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Luke 16

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ἜλεγενHe was sayingδὲnowκαὶalsoπρὸςtoτοὺςtheμαθητάςdisciplesαὐτοῦ·of him:ἄνθρωπόςA manτιςcertainἦνthere wasπλούσιοςrichὃςwhoεἶχενhadοἰκονόμον,a manager,καὶandοὗτοςheδιεβλήθηwas accusedαὐτῷunto himὡςasδιασκορπίζωνwastingτὰtheὑπάρχονταpossessionsαὐτοῦ.of him.
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καὶAndφωνήσαςhaving calledαὐτὸνhimεἶπενhe saidαὐτῷ·to him;τίWhat isτοῦτοthisἀκούωI hearπερὶconcerningσοῦ;you?ἀπόδοςdo giveτὸνtheλόγονaccountτῆςof theοἰκονομίαςstewardshipσου·of you;οὐnotγὰρforδύνῃyou are ableἔτιany longerοἰκονομεῖν.to manage.
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εἶπενSaidδὲthenἐνwithinἑαυτῷhimselfὁtheοἰκονόμος·manager;τίWhatποιήσω,shall I do,ὅτιforὁtheκύριόςmasterμουof meἀφαιρεῖταιis taking awayτὴνtheοἰκονομίανmanagementἀπ᾽fromἐμοῦ;me?σκάπτεινTo digοὐκnotἰσχύω,I am able,ἐπαιτεῖνto begαἰσχύνομαι.I am ashamed.
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ἔγνωνI knowτίwhatποιήσω,I may doἵναso thatὅτανwhenμετασταθῶI may have been removedἐκfromτῆςtheοἰκονομίαςmanagementδέξωνταίthey may receiveμεmeεἰςintoτοὺςtheοἴκουςhomesαὐτῶν.of them.
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καὶAndπροσκαλεσάμενοςhaving called to himἕναoneἕκαστονeachτῶνof theχρεοφειλετῶνdebtorsτοῦof theκυρίουmasterἑαυτοῦhis ownἔλεγενhe was sayingτῷto theπρώτῳ·first;πόσονHow muchὀφείλειςowe youτῷto theκυρίῳmasterμου;of me?
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ὁtheδὲthenεἶπεν·he said;ἑκατὸνA hundredβάτουςbathsἐλαίου.of oil.ὁtheδὲthenεἶπενhe saidαὐτῷ·to him;δέξαιdo takeσουyourτὰtheγράμματαbillsκαὶandκαθίσαςhaving sat downταχέωςsoonγράψονdo writeπεντήκοντα.fifty.
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ἔπειταThenἑτέρῳto anotherεἶπεν·he said;σὺYou yourselfδὲnowπόσονhow muchὀφείλεις;owe?ὁtheδὲAndεἶπεν·he said;ἑκατὸνA hundredκόρουςcorsσίτου.of wheat.καὶandλέγειHe saysαὐτῷ·to him;δέξαιdo takeσουyourτὰtheγράμματαbillsκαὶandγράψονdo writeὀγδοήκοντα.eighty.
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καὶAndἐπῄνεσενpraisedὁtheκύριοςmasterτὸνtheοἰκονόμονmanagerτῆςtheἀδικίαςunrighteousὅτιbecauseφρονίμωςshrewdlyἐποίησεν,he had acted,ὅτιForοἱtheυἱοὶsonsτοῦof theαἰῶνοςageτούτουthisφρονιμώτεροιmore shrewdὑπὲρthanτοὺςtheυἱοὺςsonsτοῦof theφωτὸςlightεἰςinτὴνtheγενεὰνgenerationτὴνtheἑαυτῶνtheir ownεἰσιν.are.
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καὶandἐγὼI myselfὑμῖνto youλέγω·say;ἑαυτοῖςfor yourselvesποιήσατεdo makeφίλουςfriendsἐκbyτοῦtheμαμωνᾶwealthτῆςtheἀδικίας,of unrighteousness,ἵναthatὅτανwhenἐκλίπῃit may failδέξωνταιthey may receiveὑμᾶςyouεἰςintoτὰςtheαἰωνίουςeternalσκηνάς.¶dwellings.
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ὉThe oneπιστὸςfaithfulἐνwithἐλαχίστῳvery littleκαὶalsoἐνwithπολλῷmuchπιστόςfaithfulἐστιν,is,καὶandὁthe oneἐνwithἐλαχίστῳvery littleἄδικοςunrighteousκαὶalsoἐνwithπολλῷmuchἄδικόςunrighteousἐστιν.is.
