1He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

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1 Peter 4:10, 1 Peter 4:10, Luke 12:42, 1 Corinthians 4:1, 1 Corinthians 4:2

2He called him, and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'

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1 Timothy 5:24, Ecclesiastes 11:9, Ecclesiastes 11:10, 1 Peter 4:5, Revelation 20:12

3"The manager said within himself, 'What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I do not have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

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Proverbs 21:25, Proverbs 21:26, Proverbs 29:21, Proverbs 26:13, Proverbs 26:16

4I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from management, they may receive me into their houses.'

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Proverbs 30:9, James 3:15, Jeremiah 4:22, Proverbs 30:9, James 3:15

5Calling each one of his lord's debtors to him, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe to my lord?'

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Luke 7:41, Luke 7:42, Luke 7:41, Luke 7:42, Matthew 18:24

6He said, 'A hundred batos of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'

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Titus 2:10, Luke 16:12, Titus 2:10, Luke 16:12, Luke 16:9

7Then said he to another, 'How much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred cors of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.'

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Luke 20:9, Luke 20:12, Song of Solomon 8:11, Song of Solomon 8:12, Luke 20:9

8"His lord commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness, for the sons of this world are, in their own generation, more shrewd than the sons of light.

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1 Thessalonians 5:5, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, Ephesians 5:8, Ephesians 5:8, Luke 16:10

9I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

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Matthew 19:21, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 6:24, 1 Timothy 6:17, 1 Timothy 6:19

10He 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.

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Luke 16:11, Luke 16:12, Luke 16:11, Luke 16:12, Matthew 25:21

11If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

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Luke 12:33, Luke 12:33, Ephesians 3:8, Proverbs 8:18, Proverbs 8:19

12If you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

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Luke 19:13, Luke 19:26, Luke 19:13, Luke 19:26, Matthew 25:14

13No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and wealth."

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1 John 2:15, 1 John 2:16, 1 John 2:15, 1 John 2:16, Matthew 6:24

14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

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Luke 23:35, Luke 23:35, Luke 20:47, Luke 20:47, Jeremiah 6:13

15He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

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1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Samuel 16:7, Proverbs 21:2, Proverbs 21:2, Jeremiah 17:10

16The Law and the Prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

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Matthew 21:32, Matthew 21:32, Acts 3:24, Acts 3:25, Acts 3:24

17But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tiny stroke of a pen in the Law to become void.

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Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:18, Luke 21:33, Luke 21:33, 1 Peter 1:25

18Everyone who divorces his wife, and marries another, commits adultery. He who marries one who is divorced from a husband commits adultery.

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Matthew 19:9, Matthew 19:9, Mark 10:11, Mark 10:12, Mark 10:11

19"Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

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Ezekiel 16:49, Ezekiel 16:49, Amos 6:4, Amos 6:6, Luke 18:24

20A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was placed at his gate, full of sores,

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Acts 3:2, Acts 3:2, 1 Samuel 2:8, James 1:9, Luke 16:21

21and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

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Matthew 15:27, Matthew 15:27, Mark 7:28, Mark 7:28, John 6:12

22It happened that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

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1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 2:24, Psalms 49:16, Psalms 49:19, Psalms 49:16

23In hell, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.

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2 Peter 2:4, 2 Peter 2:4, Matthew 18:9, Revelation 14:10, Revelation 14:11

24He called out 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 in anguish in this flame.'

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Revelation 22:1, Revelation 22:1, John 4:10, John 4:10, Revelation 7:16

25"But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in like manner, bad things. But now here he is comforted and you are in anguish.

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Luke 6:24, Luke 6:24, 1 John 2:15, 1 John 2:15, Psalms 17:14

26Besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, that those who want to pass from here to you are not able, and that none may cross over from there to us.'

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John 3:36, Psalms 49:14, John 3:36, Psalms 49:14, Psalms 50:22

27"He said, 'I ask you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house;

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28for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, so they won't also come into this place of torment.'

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Psalms 49:12, Psalms 49:13, Acts 20:23, Acts 2:40, Psalms 49:12

29"But Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the Prophets. Let them listen to them.'

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Acts 15:21, Acts 15:21, Luke 24:27, Luke 24:27, 2 Timothy 3:15

30"He said, 'No, father Abraham, but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'

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Revelation 16:9, Revelation 16:11, Revelation 16:9, Revelation 16:11, Luke 16:24

31"He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if one rises from the dead.'"

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2 Corinthians 4:3, 2 Corinthians 4:3, John 11:43, John 11:53, John 11:43