Luke 16:9

and-I am-saying to{you}, make to{sameselves} friends out of{the mammon} of{the injustice}, in-which-place when-supposing it-may-quit-out/exhaust, they-may-receive you into the eternal tents.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8and the lord praises-upon the house-legislator of{the injustice}, that he-does prudently, that the sons of{the eon, the-same} are-being more-prudent over the sons of{the light} into the generation of{sameselves},

10The faithful in to{least} also is-being faithful in to{much}, and the unjust in to{least} also is-being unjust in to{much}.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:19Do_not_be-wealth-izing to{yourselves} wealths upon of{the earth} which-where moth and eat-up-sis[i.e. state of eating up] is-unreveal-izing and which-where thieves are-digging-through and are-stealing.

Matthew 19:21The Jesus has-been-asserting to{same}, "If you-are-will-ing to-be-being accomplished[adjective], be-withdrawing, sell the[plural] originating-under of{you} and give to{destitute} and you-will-have wealth in to{heaven}, and Come! Be-accompanying to{me}."

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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