Lukas 16
Het Boek
Meer gelijkenissen van Jezus
16 Jezus vertelde zijn leerlingen nog een gelijkenis. ‘Een rijke man had een beheerder in dienst die er op zekere dag van werd beschuldigd dat hij diens bezittingen verkwistte. 2 De rijke man riep hem bij zich en zei: “Wat hoor ik allemaal over u? Lever de boeken maar in voor controle. U bent ontslagen.” 3 De beheerder dacht bij zichzelf: “Wat moet ik nú doen? Nou zit ik zonder werk! Spitten en graven kan ik niet. Ik zou me schamen om te gaan bedelen. 4 Ik weet al wat! Natuurlijk! Daardoor krijg ik veel vrienden. Die zullen voor me zorgen, als ik op straat word gezet.” 5 Hij liet de mensen die bij zijn heer in de schuld stonden een voor een bij zich komen. “Wat bent u mijn heer nog schuldig?” vroeg hij aan de eerste. 6 “Honderd vaten olie,” antwoordde de man. “Hier is uw schuldbekentenis,” zei de beheerder. “Verscheur die en schrijf een nieuwe voor vijftig vaten.” 7 “En wat bent u mijn heer schuldig?” vroeg hij aan de volgende. “Honderd zakken tarwe,” was het antwoord. “Hier is uw schuldbekentenis,” zei de beheerder. “Verscheur die en schrijf een nieuwe voor tachtig zakken.” 8 De heer moest vol bewondering toegeven dat die sluwe beheerder zijn eigen zaken heel goed had behartigd. Ja, de mensen van deze wereld zijn in hun omgang met de medemensen vaak veel handiger dan de mensen die bij God horen. 9 U moet verstandig met geld omgaan. Maak er vrienden mee. Als u het eens moet achterlaten en in Gods eeuwige woning komt, zal Hij u liefdevol opnemen.
10 Wie betrouwbaar is in kleine dingen, is het ook in grote. Wie onbetrouwbaar is in kleine dingen, is het ook in grote. 11 Als u niet eens eerlijk met geld omgaat, wie zal u dan de ware rijkdom toevertrouwen? 12 En als u de spullen van een vreemde niet goed behandelt, hoe zullen wij dan onze spullen aan u toevertrouwen?
13 U kunt niet twee heren dienen. Want u zult de ene haten en de andere liefhebben, of omgekeerd. Zo kunt u ook niet God dienen en tegelijk uw hart op het geld zetten.’ 14 De Farizeeën, die als gierig bekend stonden, lieten duidelijk merken dat zij dit bespottelijk vonden. 15 Jezus zei tegen hen: ‘U wilt graag dat de mensen u voor rechtvaardig houden, maar God weet wat er in uw hart omgaat. Wat de mensen zo belangrijk vinden, daar gruwt God van.
16 Voordat Johannes de Doper kwam, moest u zich houden aan wat Mozes en de profeten hadden gezegd. Johannes kwam met het goede nieuws dat het Koninkrijk van God dichterbij was gekomen. En iedereen probeert uit alle macht er een plaatsje te krijgen. 17 Betekent dit nu dat de wet van Mozes niet meer geldig is? Helemaal niet! Want nog eerder zullen de hemel en de aarde verdwijnen, dan dat één letter uit de wet zou vervallen. 18 Wie van zijn vrouw scheidt en met een ander trouwt, pleegt overspel. En wie met een gescheiden vrouw trouwt, pleegt ook overspel.
