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Rasipni upravitelj

1 Isus ispriča učenicima ovu pripovijest: "Imao neki bogataš upravitelja kojega su optužili da mu rasipa imanje.

2 Bogataš ga pozove i reče mu: 'Što to čujem o tebi? Položi račun o svojem upravljanju jer više ne možeš biti upraviteljem.'
3 Upravitelj nato pomisli: 'Što da radim kad me gospodar otpusti? Da kopam? Nisam dovoljno snažan za to. Da prosjačim? Sramio bih se toga.

4 Znam što ću! Kad tako učinim, bit ću dobrodošao u domovima ljudi kad me otpusti.
5 Pozove zatim jednoga po jednoga gospodarova dužnika. Prvoga upita: 'Koliko duguješ mojemu gospodaru?' 'Sto bata ulja', odgovori on.

6 'Uzmi brzo zadužnicu pa ispravi na pedeset', reče upravitelj.
7 I drugoga upita: 'Koliko duguješ?' 'Sto kora pšenice', odgovori. 'Uzmi svoju zadužnicu pa ispravi na osamdeset', reče mu upravitelj.8 I gospodar se morao diviti dovitljivosti nepoštenoga upravitelja. Ljudi ovoga svijeta snalažljiviji su u postupanju prema sebi sličnima nego vjernici.

9 Kažem vam: uporabite ovozemaljsko bogatstvo za stjecanje prijatelja pa ćete biti, kad ga ponestane, dobrodošli u vječni dom.
10 Tko je vjeran u sitnicama, bit će vjeran i u najvećemu, a tko je nepošten u sitnicama, bit će nepošten i u najvećemu.11 Ako dakle niste vjerni u ovozemaljskom bogatstvu, tko će vam povjeriti istinsko nebesko bogatstvo?

12 Ako niste bili vjerni u postupanju s tuđim, tko će vam dati vaše vlastito?
13 Nijedan sluga ne može služiti dvojici gospodara. Ili će jednoga mrziti, a drugoga voljeti ili će jednome biti odan, a drugoga prezirati. Ne možete služiti i Bogu i bogatstvu."14 Farizeji, koji su voljeli novac, sve su to slušali i rugali se.

15 Isus im reče: "Vi se pred ljudima pretvarate da ste pravedni, ali Bog poznaje vaša srca. Jer što ljudi uzvisuju, Bogu je gnusno.
16 Prema zakonima i zapisima proroka valjalo se ravnati do Ivana Krstitelja, a od tada se navješćuje Božje kraljevstvo i navala je na njega.

17 Ali to ne znači da Zakon više ne vrijedi jer će lakše propasti nebo i zemlja nego ijedan potez pera u Zakonu.
18 Tko se rastavi od žene pa se oženi drugom, čini preljub. I tko se oženi rastavljenom ženom, čini preljub.

Bogataš i Lazar

19 Bio je neki bogataš koji se odijevao u najfinije tkanine, u grimiz i tanki lan, i svakoga se dana obilno gostio.20 Pred njegovim je vratima sav u čirovima ležao siromah Lazar21 čeznući da se najede ostataka s bogataševa stola. Dok je tako ležao, psi su dolazili i lizali mu čirove.22 Siromah napokon umre te ga anđeli odnesu k Abrahamu. Umre zatim i bogataš te ga pokopaju,

23 a duša mu ode u pakao. Dok je bio u teškim mukama, ugleda u daljini Lazara s Abrahamom.
24 'Oče Abrahame!' zavapi on, 'smiluj mi se pa pošalji Lazara da umoči vršak prsta u vodu i da mi rashladi jezik jer se strašno mučim u ovome plamenu.'25 'Sinko moj,' odgovori mu Abraham, 'sjeti se da si ti za života primio svoja dobra, a Lazar zla. Sada se on ovdje tješi, a ti se mučiš.

26 Osim toga, između nas je golemi bezdan, tako da oni koji bi odavde htjeli prijeći k vama ne mogu to učiniti, a ni s vaše strane nema prijelaza ovamo.'
27 Bogataš nato reče: 'Molim te, oče Abrahame, pošalji onda Lazara u dom mojega oca.

28 Imam petoricu braće. Neka ih opomene da i oni ne dospiju u ovo mjesto muka.'
29 Ali Abraham reče: 'Opominju ih Mojsije i proroci u svojim zapisima. Neka njih čitaju i poslušaju ih.'30 'Neće, oče Abrahame! Ali ako im dođe tko od mrtvih, obratit će se od grijeha', reče bogataš.31 Ali Abraham reče: 'Ako ne slušaju Mojsija i proroke, neće poslušati čak ni ako tko ustane od mrtvih.'"

Luke 16

The Parable of the Clever Steward

1 Jesust also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusationst that his managers was wastingt his assets.2 Sot he called the managert in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you?s Turn in the account of your administration,t because you can no longer be my manager.’3 Thent the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking my positiont away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig,t and I’m too ashamedts to beg.4 I knowt what to do so that when I am put out of management, people will welcome me into their homes.’s5 Sot he contactedt his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’6 The mant replied, ‘A hundred measuress of olive oil.’ The managert said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and write fifty.’s7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ The second mant replied, ‘A hundred measuress of wheat.’ The managert said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’s8 Thet master commended the dishonests manager because he acted shrewdly.s For the peoplet of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporariest than the peoplet of light.

9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth,t so that when it runs out you will be welcomeds into the eternal homes.t
10 “The one who is faithful in a very littles is also faithful in much, and the one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.11 If then you haven’t been trustworthyt in handling worldly wealth,t who will entrust you with the true riches?s12 And if you haven’t been trustworthyt with someone else’s property,t who will give you your ownt?

13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hates the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despiset the other. You cannot serve God and money.”ts

More Warnings about the Pharisees

14 The Phariseess (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculedt him.

15 Butt Jesust said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes,t but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prizedt among men is utterly detestablet in God’s sight.
16 “The law and the prophets were in forcet until John;s since then,s the good news of the kingdom of Gods has been proclaimed, and everyone is urged to enter it.t

17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one tiny stroke of a lettert in the law to become void.t

18 “Everyone who divorces his wife and marriess someone else commits adultery, and the one who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who dressed in purples and fine linen and who feasted sumptuouslyt every day.20 But at his gate layt a poor man named Lazaruss whose body was covered with sores,t

21 who longed to eatt what fell from the rich man’s table. In addition, the dogst came and lickeds his sores.
22 “Nowt the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side.t Thet rich man also died and was buried.s23 And in hell,s as he was in torment,s he looked upt and saw Abraham far off with Lazarus at his side.t24 Sot he called out,t ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazaruss to dip the tip of his fingers in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguisht in this fire.’s25 But Abraham said, ‘Child,t remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish.t26 Besides all this,t a great chasms has been fixed between us,t so that those who want to cross over from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.’27 Sot the rich mant said, ‘Then I beg you, father – send Lazarust to my father’s house28 (for I have five brothers) to warns them so that they don’t comet into this place of torment.’29 But Abraham said,t ‘They have Moses and the prophets; they must respond tot them.’30 Thent the rich mant said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the deads goes to them, they will repent.’

31 Het replied to him, ‘If they do not respond tot Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”s