But only one thing is [really] needful. For Mary has made the better choice, which will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 16:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And if you have not been trustworthy with what belongs to someone else, who will give you something of your own? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if you have not proved faithful in that which belongs to another [whether God or man], who will give you that which is your own [that is, the true riches]? American Standard Version (1901) And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own? Common English Bible If you haven’t been faithful with someone else’s property, who will give you your own? Catholic Public Domain Version And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's; who will give you that which is your own? |
But only one thing is [really] needful. For Mary has made the better choice, which will not be taken away from her.”
If therefore you have not been trustworthy in worldly wealth, who will put you in charge of the true [spiritual] riches?
No person can serve two masters, for he will either hate the one and love the other, or else he will cling to the one [i.e., as a close friend] and look down on the other. You cannot serve God and material things [at the same time].”