Luke 16:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 16:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
λέγω
légō
G3004
to say
ἑαυτοῖς
heautoû
G1438
himself
ποιήσατε
poiéō
G4160
to make
φίλους
phílos
G5384
friend
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
μαμωνᾶ
mammōnâs
G3126
mammon
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἀδικίας
adikía
G93
injustice
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ὅταν
hótan
G3752
when
ἐκλίπῃ
ekleípō
G1587
to fail
δέξωνται
déchomai
G1209
to receive
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
αἰωνίους
aiṓnios
G166
eternal
σκηνάς
skēnḗ
G4633
tabernacle
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World English Bible Public Domain
I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails, they may welcome you into the eternal dwellings.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).