Luke 16:9

New International Version

I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.

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 wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.

Proverbs 23:5

Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return.

Isaiah 57:16

I will not accuse them forever, nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me— the very people I have created.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, Your Majesty, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.”

Matthew 19:21

Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions 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 moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Matthew 6:24

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Luke 11:41

But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Luke 14:14

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

Luke 16:11

So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?

Luke 16:13

“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

Luke 16:4

I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’

Acts 10:31

and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor.

Acts 10:4

Cornelius stared at him in fear. “What is it, Lord?” he asked. The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come up as a memorial offering before God.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

Jude 1:21

keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.