Luke 16:9
“And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 16:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
And I say to you ‘Win friends for yourselves with your dishonest money,’ so that, when it comes to an end, there may be a welcome for you into the Eternal Home.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und ich sage euch: Machet euch Freunde mit dem ungerechten Mammon, auf daß, wenn er zu Ende geht, man euch aufnehme in die ewigen Hütten.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y yo os digo: Haceos amigos de las riquezas de maldad, para que cuando faltareis, os reciban en las moradas eternas.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E eu vos digo: fazei amigos para vós com as riquezas da injustiça, para que quando vos faltar, vos recebam nos tabernáculos eternos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Eu vos digo: 'Fazei amigos para si mesmos por meio de riquezas injustas, para que quando elas acabarem, eles vos recebam nas moradas eternas'.
📖 Luke 16:9 in Context
7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
10He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
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