19 Er was eens een rijke man die altijd de mooiste kleren droeg. Hij woonde in een groot, duur huis en leidde een luxe leven. 20 Op een dag werd een bedelaar, Lazarus, bij de poort van zijn grote villa neergelegd. Zijn lichaam zat onder de zweren. 21 Hij hoopte zijn honger te stillen met wat bij de rijke man van tafel afviel. Hij was er zelfs zo erg aan toe dat de honden zijn zweren kwamen likken. 22 Ten slotte stierf de bedelaar. Hij werd door de engelen bij Abraham gebracht. 23 De rijke man stierf ook. Hij werd begraven en ging naar het dodenrijk, waar men van God gescheiden is. Terwijl hij daar grote pijn leed, zag hij in de verte Lazarus, die bij Abraham was. 24 “Vader Abraham!” kermde hij. “Heb toch medelijden met mij! Stuur Lazarus hier naar toe. Laat hij zijn vinger nat maken en daarmee mijn tong verkoelen. Want het is verschrikkelijk hier in deze vlammen.” 25 Maar Abraham zei tegen hem: “U bent zeker vergeten dat u tijdens uw leven alles had wat uw hart begeerde en Lazarus had niets dan ellende. Nu wordt hij hier getroost en u lijdt pijn. 26 Bovendien is tussen u en ons een enorme kloof. Wie van hier naar u toe wil, komt er niet overheen.” 27 Daarop zei de rijke man: “Vader Abraham, ik smeek u Lazarus dan naar het huis van mijn vader te sturen, 28 want ik heb vijf broers. Laat hij hen ernstig waarschuwen voor de pijn en ellende hier. Want ik zou het verschrikkelijk vinden als zij ook hier moesten komen.” 29 Abraham antwoordde: “In de boeken van Mozes en de profeten staan waarschuwingen genoeg. Uw broers kunnen die zo vaak lezen als zij willen.” 30 Maar de rijke man bleef aanhouden. “Nee, vader Abraham. Die lezen ze toch niet. Maar als iemand uit de dood terugkomt en hen waarschuwt, zullen ze hun leven zeker beteren.” 31 “Dat is niet waar,” zei Abraham. “Als zij niet naar Mozes en de profeten luisteren, zullen zij ook niet luisteren naar iemand die terugkomt uit de dood.” ’
Luke 16
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
16 He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a steward, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. 2 And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’ 3 And the steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. 4 I have decided what to do, so that people may receive me into their houses when I am put out of the stewardship.’ 5 So, summoning his master’s debtors one by one, he said to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 He said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ 7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’ 8 The master commended the dishonest steward for his prudence; for the sons of this world[a] are wiser in their own generation than the sons of light.[b] 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal habitations.
10 “He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. 11 If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? 13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
The Law and the Kingdom of God
14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they scoffed at him. 15 But he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
16 “The law and the prophets were until John; since then the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and every one enters it violently. 17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one dot of the law to become void.
18 “Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.
The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Laz′arus, full of sores, 21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table; moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried; 23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes, and saw Abraham far off and Laz′arus in his bosom. 24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy upon me, and send Laz′arus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and Laz′arus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’ 27 And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’ 29 But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if some one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced if some one should rise from the dead.’”
Luke 16
New International Version
The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
16 Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.(A) 2 So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.’
3 “The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg— 4 I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’
5 “So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
6 “‘Nine hundred gallons[a] of olive oil,’ he replied.
“The manager told him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred and fifty.’
7 “Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’
“‘A thousand bushels[b] of wheat,’ he replied.
“He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’
8 “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world(B) are more shrewd(C) in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.(D) 9 I tell you, use worldly wealth(E) to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.(F)
10 “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much,(G) and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. 11 So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth,(H) who will trust you with true riches? 12 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?
13 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”(I)
14 The Pharisees, who loved money,(J) heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.(K) 15 He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves(L) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.(M) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.
Additional Teachings
16 “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John.(N) Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached,(O) and everyone is forcing their way into it. 17 It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law.(P)
18 “Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.(Q)
The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.(R) 20 At his gate was laid a beggar(S) named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table.(T) Even the dogs came and licked his sores.
22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham,(U) have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’(V)
25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things,(W) but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.(X) 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’
27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them,(Y) so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’
29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses(Z) and the Prophets;(AA) let them listen to them.’
30 “‘No, father Abraham,’(AB) he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
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