene faithfull in another manes busines: who shall geve you youre awne?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And yf ye haue not bene faithfull in anothers mans busynesse, who wil geue you that which is youre awne?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And if ye haue not bene faithfull in another mans goods, who shall giue you that which is yours?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And yf ye haue not ben faythfull in another mans businesse, who shall geue you that which is your owne?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and if in the other's ye became not faithful -- your own, who shall give to you?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?

• World English Bible (2000)

  If you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And if you haven’t been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you your own?

Referenced Verses

• Luke 19:13-26 : 13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered to them ten pounds, and said to them, Do business till I come. 14 But his citizens hated him and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. 15 And 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. 16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, your pound has gained ten pounds. 17 And he said to him, Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in very little, have authority over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying, Lord, your pound has gained five pounds. 19 And he said likewise to him, Be also over five cities. 20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin. 21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow. 22 And he said to him, Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow. 23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest? 24 And he said to those who stood by, Take the pound from him and give it to him who has ten pounds. 25 And they said to him, Lord, he has ten pounds. 26 For 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.
• 1 Chr 29:14-16 : 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly as this? For all things come from You, and of Your own have we given You. 15 For we are strangers before You, and sojourners, as were all our fathers; our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is no abiding. 16 O LORD our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy name is from Your hand, and is all Your own.
• Job 1:21 : 21 And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."
• Ezek 16:16-21 : 16 And of your garments you took, and decked your high places with different colors, and played the harlot thereupon; such things shall not come, nor shall it be so. 17 You have also taken your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and committed whoredom with them, 18 And took your embroidered garments, and covered them; and you have set my oil and my incense before them. 19 My food also which I gave you, fine flour, oil, and honey, with which I fed you, you have even set it before them for a sweet aroma; and thus it was, says the Lord GOD. 20 Moreover you have taken your sons and your daughters, whom you have borne to me, and these have you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Is this of your whoredoms a small matter, 21 That you have slain my children and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them?
• Hos 2:8 : 8 For she did not know that I gave her grain, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.
• Matt 25:14-29 : 14 For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and entrusted his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to each according to his own ability; and immediately went on his journey. 16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord's money. 19 After a long time, the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them. 21 His 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. 22 He also who had received two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them. 23 His 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. 24 Then he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground; look, there you have what is yours. 26 But his lord answered and said to him, You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed. 27 Therefore, you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming, I would have received my own with interest. 28 Therefore take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. 29 For 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.