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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.

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ASV

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.

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.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473 →
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771 →
λέγω·legōsay;G3004 →
ἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisfor yourselvesG1438 →
ποιήσατεpoiēsatedo makeG4160 →
φίλουςphilousfriendsG5384 →
ἐκekbyG1537 →
τοῦtoutheG3588 →
μαμωνᾶmamōnawealthG3126 →
τῆςtēs<the>G3588 →
ἀδικίας,adikiasof unrighteousness,G93 →
ἵναinathatG2443 →
ὅτανhotanwhenG3752 →
ἐκλίπῃeklipēit may failG1587 →
δέξωνταιdexōntaithey may receiveG1209 →
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
τὰςtastheG3588 →
αἰωνίουςaiōniouseternalG166 →
σκηνάς.¶skēnasdwellings.G4633 →

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Matthew 19:21Jesus 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.”Matthew 6:24No 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.Daniel 4:27Therefore, 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 6:17–19Instruct 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 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.Luke 16:11So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?Luke 14:14and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”1 Timothy 6:9–10Those 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.Luke 12:33Sell 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.Isaiah 58:7–8Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?1 Timothy 6:19treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”Acts 4:34There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,2 Timothy 1:16–18May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.Luke 16:13No 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.”Luke 11:41But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.Acts 10:31and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.Matthew 6:19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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