Jesus tells of an unjust steward and teaches about faithfulness with money. He tells of a rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus whose places are reversed after death.
1 And 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 .
2 And 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 .
3 Then 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 .
4 I am resolved what to do , that , when I am put out of the stewardship , they may receive me into their houses .
5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first , How much owest thou unto my lord ?
6 And he said , An hundred measures of oil . And he said unto him , Take thy bill , and sit down quickly , and write fifty .
7 Then 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 .
8 And 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 .
9 And I say unto you , Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness ; that , when ye fail , they may receive you into everlasting habitations .
10 He 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 .
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon , who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12 And 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 .
14 And the Pharisees also , who were covetous , heard all these things : and they derided him .
15 And 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 .
16 The law and the prophets were until John : since that time the kingdom of God is preached , and every man presseth into it .
17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass , than one tittle of the law to fail .
18 Whosoever 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 :
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus , which was laid at his gate , full of sores ,
21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table : moreover the dogs came and licked his sores .
22 And 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 ;
23 And in hell he lift up his eyes , being in torments , and seeth Abraham afar off , and Lazarus in his bosom .
24 And 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 .
25 But 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 .
26 And 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 .
27 Then he said , I pray thee therefore , father , that thou wouldest send him to my father's house :
28 For I have five brethren ; that he may testify unto them , lest they also come into this place of torment .
29 Abraham saith unto him , They have Moses and the prophets ; let them hear them .
30 And he said , Nay , father Abraham : but if one went unto them from the dead , they will repent .
31 And he said unto him , If they hear not Moses and the prophets , neither will they be persuaded , though one rose from the dead .