善用錢財
1耶穌又對門徒說：「某財主有個管家，有人控告這管家浪費主人的財物。 2財主便把管家召來，對他說，『聽說你浪費我的財物，到底是怎麼回事？把帳目交代清楚，你不能再當管家了。』
3「管家私下盤算，『主人要辭退我了，怎麼辦呢？鋤地我沒有力氣，討飯我又感到羞恥。 4我知道該怎麼辦了！就算被辭退了，也會有人照應我。』 5於是，他把欠他主人債的一個一個召來，問第一個，『你欠了我主人多少？』
6「他回答說，『一百桶油。』
「管家說，『這是你的帳，快坐下，改成五十吧！』
7「管家又問另一個，『你欠多少？』
「他回答說，『一百石麥子。』
「管家說，『這是你的帳，改成八十石吧。』
8「主人誇獎這個不義的管家精明。因為今世的兒女在處理世事方面比光明的兒女更精明。
9「我告訴你們，要善用今世16·9 「今世」希臘文是「不義」。的錢財，廣結朋友。這樣，當錢財不管用時，他們會接你們到永遠的居所。
見微知著
10「一個人在小事上忠心，在大事上也會忠心；在小事上靠不住，在大事上更靠不住。 11如果你們不能忠心地處理今世的財富，誰會把真正的財富交託給你們呢？ 12如果你們不能忠心地處理別人的產業，誰會把你們名下的產業交給你們呢？ 13一個僕人不能服侍兩位主人，因為他不是恨這位、愛那位，就是重這位、輕那位。你們不能又事奉上帝，又崇拜金錢。」
警戒貪財的法利賽人
14法利賽人向來貪財，他們一面聽一面嗤笑耶穌。 15耶穌對他們說：「你們在人面前自以為義，但上帝能看透你們的心。因為世人所看重的東西在上帝看來卻是可憎的。 16約翰還沒有來以前，律法書和先知書是你們的準則。他出來後，上帝國的福音開始廣傳，人人都在努力進上帝的國。 17不過，就是天地都消失，律法的一點一劃也不會失效。 18任何人休妻另娶，就是犯通姦罪，娶被休的女子也是犯通姦罪。」
財主和乞丐
19耶穌又說：「有個財主天天衣著華麗，生活奢侈。 20又有一個名叫拉撒路的乞丐身上長滿了膿瘡，被人放在財主家門口。 21他渴望吃到財主桌上掉下來的食物殘渣，卻只有狗來舔他的瘡。
22「後來，乞丐死了，天使帶他到亞伯拉罕身邊。財主也死了，被人埋葬了。 23他在陰間受折磨，抬頭遠遠地看見亞伯拉罕和他身邊的拉撒路， 24就喊著說，『我的先祖亞伯拉罕啊！求你可憐我，派拉撒路用指尖蘸點水來潤潤我的舌頭吧！我在這火中實在痛苦不堪。』
25「亞伯拉罕說，『孩子啊！你要想想，你生前享福，而拉撒路受苦；如今他在這裡得到安慰，而你受折磨。 26況且，在你我中間隔著一道深淵，這邊的人不能到你那邊去，你那邊的人也不能到這裡來。』
27「財主說，『我的先祖啊，那麼求你派拉撒路去我父親家裡， 28因為我有五個弟兄。讓拉撒路去警告他們，以免他們也來到這痛苦的地方。』
29「但是亞伯拉罕卻說，『他們可以聽從摩西和眾先知的話呀！』
30「財主回答說，『我的先祖亞伯拉罕啊！他們不會聽的。但如果有一個死而復活的人去警告他們，他們肯定會悔改！』
31「亞伯拉罕說，『如果他們不聽從摩西和眾先知的話，即使一個人從死裡復活，他們也不會信服。』」
1And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3Then 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. 4I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 5So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? 6And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. 8And the lord 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 unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. 10He 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. 11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
13¶ No 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. 14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is 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 presseth into it. 17And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. 18Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth 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: 20And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover 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 hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24And he cried and said, 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 thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 26And 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 can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 27Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: 28For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 29Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 30And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 31And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
