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Luke 16:12

Faithfulness and loyaltyIntegrity

10 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?

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

13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

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BSB
And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?
KJV
And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
WEB
If you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?
ASV
And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another`s, who will give you that which is your own?
DARBY
and if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who shall give to you your own?
BLB
And if you⁺ were not faithful in that which [is] of another, who will give to you⁺ that which [is] your own?
ÅB
Og dersom dere ikke har vært tro i det som hører andre til, hvem vil da gi dere noe til eget eie?
OTB
Og hvis dere ikke har vært pålitelige med det som tilhører andre, hvem vil gi dere det som virkelig er deres?
B1930
Og dersom I ikke har vært tro i det som hører andre til, hvem vil da gi eder noget til eget eie?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 19:13–26

    Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ‘Conduct business with this until I return,’ he said.

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  • Job 1:21

    saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

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  • Matthew 25:14–29

    For it is just like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted them with his possessions.

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:14–16

    But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.

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  • 1 Peter 1:4–5

    and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

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  • Ezekiel 16:16–21

    You took some of your garments and made colorful high places for yourself, and on them you prostituted yourself. Such things should not have happened; never should they have occurred!

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