Luke 16:12

If you were not faithful in the interest of another, who will give you your own?

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?

In Context

11If therefore you were not faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will intrust to you the true?

13No servant is able to serve two masters: for he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will cleave to the one, and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and mammon.

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Cross References

Matthew 25:14For as a man going away, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods,

Luke 19:13And calling his ten servants, he gave to them ten pounds, and said to them, Operate till I come.

1 Peter 1:4unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and never fading, having been kept in the heavens unto you,

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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