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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Verse 9 is found in chapter 16 of Luke. The dishonest manager leads to teaching about the responsible use of possessions. Jesus does not praise injustice, but uses the character’s shrewdness to insist that disciples should act with foresight regarding temporary resources.
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Und ich sage euch auch: Machet euch Freunde mit dem ungerechten Mammon, auf daß, wenn ihr nun darbet, sie euch aufnehmen in die ewigen Hütten.
Y yo os digo: Haceos amigos de las riquezas de maldad, para que cuando faltareis, os reciban en las moradas eternas.
Et moi, je vous dis: Faites-vous des amis avec les richesses injustes, pour qu'ils vous reçoivent dans les tabernacles éternels, quand elles viendront à vous manquer.
Io altresì vi dico: Fatevi degli amici delle ricchezze ingiuste; acciocchè quando verrete meno, vi ricevano ne’ tabernacoli eterni.
E eu vos digo: Granjeai amigos com as riquezas da injustiça; para que, quando estas vos faltarem, vos recebam eles nos tabernáculos eternos.
我又告訴你們,要藉著那不義的錢財結交朋友,到了錢財無用的時候,他們可以接你們到永遠的住處 去。
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