Luke 16
Luke 16 | |
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Book | Gospel of Luke |
Category | Gospel |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Order in the Christian part | 3 |
Luke 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the
Text
The original text was written in Koine Greek. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter are:
- Papyrus 75 (AD 175-225)
- Codex Vaticanus (325-350)
- Codex Sinaiticus (330-360)
- Codex Bezae (~400)
- Codex Washingtonianus (~400)
- Codex Alexandrinus (400-440)
This chapter is divided into 31 verses.
Parable of the unjust steward
This
The "certain rich man", who was about to dismiss his steward, is not identified. Friedrich Schleiermacher linked him with the Romans, and Christian Grossmann refers to a Roman emperor who dismissed a provincial governor. Heinrich Meyer also refers to a "usual explanation" that the rich man is God, but he is critical of all three of these interpretations.[6]
Verse 8b
- For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.[7]
This part-verse and the succeeding verses may be treated as part of the parable or as separate additions: translators and commentators vary in their assessment of where the parable ends,[2] for example the New American Bible Revised Edition clearly begins its "application of the parable" at this point.[8]
Verse 9
- "And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home."[9]
"Unrighteous mammon" (Greek: του μαμωνα της αδικιας, tou mamōna tēs adikias) refers to wealth, or "money" in paraphrases such as that of J. B. Phillips,[10] although the debts which had been written down in verses 6 and 7 had been expressed as debts payable in measures of oil and wheat.[11]
Verse 14
- Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.[12]
The parable and the subsequent guidance were both directed to the disciples (see verse 1) but were also heard by the Pharisees. Johann Bengel suggests that along with their "covetous" nature, "they fancied themselves to be accomplished in (furnished with) such prudence as to be able admirably to combine the service of God and that of mammon", whereas the teaching of Jesus required "singleness of heart", a quality they also despised.[13]
Verse 16
There is no verb in the original Greek: the word were is generally added to make sense of the sentence.[15] The ISV says they were fulfilled with John.[16] The NIV says they were proclaimed until John.[17] Matthew's text says:
- All the prophets and the law prophesied (ἐπροφήτευσαν, eprophēteusan) until John.[18]
Account of the Rich Man and Lazarus
The account of the rich man and Lazarus (also called the Dives and Lazarus or Lazarus and Dives) is a well-known teachings along with the
Along with the parables of the Ten Virgins, Prodigal Son, and Good Samaritan, it was one of the most frequently illustrated teachings in medieval art,[23] perhaps because of its vivid account of an afterlife. Despite being labeled as a parable by some, there is no introduction in the Bible to certify that it was just a parable; some Bible teachers infer this to mean that Jesus was telling the disciples a true story.[24]
The name Lazarus, from the
See also
- Abraham
- Lazarus
- Ministry of Jesus
- Moses
- Parables of Jesus
- Other related
References
- ^ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an Abbreviated Bible Commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ^ a b c Franklin, E., 58. Luke in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), The Oxford Bible Commentary, p. 948
- ^ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ^ NIV subheading at Luke 16:1, accessed 30 June 2018
- ^ Luke 16:8: NIV
- ^ Meyer, H. A. W. (1880), Meyer's NT Commentary on Luke 16, translated from the sixth German edition, accessed 30 September 2023
- ^ Luke 16:8: NIV
- ^ Sub-heading at Luke 16:8 after the words "the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently".
- ^ Luke 16:9: NKJV
- ^ Luke 16:1–9: J. B. Phillips' New Testament in Modern English, 1960, 1972
- ^ Luke 16:6–7: NKJV
- ^ Luke 16:14: NKJV
- ^ Bengel, J. A. (1742), Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament on Luke 16, accessed 2 October 2023
- ^ Luke 16:16: NKJV
- ^ Palmer, D. R., The Gospel of Luke: a Translation From the Greek, February 2018 edition, accessed 1 July 2018
- ^ Luke 16:16: ISV
- ^ Luke 16:16: NIV
- ^ Matthew 11:13: NKJV
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8028-6077-4.
- ^ "Luke, chapter 16 verse 19". The Bible - Latin Vulgate. The Vatican. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
homo quidam erat dives et induebatur purpura et bysso et epulabatur cotidie splendide
- ISBN 978-0-385-52247-2.
- CSEL 18.91), spelled Finees; and in Ps.-Cyprian, De pascha computus 17 (CSEL 3/3.265), spelled Finaeus
- ISBN 9780006306016.
- ^ "Is Luke 16:19-31 a parable or an account of events that actually occurred?". GotQuestions.org.
- ISBN 978-0-664-25828-3.
- ^ Gavrilova, L. V., From the History of Artistic Interpretations of the Biblical Story about the Lazarus Resurrection, Journal of Siberian Federal University, Humanities & Social Sciences 1 (2014 7) 20-29, accessed 2 July 2018
- ISBN 978-0-8028-2454-7.
External links
- Luke 16 King James Bible - Wikisource
- English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.)
Preceded by Luke 15 |
Chapters of the Bible Gospel of Luke |
Succeeded by Luke 17 |