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Luke 16:12-14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Luke 16:12-14
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
12 And if you did not prove-to-be trustworthy with the thing belonging to another[a], who will give you your own thing? 13 No household-servant can be serving[b] two masters. For either he will hate[c] the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and disregard the other. You cannot be serving God and wealth[d]”.
Jesus Rebukes The Pharisees: The Thing You Highly Value Is Worthless To God
14 Now the Pharisees, being money-lovers, were listening-to all these things, and they were sneering-at[e] Him.
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- Luke 16:12 That is, God. Our present things are God’s resources entrusted to us.
- Luke 16:13 That is, be serving-as-slave to.
- Luke 16:13 hate... disregard. See Mt 6:24.
- Luke 16:13 Or, property, money.
- Luke 16:14 The idea of spending now to build up treasures then always seems foolish to those outside God’s family.
Luke 16:12-14
New International Version
Luke 16:12-14
New International Version
12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?
13 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”(A)
14 The Pharisees, who loved money,(B) heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.(C)
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