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Luke Chapter 16

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In this chapter Jesus meets a wealthy man named Zacchaeus who climbs a tree to be seen by him and promises to give away half of his possessions if Jesus blesses him. Jesus praises his repentance and says that his generosity will be recorded in the kingdom of God. The encounter highlights the contrast between wealth and spiritual wealth and shows that true blessing comes from humility and repentance.

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(1) And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
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Matthew 18:23Matthew 18:24Matthew 25:14Matthew 25:15Matthew 25:16Matthew 25:17Matthew 25:18Matthew 25:19Matthew 25:20Matthew 25:21Matthew 25:22Matthew 25:23

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Luke 11:1Mark 2:18John 6:22

(2) And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
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Genesis 3:9Genesis 3:10Genesis 3:11Genesis 4:9Genesis 4:10Genesis 18:20Genesis 18:21I Samuel 2:23I Samuel 2:24I Corinthians 1:11I Timothy 5:24Luke 12:42

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Deuteronomy 30:20Revelation 3:18

(3) Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.
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Luke 18:4Esther 6:6Luke 12:17Isaiah 10:3Jeremiah 5:31Hosea 9:5Acts 9:6Proverbs 13:4Proverbs 15:19Proverbs 18:9Proverbs 19:15Proverbs 21:25

(4) I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.
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Proverbs 30:9Jeremiah 4:22James 3:15

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Exodus 10:6Jeremiah 19:13

(5) So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
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Luke 7:41Luke 7:42Matthew 18:24

(6) And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.
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Luke 16:9Luke 16:12Titus 2:10

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II Kings 1:13Ezekiel 48:17II Kings 1:10II Kings 1:11I Kings 5:11II Chronicles 2:10

(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.
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Luke 20:9Luke 20:12Song of Solomon 8:11Song of Solomon 8:12

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I Kings 5:11II Chronicles 2:10Luke 16:6I John 2:13

(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.
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Luke 16:10Luke 18:6Luke 16:4Genesis 3:1Exodus 1:10II Samuel 13:3II Kings 10:19Proverbs 6:6Proverbs 6:7Proverbs 6:8Luke 20:34Psalms 17:14

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John 15:19Isaiah 30:26Isaiah 60:19Luke 11:36John 3:19John 8:12

(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.
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Luke 11:41Luke 14:14Proverbs 19:17Ecclesiastes 11:1Isaiah 58:7Isaiah 58:8Daniel 4:27Matthew 6:19Matthew 19:21Matthew 25:35Matthew 25:36Matthew 25:37

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Isaiah 8:9

(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.
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Luke 16:11Luke 16:12Luke 19:17Matthew 25:21Hebrews 3:2John 12:6John 13:2John 13:27

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Matthew 25:21Matthew 25:23Hebrews 3:2Revelation 22:11

(11) If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
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Luke 12:33Luke 18:22Proverbs 8:18Proverbs 8:19Ephesians 3:8James 2:5Revelation 3:18

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I John 5:20Romans 2:22

(12) And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
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Luke 19:13Luke 19:14Luke 19:15Luke 19:16Luke 19:17Luke 19:18Luke 19:19Luke 19:20Luke 19:21Luke 19:22Luke 19:23Luke 19:24

(13) No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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Luke 9:50Luke 11:23Joshua 24:15Matthew 4:10Matthew 6:24Romans 6:16Romans 6:17Romans 6:18Romans 6:19Romans 6:20Romans 6:21Romans 6:22

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Matthew 6:24Joshua 24:15Judges 9:28Exodus 10:26Exodus 14:12Joshua 24:14

(14) And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
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Luke 12:15Luke 20:47Isaiah 56:11Jeremiah 6:13Jeremiah 8:10Ezekiel 22:25Ezekiel 22:26Ezekiel 22:27Ezekiel 22:28Ezekiel 22:29Ezekiel 33:31Matthew 23:14

(15) And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
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Luke 10:29Luke 11:39Luke 18:11Luke 18:21Luke 20:20Luke 20:47Proverbs 20:6Matthew 6:2Matthew 6:5Matthew 6:16Matthew 23:5Matthew 23:25

