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Luke 16:10

Faithfulness and loyaltyMoney and wealthIntegrity

8 The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

11 So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

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BSB
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
KJV
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.
WEB
He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
ASV
He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.
DARBY
He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.
BLB
The one faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and the one unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.
ÅB
Den som er tro i smått, er også tro i stort, og den som er urettferdig i smått, er også urettferdig i stort.
OTB
Den som er trofast i det minste, er også trofast i mye; og den som er uærlig i det minste, er også uærlig i mye.
B1930
Den som er tro i smått, er også tro i stort, og den som er urettferdig i smått, er også urettferdig i stort.

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Cross references

  • Luke 16:11–12

    So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

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  • Matthew 25:21

    His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

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  • Luke 19:17

    His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

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  • Matthew 25:23

    His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

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  • Hebrews 3:2

    He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.

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