Rasipni upravitelj
1Isus ispriča učenicima ovu pripovijest: “Imao neki bogataš upravitelja kojega su optužili da mu rasipa imanje. 2Bogataš ga pozove i reče mu: ‘Što to čujem o tebi? Položi račun o svojem upravljanju jer više ne možeš biti upraviteljem.’
3Upravitelj nato pomisli: ‘Što da radim kad me gospodar otpusti? Da kopam? Nisam dovoljno snažan za to. Da prosjačim? Sramio bih se toga. 4Znam što ću! Kad tako učinim, bit ću dobrodošao u domovima ljudi kad me otpusti.’
5Pozove zatim jednoga po jednoga gospodarova dužnika. Prvoga upita: ‘Koliko duguješ mojemu gospodaru?’ ‘Sto bata ulja’, odgovori on. 6‘Uzmi brzo zadužnicu pa ispravi na pedeset’16:5-6 i 6: 3 000 litara ulja… 1 500 litara., reče upravitelj.
7I drugoga upita: ‘Koliko duguješ?’ ‘Sto kora pšenice’, odgovori. ‘Uzmi svoju zadužnicu pa ispravi na osamdeset’,16:7 35 000 litara pšenice…30 000 litara. reče mu upravitelj.
8I gospodar se morao diviti dovitljivosti nepoštenoga upravitelja. Ljudi ovoga svijeta snalažljiviji su u postupanju prema sebi sličnima nego narod svjetlosti. 9Kažem vam: uporabite ovozemaljsko bogatstvo za stjecanje prijatelja pa ćete biti, kad ga ponestane, bit ćete primljeni u vječne stanove.
10Tko je vjeran u sitnicama, bit će vjeran i u najvećemu, a tko je nepošten u sitnicama, bit će nepošten i u najvećemu. 11Ako dakle niste vjerni u ovozemaljskom bogatstvu, tko će vam povjeriti istinsko nebesko bogatstvo? 12Ako niste bili vjerni u postupanju s tuđim, tko će vam dati vaše vlastito?
13Nijedan sluga ne može služiti dvojici gospodara. Ili će jednoga mrziti, a drugoga voljeti ili će jednome biti odan, a drugoga prezirati. Ne možete služiti i Bogu i bogatstvu.”
14Farizeji, koji su voljeli novac, sve su to slušali i rugali se. 15Isus im reče: “Vi se pred ljudima pretvarate da ste pravedni, ali Bog poznaje vaša srca. Jer što ljudi uzvisuju, Bogu je gnusno.
Zakon i Božje kraljevstvo
(Mt 11:12-13; 5:18, 31-32)
16Zakon i Proroci važili su do dolaska Ivana Krstitelja, a od tada se navješćuje Božje kraljevstvo i navala je na njega. 17Ali to ne znači da Zakon više ne vrijedi jer će lakše propasti nebo i zemlja nego ijedan potez pera u Zakonu.
18Tko god se razvede od žene pa se oženi drugom, čini preljub. I tko se oženi razvedenom ženom, čini preljub.
Bogataš i Lazar
19Bio je neki bogataš koji se odijevao u najfinije tkanine, u grimiz i tanki lan, i svakoga se dana obilno gostio. 20Pred njegovim je vratima sav u čirovima ležao siromah Lazar 21čeznući da se najede ostataka s bogataševa stola. Dok je tako ležao, psi su dolazili i lizali mu čirove. 22Siromah napokon umre te ga anđeli odnesu k Abrahamu.16:22 U grčkome: u krilo Abrahamovo. Umre zatim i bogataš te ga pokopaju, 23a duša mu ode u pakao. Dok je bio u teškim mukama, ugleda u daljini Lazara s Abrahamom.
24‘Oče Abrahame!’ zavapi on, ‘smiluj mi se pa pošalji Lazara da umoči vršak prsta u vodu i da mi rashladi jezik jer se strašno mučim u ovome plamenu!’
25‘Sinko moj,’ odgovori mu Abraham, ‘sjeti se da si ti za života primio svoja dobra, a Lazar zla. Sada se on ovdje tješi, a ti se mučiš. 26Osim toga, između nas je golemi bezdan, tako da oni koji bi odavde htjeli prijeći k vama ne mogu to učiniti, a ni s vaše strane nema prijelaza ovamo.’
27Bogataš nato reče: ‘Molim te, oče Abrahame, pošalji onda Lazara u dom mojega oca. 28Imam petoricu braće. Neka ih opomene da i oni ne dospiju u ovo mjesto muka.’
29Ali Abraham reče: ‘Opominju ih Mojsije i proroci u svojim zapisima. Neka njih čitaju i poslušaju ih.’
30‘Neće, oče Abrahame! Ali ako im dođe tko od mrtvih, obratit će se od grijeha’, reče bogataš.
31Ali Abraham reče: ‘Ako ne slušaju Mojsija i proroke, neće poslušati čak ni ako tko ustane od mrtvih.’”
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.
