Luke 16:9
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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.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
In other translations
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.I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
Greek words
καὶkaiandG2532ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771λέγω·legōsay;G3004ἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisfor yourselvesG1438ποιήσατεpoiēsatedo makeG4160φίλουςphilousfriendsG5384ἐκekbyG1537τοῦtoutheG3588μαμωνᾶmamōnawealthG3126τῆςtēs<the>G3588ἀδικίας,adikiasof unrighteousness,G93ἵναinathatG2443ὅτανhotanwhenG3752ἐκλίπῃeklipēit may failG1587δέξωνταιdexōntaithey may receiveG1209ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771εἰςeisintoG1519τὰςtastheG3588αἰωνίουςaiōniouseternalG166σκηνάς.¶skēnasdwellings.G4633
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