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Luke 16:11

Faithfulness and loyaltyMoney and wealth

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.

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.

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BSB
So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
KJV
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
WEB
If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
ASV
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]?
DARBY
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who shall entrust to you the true?
BLB
If, therefore, you⁺ were not faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you⁺ the true?
ÅB
Dersom dere da ikke har vært tro i den urettferdige mammon, hvem vil da betro dere de sanne skatter?
OTB
Hvis dere ikke har vært trofaste med verdslig rikdom, hvem vil da betro dere de sanne rikdommene?
B1930
Dersom I da ikke har vært tro i den urettferdige mammon, hvem vil da betro eder de sanne skatter?

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Cross references

  • Luke 12:33

    Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

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  • Proverbs 8:18–19

    Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

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  • James 2:5

    Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

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  • Ephesians 3:8

    Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

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  • Luke 18:22

    Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

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  • Luke 16:9

    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.

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  • Revelation 3:18

    I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

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