Luke 16

Andδὲhe was also sayingἜλεγεν καὶtoπρὸςthe disciples,τοὺς μαθητάς“There wasἦνa certainτιςrichπλούσιοςmanἌνθρωπόςwhoὃςhadεἶχενa manager,οἰκονόμονandκαὶthis manοὗτοςwas accusedδιεβλήθηto himαὐτῷofὡςsquanderingδιασκορπίζωνhis possessions.τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ

Andκαὶhe calledφωνήσαςhimαὐτὸνandsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘WhatΤίis thisτοῦτοI hearἀκούωaboutπερὶyou?σοῦGiveἀπόδοςthe accountτὸν λόγονof your management,τῆς οἰκονομίας σουforγὰρyou canδύνῃno longerοὐ ἔτιbe manager.’οἰκονομεῖν

Andδὲthe managerὁ οἰκονόμοςsaidεἶπενwithinἐνhimself,ἑαυτῷ‘WhatΤίshall I do,ποιήσωsinceὅτιmy masterὁ κύριός μουis taking awayἀφαιρεῖταιthe managementτὴν οἰκονομίανfromἀπ’me?ἐμοῦI am notοὐκstrong enoughἰσχύωto dig;σκάπτεινI am ashamedαἰσχύνομαιto beg.ἐπαιτεῖν

I knowἔγνωνwhatτίI will do,ποιήσωso that,ἵναwhenὅτανI am removedμετασταθῶfromἐκthe management,τῆς οἰκονομίαςpeoplewill welcomeδέξωνταίmeμεintoεἰςtheir homes.’τοὺς οἴκους ἑαυτῶν

Andκαὶsummoningπροσκαλεσάμενοςeach oneἕνα ἕκαστονof his master’sτοῦ κυρίου ἑαυτοῦdebtors,τῶν χρεοφειλετῶνhe saidἔλεγενto the first,τῷ πρώτῳ‘How muchΠόσονdo you oweὀφείλειςmy master?’τῷ κυρίῳ μου

Andδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν‘A hundredἙκατὸνbathsβάτουςof olive oil.’ἐλαίουAndδὲheὁsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘TakeΔέξαιyour bill,σου τὰ γράμματαandκαὶsit downκαθίσαςquicklyταχέωςandwriteγράψονfifty.’πεντήκοντα

Thenἔπειταhe saidεἶπενto another,ἑτέρῳ‘Andδὲyou,Σὺhow muchπόσονdo you owe?’ὀφείλειςAndδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν‘A hundredἙκατὸνcorsκόρουςof wheat.’σίτουHe saysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ‘TakeΔέξαιyour bill,σου τὰ γράμματαandκαὶwriteγράψονeighty.’ὀγδοήκοντα

Andκαὶthe masterὁ κύριοςpraisedἐπῄνεσενthe unrighteousτῆς ἀδικίαςmanagerτὸν οἰκονόμονbecauseὅτιhe had actedἐποίησενshrewdly;φρονίμωςforὅτιthe sonsοἱ υἱοὶof thisτοῦ τούτουageαἰῶνοςareεἰσινmore shrewdφρονιμώτεροιthanὑπὲρthe sonsτοὺς υἱοὺςof lightτοῦ φωτὸςin dealing withεἰςtheir ownτὴν ἑαυτῶνgeneration.τὴν γενεὰν

And Iκαὶ ἐγὼtellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνmakeποιήσατεfriendsφίλουςfor yourselvesἑαυτοῖςby means ofἐκthe unrighteousτῆς ἀδικίαςwealth,τοῦ μαμωνᾶso thatἵναwhenὅτανit fails,ἐκλίπῃthey may welcomeδέξωνταιyouὑμᾶςintoεἰςthe eternalτὰς αἰωνίουςdwellings.σκηνάς

The one who is faithfulὉ πιστὸςinἐνvery littleἐλαχίστῳisἐστινalsoκαὶfaithfulπιστόςinἐνmuch,πολλῷandκαὶthe one who is unjustὁ ἄδικοςinἐνvery littleἐλαχίστῳisἐστινalsoκαὶunjustἄδικόςinἐνmuch.πολλῷ

