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Luke 16:12

and if in the other's ye became not faithful — your own, who shall give to you?

Young's Literal Translation

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, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful — the true who will entrust to you?

13'No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:14yea, because, who [am] I, and who [are] my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? but of Thee [is] the whole, and out of Thy hand we have given to Thee;

Ezekiel 16:16And thou dost take of thy garments, And dost make to thee spotted high-places, And dost go a-whoring upon them, They are not coming in — nor shall it be!

Matthew 25:14'For — as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance,

Luke 19:13and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business — till I come;

1 Peter 1:4to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in the heavens for 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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