Luke 16:11
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
If therefore yee haue not bene faithfull in the vnrighteous ‖Mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, riches.
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- Luke 12:33Rank 1 from verse 11
33Sell 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.
33Sell that yee haue, and giue almes: *prouide your selues bagges which waxe not old, a treasure in the heauens that faileth not, where no theefe approcheth, neither moth corrupteth.
5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
5Hearken, my beloued brethren, Hath not God chosen the poore of this world, rich in faith, and heires of ‖the kingdome, which hee hath promised to them that loue him?
- Proverbs 8:18–19Rank 3 from verse 11
18Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
18*Riches and honour are with me, yea durable riches and righteousnesse.
19*My fruite is better then gold, yea then fine gold, and my reuenue then choise siluer.
- Ephesians 3:8Rank 4 from verse 11
9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
9And I say vnto you, Make to your selues friends of the ‖Mammon of vnrighteousnesse, that when ye faile, they may receiue you into euerlasting habitations.
- Luke 18:22Rank 6 from verse 11
22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
22Now when Iesus heard these things, hee said vnto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: Sell all that thou hast, and distribute vnto the poore, and thou shalt haue treasure in heauen, and come, follow me.
- Revelation 3:18Rank 7 from verse 11
18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
18I counsell thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest bee rich, and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakednesse doe not appeare, and anoint thine eyes with eye salue, that thou mayest see.
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Luke 16:11
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Sense 1: Trustworthy, dependable, steadfast, loyal, true, or consistent in keeping word, covenant, duty, witness, or service. Sense 2: Believing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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unrighteous
Sense 1: Not righteous, just, upright, lawful, fair, or morally right; wicked, dishonest, sinful, or opposed to God’s standard. Sense 2: Persons so characterized.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Worldly wealth, money, riches, possessions, or material gain.
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To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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Sense 1: Confidence or reliance placed in a person or thing. Sense 2: To rely upon, confide in, or place confidence in. Sense 3: Something committed to another's care or charge.
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Conforming to fact, reality, or a right standard; faithful, genuine, correct, or dependable.
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10He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
10Hee that is faithfull in that which is least, is faithfull also in much: and he that is vniust in the least, is vniust also in much.
11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
11If therefore yee haue not bene faithfull in the vnrighteous ‖Mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Selected passage12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?
12And if ye haue not bene faithful in that which is another mans, who shall giue you that which is your owne?