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Luke 16:9 KJV
Luke · chapter 16 · verse 9 · King James Version
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.Luke 16:9 · King James Version
Luke 16:9 in context
7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.
8And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
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.
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.
11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
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Key words (Strong's)
- unrighteousnessadikiainjustice, of a judge, unrighteousness of heart and life, a deed violating law and…G93 →
- everlastingaiōnioswithout beginning and end, that which always has been and always will be, without…G166 →
- yourselvesheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- friendsphilosfriend, to be friendly to one, wish him well, a friend, an associate, he who associates…G5384 →
- receivedechomaito take with the hand, to take hold of, take up, to take up, receive, used of a place…G1209 →
- mammonmamōnasmammon, treasure, richesG3126 →
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