Luke 16:15

Luke 16:15

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.”

The Law, the Prophets, and the Kingdom

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

15 And He said to them, “You are those who ^ajustify yourselves ^bbefore men, but ^cGod knows your hearts. For ^dwhat is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

16 ^a“The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it.

17 ^aAnd it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for one¹ tittle of the law to fail.

18 ^a“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced from her husband commits adultery.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and¹ fared sumptuously every day.

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men - The sense of the whole passage is, that pride, wherewith you justify yourselves, feeds covetousness, derides the Gospel, Luke 16:14, and destroys the law, Luke 16:18. All which is illustrated by a terrible example. Ye justify yourselves before men - Ye think yourselves righteous, and persuade others to think you so.

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