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εἰIfοὖνthereforeἐνinτῷtheἀδίκῳunrighteousμαμωνᾷwealthπιστοὶfaithfulοὐκnotἐγένεσθε,you have been,τὸtheἀληθινὸνtrue richesτίςwhoὑμῖνto youπιστεύσει;will entrust?
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καὶAndεἰifἐνinτῷthat which isἀλλοτρίῳof anotherπιστοὶfaithfulοὐκnotἐγένεσθε,you have been,τὸthat whichὑμέτερονis yoursτίςwhoὑμῖνto youδώσει;¶will give
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ΟὐδεὶςNoοἰκέτηςservantδύναταιis able toδυσὶνtwoκυρίοιςmastersδουλεύειν·to serve;ἢeitherγὰρforτὸνtheἕναoneμισήσειhe will hateκαὶandτὸνtheἕτερονotherἀγαπήσει,he will love,ἢorἑνὸςto oneἀνθέξεταιhe will be devotedκαὶandτοῦtheἑτέρουotherκαταφρονήσει.he will despise.οὐNotδύνασθεyou are ableθεῷGodδουλεύεινto serveκαὶandμαμωνᾷ.¶money.
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ἬκουονWere listening toδὲnowταῦταthese thingsπάνταallκαὶandοἱtheΦαρισαῖοιPhariseesφιλάργυροιlovers of moneyὑπάρχοντεςbeingκαὶandἐξεμυκτήριζονthey were ridiculingαὐτόν.Him.
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καὶAndεἶπενHe saidαὐτοῖς·to them;ὑμεῖςYou yourselvesἐστεareοἱthoseδικαιοῦντεςjustifyingἑαυτοὺςthemselvesἐνώπιονbeforeτῶνtheἀνθρώπων,men,ὁtheδὲbutθεὸςGodγινώσκειknowsτὰςtheκαρδίαςheartsὑμῶνof youὅτιforτὸthat whichἐνamongἀνθρώποιςmenὑψηλὸνis exaltedβδέλυγμαan abominationἐνώπιονbeforeτοῦtheθεοῦGodἐστιν.¶is.
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ὉTheνόμοςlawκαὶandοἱtheπροφῆταιprophets wereμέχριuntilἸωάννου·John;ἀπὸfromτότεthat timeἡtheβασιλείαkingdomτοῦtheθεοῦof Godεὐαγγελίζεται,is evangelised about,καὶandπᾶςeveryoneεἰςintoαὐτὴνitβιάζεται.forces his way.
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εὐκοπώτερονEasier forδέhoweverἐστινit isτὸνtheοὐρανὸνheavenκαὶandτὴνtheγῆνearthπαρελθεῖνto pass awayἢthanτοῦof theνόμουlawμίανoneκεραίανstroke of a penπεσεῖν.¶to fail.
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ΠᾶςEveryoneὁwhoἀπολύωνis putting awayτὴνtheγυναῖκαwifeαὐτοῦof himκαὶandγαμῶνmarryingἑτέρανanotherμοιχεύει,commits adultery,καὶAndπᾶςeveryoneὁwhoἀπολελυμένηνseparated herἀπὸfromἀνδρὸςa husbandγαμῶνmarryingμοιχεύει.¶commits adultery.
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ἌνθρωποςA manδέnowτιςcertainἦνthere wasπλούσιοςrichκαὶandἐνεδιδύσκετοhe was clothed inπορφύρανpurpleκαὶandβύσσονfine linenεὐφραινόμενοςmaking good cheerκαθ᾽everyἡμέρανdayλαμπρῶς.in splendor.
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πτωχὸςA poor manδέnowτιςcertainἦνwasὀνόματιnamedΛάζαροςLazarusὃςwhoἐβέβλητοhad been laidπρὸςatτὸνtheπυλῶναgateαὐτοῦof himεἱλκωμένοςfull of sores
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καὶandἐπιθυμῶνdesiringχορτασθῆναιto be fedἀπὸfromτῶνtheψιχίωνcrumbsτῶνthatπιπτόντωνfallingἀπὸfromτῆςtheτραπέζηςtableτοῦof theπλουσίου·rich man;ἀλλὰbutκαὶevenοἱtheκύνεςdogsἐρχόμενοιcomingἐπέλειχονwere lickingτὰtheἕλκηsoresαὐτοῦ.¶of him.
