Luke 16:14

And the Perushim, who were ohavei kesef (lovers of money), heard all this and they made leitzonus (fun) of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

In Context

13No eved is able to serve two adonim; for either he will have sinah (hatred) toward the one and he will have ahavah (love) toward the other, or one he will be devoted to and the other he will despise. Your avodas service cannot be for both Hashem and Mammon.

15And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, You are the ones who in the sight of Bnei Adam credit yourself as being yitzdak im Hashem + 16:15 Job 25:4 (justified with G-d), but Hashem has daas (knowledge) of your levavot. Because the thing highly esteemed among Bnei Adam is a to'eva (abomination) before Hashem.

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Cross References

Psalms 35:15But at mine stumbling they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together; 1 yes, the attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I had no da'as; 1 they did tear at me, + 35:15 with slander and ceased not: 1

Isaiah 53:3He is despised and chadal ishim (rejected by men); 1 a man of sorrows, and acquainted with suffering; 1 and we hid as it were our faces from him; 1 he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 1

Jeremiah 6:13For from the katan of them even unto the gadol of them, 1 every one is given to greediness for unjust gain; 1 and from the navi even unto the kohen, 1 every one doeth sheker (deceit, falsehood). 1

Jeremiah 20:7Hashem, Thou hast induced me, 1 and I was induced; 1 Thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed; 1 I am a laughingstock all day long, 1 every one mocketh me. 1

Ezekiel 33:31And they come unto thee as Am cometh, and they sit before thee as Ami, and they hear thy devarim, but they will not practice them; for with their mouth there is agavim (lusts), but their lev pursueth after their betza (unjust gain).

Luke 8:53And they were making leitzonus (fun) of him, having had daas that she was a nifteret (a deceased person).

Matthew Henry on Luke 16:2-19

The Unjust Steward. 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of… Read the whole commentary →

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