Luke 16:9 “I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that…”

Luke 16:9

I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

American Standard Version

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I say vnto you, Make you friends with the riches of iniquitie, that when ye shall want, they may receiue you into euerlasting habitations.

Darby Translation

And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that when it fails ye may be received into the eternal tabernacles.

Young's Literal Translation

and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.

Bible in Basic English

And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.

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Cross references

“Make”

Matthew 19:21 Daniel 4:27 1 Timothy 6:17–19 Proverbs 19:17 Luke 14:14 Luke 11:41

Matthew 19:21 · BSB

Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Daniel 4:27 · BSB

Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

1 Timothy 6:17–19 · BSB

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

Proverbs 19:17 · BSB

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

Luke 14:14 · BSB

and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

Luke 11:41 · BSB

But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

“of the”

Luke 16:11 Luke 16:13

Luke 16:11 · BSB

So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

Luke 16:13 · BSB

No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

“mammon”

Proverbs 23:5 1 Timothy 6:9 1 Timothy 6:10 1 Timothy 6:17

Proverbs 23:5 · BSB

When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.

1 Timothy 6:9 · BSB

Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

1 Timothy 6:10 · BSB

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:17 · BSB

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

“when”

Ecclesiastes 12:3–7 Psalm 73:26 Isaiah 57:16

Ecclesiastes 12:3–7 · BSB

on the day the keepers of the house tremble and the strong men stoop, when those grinding cease because they are few and those watching through windows see dimly,

Psalm 73:26 · BSB

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Isaiah 57:16 · BSB

For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me— the breath of life I have made.

“into”

Jude 1:21 2 Corinthians 4:17 2 Corinthians 4:18 2 Corinthians 5:1 1 Timothy 6:18

Jude 1:21 · BSB

keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

2 Corinthians 4:17 · BSB

For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

2 Corinthians 4:18 · BSB

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

2 Corinthians 5:1 · BSB

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

1 Timothy 6:18 · BSB

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

Also

Matthew 6:24 Luke 12:33

Matthew 6:24 · BSB

No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Luke 12:33 · BSB

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

10Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

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