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ἘγένετοIt came to pass thatδὲthenἀποθανεῖνto dieτὸνtheπτωχὸνpoor manκαὶandἀπενεχθῆναιto be carried awayαὐτὸνheὑπὸbyτῶνtheἀγγέλωνangelsεἰςintoτὸνtheκόλπονbosomτοῦtheἈβραάμ·of Abraham;ἀπέθανενDiedδὲthenκαὶalsoὁtheπλούσιοςrich manκαὶandἐτάφη.was buried.
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καὶAndἐνinτῷtheᾅδῃHadesἐπάραςhaving lifted upτοὺςtheὀφθαλμοὺςeyesαὐτοῦ,of him,ὑπάρχωνbeingἐνinβασάνοιςtormentὁρᾷhe seesτὸνtheἈβραὰμAbrahamἀπὸfromμακρόθενafarκαὶandΛάζαρονLazarusἐνinτοῖςtheκόλποιςbosomαὐτοῦ.of him.
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καὶAndαὐτὸςhe himselfφωνήσαςhaving cried outεἶπεν·said;πάτερFatherἈβραάμ,Abraham,ἐλέησόνdo have mercy onμεmeκαὶandπέμψονdo sendΛάζαρονLazarusἵναthatβάψῃhe may dipτὸtheἄκρονtipτοῦof theδακτύλουfingerαὐτοῦof himὕδατοςin waterκαὶandκαταψύξῃmay coolτὴνtheγλῶσσάνtongueμου,of mine,ὅτιforὀδυνῶμαιI am sufferingἐνinτῇtheφλογὶflameταύτῃ.¶this.
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ΕἶπενSaidδὲthenἈβραάμ·Abraham;τέκνον,Child,μνήσθητιdo rememberὅτιthatἀπέλαβεςyou did fully receiveσὺyou yourselfτὰthe thingsἀγαθάgoodσουof youἐνinτῇtheζωῇlifetimeσου,of you,καὶandΛάζαροςLazarusὁμοίωςlikewiseτὰthe thingsκακά.harmful.νῦνNowδὲhoweverὧδεhereπαρακαλεῖται,he is comforted,σὺyou yourselfδὲnowὀδυνᾶσαι.are suffering.
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καὶAndἐνbesidesπᾶσινallτούτοιςthese thingsμεταξὺbetweenἡμῶνusκαὶandὑμῶνyouχάσμαa chasmμέγαgreatἐστήρικταιhas been fixedὅπωςso thatοἱthoseθέλοντεςdesiringδιαβῆναιto passἔνθενfrom hereπρὸςtoὑμᾶςyouμὴnotδύνωνταιmay be ableμηδὲnorοἱthoseἐκεῖθενfrom thereπρὸςtoἡμᾶςusδιαπερῶσιν.¶they shall pass.
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ΕἶπενHe saidδέ·then;ἐρωτῶI imploreσεyouοὖν,thenπάτερ,father,ἵναthatπέμψῃςyou may sendαὐτὸνhimεἰςtoτὸνtheοἶκονhouseτοῦof theπατρόςfatherμου·of mine —
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ἔχωI haveγὰρforπέντεfiveἀδελφούς·brothers —ὅπωςso thatδιαμαρτύρηταιhe may warnαὐτοῖςto themἵναthatμὴnotκαὶalsoαὐτοὶthey themselvesἔλθωσινmay comeεἰςtoτὸνtheτόπονplaceτοῦτονthisτῆςtheβασάνου.¶of torment.
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ΛέγειSaysδὲhoweverαὐτῷto himἈβραάμ·Abraham;ἔχουσινThey haveΜωϋσέαMosesκαὶandτοὺςtheπροφήτας·prophets;ἀκουσάτωσανthey should listenαὐτῶν.to them.
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ὁtheδὲAndεἶπεν·he said;οὐχί,No,πάτερfatherἈβραάμ,Abraham,ἀλλ᾽butἐάνifτιςoneἀπὸfromνεκρῶνthe deadπορευθῇshall goπρὸςtoαὐτούς,them,μετανοήσουσιν.they will repent.
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εἶπενHe saidδὲhoweverαὐτῷ·to him;εἰIfΜωϋσέωςto Mosesκαὶandτῶνtheπροφητῶνprophetsοὐκnotἀκούουσιν,they listen,οὐδ᾽not evenἐάνifτιςoneἐκout fromνεκρῶνthe deadἀναστῇshall riseπεισθήσονται.¶will they be persuaded.

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