Luke 16:9 — Bible Verse (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.”
Luke 16:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 16:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 16:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Luke 16:9 — World English Bible
Luke 16:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Luke 16:9 — American Standard Version
Luke 16:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Luke 16:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 16:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Luke 16:9 — Darby Translation
Luke 16:9 GEN — 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.”
Luke 16:9 — Geneva Bible
Luke 16:9 in Context — Luke 16
7 Then 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.
8 And 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.
9 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.
10 He 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.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
What Does Luke 16:9 Mean?
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