Luke 16:9 KJV

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • you, yourselves, ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • The parable of the unjust stewardWhatever we have, the property of it is God's; we have only the use of it, according to the direction of our great Lord, and for his honour. This steward...

Thompson Chains

Harmony of the Gospels

Parallel Passages

  • Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
  • Luke 12:33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Matthew 19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
  • Luke 12:33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
  • Luke 16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
  • 1 Timothy 6:17–19 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; …
  • Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

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Topics

  • Jesus, the Christ Enunciates the parables of the lost sheep, of the lost piece of silver, of the prodigal son, and of the unjust steward (in Peraea)
  • Liberality General scriptures concerning
  • Mammon Wealth
  • Probation The embezzling steward
  • Reproof Jesus, of the Pharisees

Timeline

Greek and Strong’s

  • And I Κἀγὼ Kagō κἀγώ Pronoun · first person, nominative singular
  • say λέγω legō λέγω Verb · present active indicative, first person singular
  • unto you ὑμῖν hymin Pronoun · second person, dative plural ὑμῖν hymîn
  • Make Ποιήσατε Poiēsate ποιέω Verb · aorist active imperative, second person plural
  • to yourselves ἑαυτοῖς heautois ἑαυτοῦ Pronoun · second person, dative masculine plural
  • friends φίλους philous φίλος Adjective · accusative masculine plural
  • of ἐκ ek ἐκ Preposition
  • the mammon τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular μαμωνᾶ mamōna μαμμωνᾶς Noun · genitive masculine singular
  • of unrighteousness τῆς tēs Article · genitive feminine singular ἀδικίας adikias ἀδικία Noun · genitive feminine singular
  • that ἵνα hina ἵνα Conjunction
  • when ὅταν hotan ὅταν Conjunction
  • ye fail ἐκλίπητε eklipēte ἐκλείπω Verb · aorist active subjunctive, second person plural
  • they may receive δέξωνται dexōntai δέχομαι Verb · aorist middle subjunctive, third person plural
  • you ὑμᾶς hymas Pronoun · second person, accusative plural ὑμᾶς hymâs
  • into εἰς eis εἰς Preposition
  • everlasting τὰς tas Article · accusative feminine plural αἰωνίους aiōnious αἰώνιος Adjective · accusative feminine plural
  • habitations σκηνάς skēnas σκηνή Noun · accusative feminine plural

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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