Luke 16:9

Good News Translation (US Version)

And Jesus went on to say, “And so I tell you: make friends for yourselves with worldly wealth, so that when it gives out, you will be welcomed in the eternal home.

Cross References

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.”

Matthew 6:24

“You cannot be a slave of two masters; you will hate one and love the other; you will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Daniel 4:27

So then, Your Majesty, follow my advice. Stop sinning, do what is right, and be merciful to the poor. Then you will continue to be prosperous.”

Luke 16:11

If, then, you have not been faithful in handling worldly wealth, how can you be trusted with true wealth?

Proverbs 19:17

When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord, and the Lord will pay you back.

Luke 14:14

and you will be blessed, because they are not able to pay you back. God will repay you on the day the good people rise from death.”

Luke 12:33

Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor. Provide for yourselves purses that don't wear out, and save your riches in heaven, where they will never decrease, because no thief can get to them, and no moth can destroy them.

Luke 11:41

But give what is in your cups and plates to the poor, and everything will be ritually clean for you.

2 Corinthians 4:17

And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble.

Luke 16:13

“No servant can be the slave of two masters; such a slave will hate one and love the other or will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

Acts 10:31

and said: ‘Cornelius! God has heard your prayer and has taken notice of your works of charity.

Matthew 6:19

“Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal.

Jude 1:21

and keep yourselves in the love of God, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy to give you eternal life.

Acts 10:4

He stared at the angel in fear and said, “What is it, sir?” The angel answered, “God is pleased with your prayers and works of charity, and is ready to answer you.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Invest your money in foreign trade, and one of these days you will make a profit.

Proverbs 23:5

Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle.

Isaiah 57:16

I gave my people life, and I will not continue to accuse them or be angry with them forever.

Psalm 73:26

My mind and my body may grow weak, but God is my strength; he is all I ever need.

Luke 16:4

Now I know what I will do! Then when my job is gone, I shall have friends who will welcome me in their homes.’

Proverbs 14:24

Wise people are rewarded with wealth, but fools are known by their foolishness.