路加福音 16
不義的管家
1 耶穌又對門徒說：“有一個財主的管家，有人在他主人面前告他浪費主人的財物。2 主人把他叫來，對他說：‘我聽見關於你的是怎麼一回事呢？把你管理的帳目交代清楚，因為你不能再作管家了。’3 那管家心裡說：‘主人不要我再作管家了，我作甚麼才好呢？鋤地吧，沒有力氣！討飯吧，怕羞！4 我知道要怎麼作了，好使人在我離開管家的職務以後，接我到他們家裡去。’5 於是把欠他主人債的人，一個一個地叫來，問頭一個說：‘你欠我主人多少？’6 他說：‘四千公升油。’管家說：‘拿你的欠單去，快坐下寫二千。’7 又問一個說：‘你欠多少？’他說：‘四萬公升麥子。’管家說：‘拿你的欠單去，寫三萬。’8 主人就誇獎這不義的管家作事機警；因為在應付自己的世事上，今世之子比光明之子更精明。9 我告訴你們，要用不義的錢財去結交朋友，好叫錢財無用的時候，他們可以接你們到永恆的帳棚裡。10 在最小的事上忠心的，在大事上也忠心；在最小的事上不義的，在大事上也不義。11 如果你們在不義的錢財上不忠心，誰還把真實的錢財託付給你們呢？
12 如果你們在別人的東西上不忠心，誰還把你們自己的東西交給你們呢？
不能服事兩個主人
13 “一個家僕不能服事兩個主人；他若不是恨這個愛那個，就是忠於這個輕視那個。你們不能服事 神，又服事金錢。”14 貪財的法利賽人聽見這些話，就嗤笑耶穌。15 耶穌對他們說：“你們在人面前自稱為義， 神卻知道你們的心；因為人所高舉的， 神卻看作是可憎惡的。16 律法和先知到約翰就結束了。從此， 神的國的福音就傳開了，人人都要努力進去。17 天地過去，要比律法的一點一畫失效還容易呢。
18 凡休妻另娶的，就犯了姦淫；娶被丈夫所休的，也是犯了姦淫。
財主與拉撒路
19 “有一個財主，身穿紫色袍和細麻衣，天天奢華宴樂。20 又有一個乞丐，名叫拉撒路，滿身是瘡，被人放在財主門口，21 想得財主桌子上掉下來的零碎充飢；並且有狗來舔他的瘡。22 後來乞丐死了，被天使送到亞伯拉罕的懷裡。那財主也死了，並且埋葬了。23 財主在陰間受痛苦，舉目遠遠望見亞伯拉罕，和他懷裡的拉撒路，24 就喊著說：‘我祖亞伯拉罕啊，可憐我吧！打發拉撒路來用指頭蘸點水，涼涼我的舌頭吧！因為我在這火燄裡非常痛苦。’25 亞伯拉罕說：‘孩子，你應該回想你生前享過福，同樣拉撒路受過苦，現在他在這裡得安慰，你卻要受苦了。26 不但這樣，我們與你們之間，有深淵隔開，人想從這邊過到你們那裡是不可能的，從那邊過到我們這邊也是不可能的。’27 那人說：‘我祖啊，那麼求你差遣拉撒路到我家裡去，28 因為我有五個兄弟，他可以警告他們，免得他們也到這受苦的地方來。’29 亞伯拉罕說：‘他們有摩西和先知可以聽從。’30 他說：‘不然，我祖亞伯拉罕啊，如果有人從死人中復活，到他們那裡去，他們必定會悔改。’
31 亞伯拉罕說：‘如果他們不聽從摩西和先知，就算有一個從死人中復活的人，他們也不會接受勸告。’”
饒恕、信心、服事等教訓
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
