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¹ And he sayde also vnto his disciples, There was a certaine riche man, which had a stewarde, and he was accused vnto him, that he wasted his goods.² And hee called him, and saide vnto him, Howe is it that I heare this of thee? Giue an accounts of thy stewardship: for thou maiest be no longer steward.³ Then the stewarde saide within himselfe, What shall I doe? for my master taketh away from me the stewardship. I cannot digge, and to begge I am ashamed.⁴ I knowe what I will doe, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receiue mee into their houses.⁵ Then called he vnto him euery one of his masters detters, & said vnto the first, Howe much owest thou vnto my master?⁶ And he said, An hudreth measures of oyle. And he saide to him, Take thy writing, and sitte downe quickely, and write fiftie.⁷ Then said he to another, How much owest thou? And hee sayde, An hundreth measures of wheate. Then he saide to him, Take thy writing, and write foure score.⁸ And the Lorde commended the vniust stewarde, because he had done wisely. Wherefore the children of this worlde are in their generation wiser then the children of light.⁹ And I say vnto you, Make you friends with the riches of iniquitie, yt when ye shal want, they may receiue you into euerlasting habitations.¹⁰ He that is faithfull in the least, hee is also faithful in much: and he that is vniust in the least, is vniust also in much.¹¹ If then ye haue not ben faithful in the wicked riches, who wil trust you in the true treasure?¹² And if ye haue not bene faithfull in another mans goods, who shall giue you that which is yours?¹³ No seruaunt can serue two masters: for either he shal hate the one, and loue the other: or els he shal leane to the one, and despise the other. Yee can not serue God and riches.¹⁴ All these thinges heard the Pharises also which were couetous, and they scoffed at him.¹⁵ Then he sayde vnto them, Yee are they, which iustifie your selues before men: but God knoweth your heartes: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.¹⁶ The Lawe and the Prophets endured vntill Iohn: and since that time the kingdome of God is preached, and euery man preasseth into it.¹⁷ Nowe it is more easie that heauen and earth shoulde passe away, then that one title of the Lawe should fall.¹⁸ Whosoeuer putteth away his wife, and marieth another, committeth adulterie: and whosoeuer marieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adulterie.

¹⁹ There was a certaine riche man, which was clothed in purple and fine linnen, and fared well and delicately euery day.²⁰ Also there was a certaine begger named Lazarus, which was laide at his gate full of sores,²¹ And desired to bee refreshed with the crommes that fell from the riche mans table: yea, and the dogges came and licked his sores.²² And it was so that the begger died, and was caried by the Angels into Abrahams bosome. The rich man also died, and was buried.²³ And being in hell in torments, he lift vp his eyes, and sawe Abraham a farre off, and Lazarus in his bosome.²⁴ Then he cried, and saide, Father Abraham, haue mercie on mee, and sende Lazarus that hee may dippe the tip of his finger in water, & coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame.²⁵ But Abraham saide, Sonne, remember that thou in thy life time receiuedst thy pleasures, and likewise Lazarus paines: now therefore is he comforted, and thou art tormented.²⁶ Besides all this, betweene you & vs there is a great gulfe set, so that they which would goe from hence to you, can not: neither ca they come from thence to vs.²⁷ Then he said, I pray thee therfore, father, yt thou wouldest sende him to my fathers house,²⁸ (For I haue fiue brethren) that he may testifie vnto them, least they also come into this place of torment.²⁹ Abraham said vnto him, They haue Moses and the Prophets: let them heare them.³⁰ And he sayde, Nay, father Abraham: but if one came vnto them from the dead, they will amend their liues.³¹ Then he saide vnto him, If they heare not Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rise from the dead againe.