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Luke 16:14

Money and wealthPride

12 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.”

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

15 So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

16 The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
KJV
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
WEB
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
ASV
And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.
DARBY
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and mocked him.
BLB
Now the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and they were ridiculing Him.
ÅB
Fariseerne, som var pengekjære, hørte på alt dette, og de spottet ham.
OTB
Fariseerne, som var pengekjære, hørte alt dette og hånte ham.
B1930
Fariseerne, som var pengekjære, hørte på alt dette, og de spottet ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 23:35

    The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

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  • Luke 12:15

    And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

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  • Luke 20:47

    They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”

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  • Isaiah 56:11

    Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:

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  • Matthew 23:13

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

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  • Jeremiah 8:10

    Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

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  • Jeremiah 6:13

    “For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.

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  • Hebrews 11:36

    Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

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