Luke 16:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 16:10

8 So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than ^athe sons of light.

9 “And I say to you, ^amake friends for yourselves by unrighteous¹ mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.

10 ^aHe who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.

11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your ^aown?

13 ^a“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”

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14 Now the Pharisees, ^awho were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they¹ derided Him.

Verse Comparison: Luke 16:10

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American Standard Version
He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

Amplified® Bible
He who is faithful in a very little [thing] is faithful also in much, and he who is dishonest {and} unjust in a very little [thing] is dishonest {and} unjust also in much.

Contemporary English Version
Anyone who can be trusted in little matters can also be trusted in important matters. But anyone who is dishonest in little matters will be dishonest in important matters.

Darby English Version
He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.

Good News Bible
Whoever is faithful in small matters will be faithful in large ones; whoever is dishonest in small matters will be dishonest in large ones.

International Standard Version
Whoever is faithful with very little is also faithful with a lot, and whoever is dishonest with very little is also dishonest with a lot.

King James Version
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

New American Standard Bible
"He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much; and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.

New International Version
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

New King James Version
He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"He who shows faithfulness in a very little thing remains faithful also in much; and he who shows unrighteousness in a very little thing remains unrighteous also in much.

Young's Literal Translation
`He who is faithful in the least, `is' also faithful in much; and he who in the least `is' unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

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