路加福音 16

不義的管家

1 耶穌又對門徒說：「某財主有一個管家，有人向主人告管家浪費他的財物。 2 主人叫他來，對他說：『我聽到了，你做的是甚麼事？把你所經管的交代清楚，你不能再作我的管家了。』 3 那管家心裏說：『主人辭我，不用我再作管家，我將來做甚麼呢？鋤地嘛，沒有力氣；討飯嘛，怕羞。 4 我知道怎麼做，好叫人們在我不作管家之後，接我到他們家裏去。』 5 於是他把欠他主人債的，一個一個地叫了來，問頭一個說：『你欠我主人多少？』 6 他說：『一百簍t油。』管家對他說：『拿你的賬，快坐下，寫五十。』 7 他問另一個說：『你欠多少？』他說：『一百石麥子。』管家對他說：『拿你的賬，寫八十。』 8 主人就誇獎這不義的管家做事精明，因為今世之子應付自己的世代比光明之子更加精明。 9 我又告訴你們，要藉著那不義的錢財結交朋友，到了錢財無用的時候，他們可以接你們到永遠的住處t去。 10 人在最小的事上忠心，在大事上也忠心；在最小的事上不義，在大事上也不義。 11 若是你們在不義的錢財上不忠心，誰還把那真實的錢財託付你們呢？ 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給你們呢？ 13 一個僕人不能服侍兩個主；他不是恨這個愛那個，就是重這個輕那個。你們不能又服侍上帝，又服侍瑪門t。」

律法和上帝的國

（太5．31－32；11．12－13；可10．11－12）

14 法利賽人是貪愛錢財的；他們聽見這一切話，就嘲笑耶穌。 15 耶穌對他們說：「你們是在人面前自稱為義的，你們的心，上帝卻知道；因為人以為尊貴的，是上帝看為可憎惡的。 16 律法和先知到約翰為止，從此上帝國的福音傳開了，人人努力要進去。 17 天地廢去比律法的一點一畫落空還要容易。 18 凡休妻另娶的，就是犯姦淫；娶被丈夫休了的婦人的，也是犯姦淫。」

財主和拉撒路

19 「有一個財主穿著紫色袍和細麻布衣服，天天奢華宴樂。 20 又有一個討飯的，名叫拉撒路，渾身長瘡，被人放在財主門口， 21 想得財主桌子上掉下來的碎食充飢，甚至還有狗來舔他的瘡。 22 後來那討飯的死了，被天使帶去放在亞伯拉罕的懷裏。財主也死了，並且埋葬了。 23 他在陰間受苦，舉目遠遠地望見亞伯拉罕，又望見拉撒路在他懷裏， 24 他就喊著說：『我祖亞伯拉罕哪，可憐我吧！請打發拉撒路來，用指頭尖蘸點水，涼涼我的舌頭，因為我在這火焰裏，極其痛苦。』 25 亞伯拉罕說：『孩子啊，你該回想你生前享過福，拉撒路也同樣受過苦，如今他在這裏得安慰，你卻受痛苦。 26 除此之外，在你們和我們之間，有深淵隔開，以致人要從這邊過到你們那邊是不可能的；要從那邊過到這邊也是不可能的。』 27 財主說：『我祖啊，既然這樣，求你打發拉撒路到我父家去， 28 因為我還有五個兄弟，他可以警告他們，免得他們也來到這痛苦的地方。』 29 亞伯拉罕說：『他們有摩西和先知的話可以聽從。』 30 他說：『不！我祖亞伯拉罕哪，假如有一個人從死人中到他們那裏去，他們一定會悔改。』 31 亞伯拉罕對他說：『如果他們不聽從摩西和先知的話，就是有人從死人中復活，他們也不會信服的。』」

LUKE 16

A Dishonest Manager

1 Jesus said to his disciples:
A rich man once had a manager to take care of his business. But he was told that his manager was wasting money.

2 So the rich man called him in and said, “What is this I hear about you? Tell me what you have done! You are no longer going to work for me.”
3 The manager said to himself, “What shall I do now that my master is going to fire me? I can't dig ditches, and I'm ashamed to beg.

4 I know what I'll do, so that people will welcome me into their homes after I've lost my job.”

5 Then one by one he called in the people who were in debt to his master. He asked the first one, “How much do you owe my master?”

6 “A hundred barrels of olive oil,” the man answered.
So the manager said, “Take your bill and sit down and quickly write ‘50.’ ”

7 The manager asked someone else who was in debt to his master, “How much do you owe?”
“A thousand sackst of wheat,” the man replied.
The manager said, “Take your bill and write ‘800.’ ”

8 The master praised his dishonest manager for looking out for himself so well. That's how it is! The people of this world look out for themselves better than the people who belong to the light.
9  t My disciples, I tell you to use wicked wealth to make friends for yourselves. Then when it is gone, you will be welcomed into an eternal home. 10 Anyone who can be trusted in little matters can also be trusted in important matters. But anyone who is dishonest in little matters will be dishonest in important matters. 11 If you cannot be trusted with this wicked wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? 12 And if you cannot be trusted with what belongs to someone else, who will give you something that will be your own?

13 t You cannot be the slave of two masters. You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than to the other. You cannot serve God and money.

Some Sayings of Jesus

(Matthew 11.12,13; 5.31,32; Mark 10.11,12)

14 The Pharisees really loved money. So when they heard what Jesus said, they made fun of him.

15 But Jesus told them:
You are always making yourselves look good, but God sees what is in your heart. The things that most people think are important are worthless as far as God is concerned.
16  t Until the time of John the Baptist, people had to obey the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets.t But since God's kingdom has been preached, everyone is trying hard to get in.

17 t Heaven and earth will disappear before the smallest letter of the Law does.

18  t It is a terrible sint for a man to divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin for a man to marry a divorced woman.

Lazarus and the Rich Man

19 There was once a rich man who wore expensive clothes and every day ate the best food. 20 But a poor beggar named Lazarus was brought to the gate of the rich man's house. 21 He was happy just to eat the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. His body was covered with sores, and dogs kept coming up to lick them.

22 t The poor man died, and angels took him to the place of honor next to Abraham.t
The rich man also died and was buried. 23 t He went to hellt and was suffering terribly. When he looked up and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side,

24 he said to Abraham, “Have pity on me! Send Lazarus to dip his finger in water and touch my tongue. I'm suffering terribly in this fire.”
25 Abraham answered, “My friend, remember that while you lived, you had everything good, and Lazarus had everything bad. Now he is happy, and you are in pain.

26 And besides, there is a deep ditch between us, and no one from either side can cross over.”
27 But the rich man said, “Abraham, then please send Lazarus to my father's home.

28 Let him warn my five brothers, so they won't come to this horrible place.”

29 Abraham answered, “Your brothers can read what Moses and the prophetst wrote. They should pay attention to that.”

30 Then the rich man said, “No, that's not enough! If only someone from the dead would go to them, they would listen and turn to God.”
31 So Abraham said, “If they won't pay attention to Moses and the prophets, they won't listen even to someone who comes back from the dead.”