²² I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord.

²³ Gaius,^(A) whose hospitality I and the whole church here enjoy, sends you his greetings.

Erastus,^(B) who is the city’s director of public works, and our brother Quartus send you their greetings. ^[24] [a]

²⁵ Now to him who is able^(C) to establish you in accordance with my gospel,^(D) the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery^(E) hidden for long ages past, ²⁶ but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings^(F) by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from^[b] faith^(G)— ²⁷ to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.^(H)

⁹ I tell you, use worldly wealth^(A) to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.^(B)

¹⁰ “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much,^(C) 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,^(D) 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.”^(E)

¹⁴ The Pharisees, who loved money,^(F) heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.^{(G) 15} He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves^(H) in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts.^(I) What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.