Ifεἰthenοὖνyou have notοὐκbeenἐγένεσθεfaithfulπιστοὶwithἐνthe unjustτῷ ἀδίκῳwealth,μαμωνᾷwhoτίςwill entrustπιστεύσειto youὑμῖνthe true riches?τὸ ἀληθινὸν

Andκαὶifεἰyou have notοὐκbeenἐγένεσθεfaithfulπιστοὶwithἐνwhat belongs to another,τῷ ἀλλοτρίῳwhoτίςwill giveδώσειyouὑμῖνwhat is your own?τὸ ὑμέτερον

Noοὐδεὶςhousehold servantοἰκέτηςcanδύναταιserveδουλεύεινtwoδυσὶmasters;κυρίοιςforγὰρeitherἢhe will hateμισήσειthe oneτὸν ἕναandκαὶloveἀγαπήσειthe other,τὸν ἕτερονorἢhe will hold on toἀνθέξεταιoneἑνὸςandκαὶdespiseκαταφρονήσειthe other.τοῦ ἑτέρουYou cannotοὐ δύνασθεserveδουλεύεινGodθεῷandκαὶwealth.”μαμωνᾷ

Nowδὲthe Pharisees,οἱ Φαρισαῖοιwho wereὑπάρχοντεςlovers of money,φιλάργυροιwere hearingἬκουονallπάνταthese things,ταῦταandκαὶthey were ridiculingἐξεμυκτήριζονhim.αὐτόν

Andκαὶhe saidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“YouὙμεῖςareἐστεthe ones who declareοἱ δικαιοῦντεςyourselvesἑαυτοὺςrighteousδικαιοῦντεςbeforeἐνώπιονpeople,τῶν ἀνθρώπωνbutδὲGodὁ θεὸςknowsγινώσκειyour hearts;τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶνforὅτιwhat isτὸexaltedὑψηλὸνamongἐνpeopleἀνθρώποιςisan abominationβδέλυγμαbeforeἐνώπιονGod.τοῦ θεοῦ

The lawὉ νόμοςandκαὶthe prophetsοἱ προφῆταιwereuntilμέχριJohn;Ἰωάννουsinceἀπὸthenτότεthe kingdomἡ βασιλείαof Godτοῦ θεοῦis being proclaimed as good news,εὐαγγελίζεταιandκαὶeveryoneπᾶςforces his wayβιάζεταιintoεἰςit.αὐτὴν

Butδέit isἐστινeasierΕὐκοπώτερονfor heavenτὸν οὐρανὸνandκαὶearthτὴν γῆνto pass awayπαρελθεῖνthanἢfor oneμίανstrokeκεραίανof the lawτοῦ νόμουto fall.πεσεῖν

EveryoneΠᾶςwhoὁdivorcesἀπολύωνhis wifeτὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦandκαὶmarriesγαμῶνanotherἑτέρανcommits adultery,μοιχεύειandκαὶthe one whoὁmarriesγαμῶνa woman divorcedἀπολελυμένηνfromἀπὸherhusbandἀνδρὸςcommits adultery.μοιχεύει

Nowδέthere wasἦνa certainτιςrichπλούσιοςman,Ἄνθρωποςandκαὶhe used to dressἐνεδιδύσκετοin purpleπορφύρανandκαὶfine linen,βύσσονcelebratingεὐφραινόμενοςsplendidlyλαμπρῶςeveryκαθ’day.ἡμέραν

Andδέa certainτιςpoor manπτωχὸςnamedὀνόματιLazarusΛάζαροςhad been laidἐβέβλητοatπρὸςhis gate,τὸν πυλῶνα αὐτοῦcovered with sores,εἱλκωμένος

andκαὶlongingἐπιθυμῶνto be fedχορτασθῆναιwithἀπὸwhat fellτῶν πιπτόντωνfromἀπὸthe rich man’sτοῦ πλουσίουtable;τῆς τραπέζηςbutἀλλὰevenκαὶthe dogsοἱ κύνεςwould comeἐρχόμενοιandlickἐπέλειχονhis sores.τὰ ἕλκη αὐτοῦ

