Luke 16:9 - Tree of Life Version

⁹ I say to you, make friends for yourselves from the wealth of the world, so when it runs out, they will welcome you into the eternal shelters.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon (deceitful riches, money, possessions), so that when it fails, they [those you have favored] may receive and welcome you into the everlasting habitations (dwellings).

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

Common English Bible

⁹ I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it’s gone, you will be welcomed into the eternal homes.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And so I say to you, make friends for yourself using iniquitous mammon, so that, when you will have passed away, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity; that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.

Luke 16:9 Cross References

Psalm 73:26

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

Proverbs 14:24

The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is foolishness.

Proverbs 19:17

One who is kind to the poor lends to Adonai, and Adonai will reward him for his good deed.

Proverbs 23:5

When you cast your eyes 0n riches, it is gone; for it surely sprouts wings and flies off into the sky like an eagle.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it.

Isaiah 57:16

For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry, for the spirit would grow weak before Me, the breath of those whom I made.

Daniel 4:27

the king exclaimed, “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built as the royal residence by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?”

Matthew 19:21

Yeshua said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you own, and give to the poor; and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Matthew 6:19

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

Matthew 6:24

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick by one and look down on the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Luke 11:41

But give as tzadakah those things that are within, and indeed everything is pure to you.

Luke 12:33

“Sell your possessions and do tzadakah. Make money pouches for yourselves that do not get old—a treasure in the heavens that never runs out, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Luke 14:14

and you will be blessed, since they cannot repay you. You will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

Luke 16:11

So then, if you cannot be trusted with unjust wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?

Luke 16:13

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stick by one and look down on the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Luke 16:4

I know what I’ll do, so that when I’m put out of management others will welcome me into their homes.’

Acts 10:31

He says, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your tzadakah remembered before God.

Acts 10:4

He stared at him in terror and said, “What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him, “Your prayers and tzadakah have gone up as a memorial offering before God.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our trouble, light and momentary, is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,

Jude 1:21

Keep yourselves in the love of God, eagerly waiting for the mercy of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah that leads to eternal life.