Luke 16:12 - Plain English Version

¹² And if you don’t look after other people’s things properly, God will not give you things for yourself.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² 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

¹² 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)

¹² 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

¹² If you haven’t been faithful with someone else’s property, who will give you your own?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours?

Luke 16:12 Cross References

Luke 10:42

But only one thing is really important, and Mary is doing that. She is listening to me, and nobody can stop her.”

Luke 16:11

So if you cheat when you handle money and other things of this world, God will not trust you to look after his very special things.

Luke 16:13

You see, you can’t work for 2 bosses at the same time. If you try to do that, you will like one boss and work properly for him, and you will not like the other boss, and you will not work properly for him. You see, you can’t have God as your boss, and money as your boss, both at the same time.”