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And Iκαὶ ἐγὼtellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνmakeποιήσατεfriendsφίλουςfor yourselvesἑαυτοῖςby means ofἐκthe unrighteousτῆς ἀδικίαςwealth,τοῦ μαμωνᾶso thatἵναwhenὅτανit fails,ἐκλίπῃthey may welcomeδέξωνταιyouὑμᾶςintoεἰςthe eternalτὰς αἰωνίουςdwellings.σκηνάς
Luke 16:9
Study it in the app“And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails, they may welcome you into the eternal dwellings.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 16:9, word by word
- tellλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- makeποιήσατεpoiēsate
make into
To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".
Where else “poiēsate” appears- friendsφίλουςphilous
friend
Friend.
Where else “philous” appears- the unrighteousἀδικίαςadikias
unrighteousness
Injustice, unrighteousness.
Where else “adikias” appears- wealthμαμωνᾶmamōna
wealth, mammon
Wealth: an Aramaic word (mammon) for money and possessions, presented as a master.
Where else “mamōna” appears- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- it failsἐκλίπῃeklipēi
fail, run out
Fail, run out, come to an end; of the sun, be darkened.
Where else “eklipēi” appears- they may welcomeδέξωνταιdexōntai
welcome
To gladly take in someone or something.
Where else “dexōntai” appears- the eternalαἰωνίουςaiōnious
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnious” appears- dwellingsσκηνάςskēnas
tent
A portable shelter of cloth or skins, or a hut of branches.
Where else “skēnas” appears
The context
8And the master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd than the sons of light in dealing with their own generation.
9 · This verse (above)
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.
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?