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Ifεἰthenοὖνyou have notοὐκbeenἐγένεσθεfaithfulπιστοὶwithἐνthe unjustτῷ ἀδίκῳwealth,μαμωνᾷwhoτίςwill entrustπιστεύσειto youὑμῖνthe true riches?τὸ ἀληθινὸν
Luke 16:11
Study it in the app“If then you have not been faithful with the unjust wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?”
Whoever is faithful in little is faithful in muchGenerosity and Money
With the Greek beneath
Luke 16:11, word by word
- beenἐγένεσθεegenesthe
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egenesthe” appears- faithfulπιστοὶpistoi
faithful
Someone you can rely on.
Where else “pistoi” appears- the unjustἀδίκῳadikōi
unjust, unrighteous
Unjust, unrighteous, wicked.
Where else “adikōi” appears- wealthμαμωνᾷmamōnai
wealth, mammon
Wealth: an Aramaic word (mammon) for money and possessions, presented as a master.
Where else “mamōnai” appears- will entrustπιστεύσειpisteusei
entrust
To place something valuable in another's hands, because one relies on him.
Where else “pisteusei” appears- the true richesἀληθινὸνalēthinon
true
True, genuine, real.
Where else “alēthinon” appears
The context
10The one who is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and the one who is unjust in very little is also unjust in much.
11 · This verse (above)
12And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own?
To study Luke 16 in a group
1. What it says
In the story of the rich man and Lazarus, how did each of them live, and how does Abraham answer the rich man when he asks for help? (vv. 19-31)
2. What it means
Jesus says no one can serve two masters, God and wealth (v. 13). What does he show through the story of the manager? (vv. 1-12)
3. How I live it
The rich man did not notice the poor man at his gate (vv. 19-21). Who is near you that you may not be truly seeing?