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Isaiah 8:9II Kings 23:13

(16) The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
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Luke 16:29Luke 16:31Matthew 11:9Matthew 11:10Matthew 11:11Matthew 11:12Matthew 11:13Matthew 11:14John 1:45Acts 3:18Acts 3:24Acts 3:25

(17) And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
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Luke 21:33Psalms 102:25Psalms 102:26Psalms 102:27Isaiah 51:6Matthew 5:18II Peter 3:10Revelation 20:11Revelation 21:1Revelation 21:4Isaiah 40:8Romans 3:31

(18) Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.
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Matthew 5:32Matthew 19:9Mark 10:11Mark 10:12I Corinthians 7:4I Corinthians 7:10I Corinthians 7:11I Corinthians 7:12

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Matthew 5:32Matthew 19:9Leviticus 20:10Matthew 5:22Mark 10:11Ezekiel 16:32

(19) There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
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Luke 12:16Luke 12:17Luke 12:18Luke 12:19Luke 12:20Luke 12:21Luke 18:24Luke 18:25James 5:1James 5:2James 5:3James 5:4

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Exodus 39:28I Chronicles 15:27Daniel 10:5Revelation 18:16Exodus 28:39Revelation 19:8

(20) And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
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Luke 18:35Luke 18:36Luke 18:37Luke 18:38Luke 18:39Luke 18:40Luke 18:41Luke 18:42Luke 18:43I Samuel 2:8James 1:9James 2:5

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Nehemiah 12:39Ezekiel 46:9Ezekiel 40:23Ezekiel 46:2Acts 3:2Acts 9:36

(21) And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
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I Corinthians 4:11II Corinthians 11:27Matthew 15:27Mark 7:28John 6:12

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Judges 5:27I Kings 21:19Matthew 15:27Mark 7:28Exodus 26:35

(22) And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
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Job 3:13Job 3:14Job 3:15Job 3:16Job 3:17Job 3:18Job 3:19Isaiah 57:1Isaiah 57:2Revelation 14:13Psalms 91:11Psalms 91:12

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Exodus 9:6Numbers 14:2Numbers 16:49Numbers 20:3Numbers 27:3Joshua 10:11

(23) And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
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Psalms 9:17Psalms 16:10Psalms 49:15Psalms 86:13Proverbs 5:5Proverbs 7:27Proverbs 9:18Proverbs 15:24Isaiah 14:9Isaiah 14:15Matthew 5:22Matthew 5:29

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Exodus 4:7

(24) And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
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Luke 16:30Luke 3:8Matthew 3:9John 8:33John 8:34John 8:35John 8:36John 8:37John 8:38John 8:39John 8:53John 8:54

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Leviticus 16:14Genesis 24:12Luke 16:25Psalms 57:3James 2:13Leviticus 14:16

(25) But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
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Luke 16:23Lamentations 1:7Daniel 5:22Daniel 5:23Daniel 5:30Mark 9:46Luke 6:24Job 21:13Job 21:14Job 22:18Psalms 17:14Psalms 37:35

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Leviticus 26:42Luke 16:24

(26) And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
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I Samuel 25:36Psalms 49:14Ezekiel 28:24Malachi 3:18II Thessalonians 1:4II Thessalonians 1:5II Thessalonians 1:6II Thessalonians 1:7II Thessalonians 1:8II Thessalonians 1:9II Thessalonians 1:10James 1:11

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Leviticus 23:38

(27) Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house:
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Job 14:13

(28) For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
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Psalms 49:12Psalms 49:13

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Ezekiel 48:16Matthew 25:20Genesis 18:28Numbers 7:17Numbers 7:23Numbers 7:29

(29) Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
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Luke 16:16Isaiah 8:20Isaiah 34:16Malachi 4:2Malachi 4:3Malachi 4:4John 5:39John 5:40John 5:41John 5:42John 5:43John 5:44

(30) And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
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Luke 13:3Luke 13:5Revelation 16:9Revelation 16:10Revelation 16:11

(31) And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
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John 11:43John 11:44John 11:45John 11:46John 11:47John 11:48John 11:49John 11:50John 11:51John 11:52John 11:53John 12:10

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Jeremiah 4:30I Corinthians 7:30II Corinthians 7:8

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