Andδὲit happenedἐγένετοthatthe poor manτὸν πτωχὸνdiedἀποθανεῖνandκαὶheαὐτὸνwas carried awayἀπενεχθῆναιbyὑπὸthe angelsτῶν ἀγγέλωνtoεἰςAbraham’sἈβραάμbosom;τὸν κόλπονandδὲthe rich manὁ πλούσιοςalsoκαὶdiedἀπέθανενandκαὶwas buried.ἐτάφη

AndκαὶinἐνHades,τῷ ᾅδῃlifting upἐπάραςhis eyes,τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦbeingὑπάρχωνinἐνtorment,βασάνοιςhe seesὁρᾷAbrahamἈβραὰμfromἀπὸfar away,μακρόθενandκαὶLazarusΛάζαρονinἐνhis bosom.τοῖς κόλποις αὐτοῦ

Andκαὶheαὐτὸςcalled outφωνήσαςandsaid,εἶπεν‘FatherΠάτερAbraham,Ἀβραάμhave mercy onἐλέησόνme,μεandκαὶsendπέμψονLazarusΛάζαρονtoἵναdipβάψῃthe tipτὸ ἄκρονof his fingerτοῦ δακτύλου αὐτοῦin waterὕδατοςandκαὶcoolκαταψύξῃmy tongue,τὴν γλῶσσάν μουbecauseὅτιI am in agonyὀδυνῶμαιinἐνthisτῇ ταύτῃflame.’φλογὶ

ButδὲAbrahamἈβραάμsaid,εἶπεν‘Child,Τέκνονrememberμνήσθητιthatὅτιyou receivedἀπέλαβεςyour good thingsτὰ ἀγαθά σουinἐνyour life,τῇ ζωῇ σουandκαὶLazarusΛάζαροςlikewiseὁμοίωςbad things;τὰ κακάbutδὲnowνῦνhe is comfortedπαρακαλεῖταιhere,ὧδεandδὲyouσὺare in agony.ὀδυνᾶσαι

Andκαὶbesidesἐνallπᾶσιthis,τούτοιςbetweenμεταξὺusἡμῶνandκαὶyouὑμῶνa greatμέγαchasmχάσμαhas been fixed,ἐστήρικταιso thatὅπωςthose who wantοἱ θέλοντεςto cross overδιαβῆναιfrom hereἔνθενtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςcannot,μὴ δύνωνταιnorμηδὲmay anyone crossδιαπερῶσινfrom thereἐκεῖθενtoπρὸςus.’ἡμᾶς

Andδέhe said,εἶπεν‘ThenοὖνI askἘρωτῶyou,σεfather,πάτερtoἵναsendπέμψῃςhimαὐτὸνtoεἰςmy father’sτοῦ πατρός μουhouseτὸν οἶκον—

forγὰρI haveἔχωfiveπέντεbrothersἀδελφούς—so thatὅπωςhe may testifyδιαμαρτύρηταιto them,αὐτοῖςso thatἵναtheyαὐτοὶalsoκαὶmay notμὴcomeἔλθωσινtoεἰςthisτὸν τοῦτονplaceτόπονof torment.’τῆς βασάνου

ButδὲAbrahamἈβραάμsays,λέγει‘They haveἜχουσιMosesΜωϋσέαandκαὶthe prophets;τοὺς προφήταςlet them listen toἀκουσάτωσανthem.’αὐτῶν

Butδὲheὁsaid,εἶπεν‘No,ΟὐχίfatherπάτερAbraham;Ἀβραάμbutἀλλ’ifἐάνsomeoneτιςgoesπορευθῇtoπρὸςthemαὐτοὺςfromἀπὸthe dead,νεκρῶνthey will change their minds.’μετανοήσουσιν

Butδὲhe saidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘IfΕἰthey do notοὐκlisten toἀκούουσινMosesΜωϋσέωςandκαὶthe prophets,τῶν προφητῶνneitherοὐδ’will they be convincedπεισθήσονταιeven ifἐάνsomeoneτιςrisesἀναστῇfromἐκthe dead.’”νεκρῶν