Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with leprosy, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

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11 (A)I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd (B)lays down His life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand, and not a (C)shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters the flock. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and does not care about the sheep.

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11 Therefore if you have not [a]been faithful in the use of unrighteous [b](A)wealth, who will entrust the true wealth to you? 12 And if you have not [c]been faithful in the use of that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? 13 (B)No [d]servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and [e](C)wealth.”

14 Now the Pharisees, who were (D)lovers of money, were listening to all these things and (E)were [f]ridiculing Him. 15 And He said to them, “You are the ones who (F)justify yourselves in the sight of people, but (G)God knows your hearts; because that which is highly esteemed among people is detestable in the sight of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 16:11 Or proved
  2. Luke 16:11 See note 1 v 9
  3. Luke 16:12 Or proved
  4. Luke 16:13 Or house servant
  5. Luke 16:13 See note 1 v 9
  6. Luke 16:14 Or sneering at

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