Luke 16:14

King James Version

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
The Pharisees were listening to all these things. They criticized Jesus because they all loved money.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
All these thinges herde the pharises also which were coveteous and they mocked him.

Hebrew Names Version
The Perushim, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

International Standard Version
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New American Standard Bible
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were ridiculing Him.

New Century Version
The Pharisees, who loved money, were listening to all these things and made fun of Jesus.

Update Bible Version
And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and they derided him.

Amplified Bible
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were sneering and ridiculing Him.

English Standard Version
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.

World English Bible
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard these things, and they derided him.

Weymouth's New Testament
To all this the Pharisees listened, bitterly jeering at Him; for they were lovers of money.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But the Farisees, that weren coueytous, herden alle these thingis, and thei scorneden hym.

English Revised Version
And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

Berean Standard Bible
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

Contemporary English Version
The Pharisees really loved money. So when they heard what Jesus said, they made fun of him.

American Standard Version
And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

Bible in Basic English
And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him.

Complete Jewish Bible
The P'rushim heard all this, and since they were money-lovers, they ridiculed him.

Darby Translation
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and mocked him.

Etheridge Translation
But the Pharishee, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.

Murdock Translation
And the Pharisees, when they heard all these things, because they loved money, derided him.

King James Version (1611)
And the Pharisees also who were couetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

New Living Translation
The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, heard all this and scoffed at him.

New Life Bible
The proud religious law-keepers heard all these things. They loved money so they made fun of Jesus.

New Revised Standard
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
All these thinges heard the Pharises also which were couetous, and they scoffed at him.

George Lamsa Translation
When the Pharisees heard all these things, because they loved money, they ridiculed him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now the Pharisees, who were, lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were openly sneering at him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

Revised Standard Version
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they scoffed at him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
All these thynges heard the pharisees also, which were couetous, and they mocked hym.

Good News Translation
When the Pharisees heard all this, they made fun of Jesus, because they loved money.

Christian Standard Bible®
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at him.

Lexham English Bible
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.

Literal Translation
And being lovers of money, the Pharisees also heard all these things; and they derided Him.

Young's Literal Translation
And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
All these thinges herde the Pharises, which were couetous, and they mocked hi.

Mace New Testament (1729)
The Pharisees too, who were noted for avarice, heard all this discourse, and treated him with derision.

THE MESSAGE
When the Pharisees, a money-obsessed bunch, heard him say these things, they rolled their eyes, dismissing him as hopelessly out of touch. So Jesus spoke to them: "You are masters at making yourselves look good in front of others, but God knows what's behind the appearance. What society sees and calls monumental, God sees through and calls monstrous. God's Law and the Prophets climaxed in John; Now it's all kingdom of God—the glad news and compelling invitation to every man and woman. The sky will disintegrate and the earth dissolve before a single letter of God's Law wears out. Using the legalities of divorce as a cover for lust is adultery; Using the legalities of marriage as a cover for lust is adultery.

New English Translation
The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.

New King James Version
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.

Simplified Cowboy Version
When the Pharisees heard this, they started making fun of Jesus. They loved their money and did everything they could to discredit him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him.

Contextual Overview

¹ And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. ² And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. ³ Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. ⁴ I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. ⁵ So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? ⁶ And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. ⁷ Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. ⁸ And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. ⁹ 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. ¹⁰ 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

who: Luke 12:15, Luke 20:47, Isaiah 56:11, Jeremiah 6:13, Jeremiah 8:10, Ezekiel 22:25-29, Ezekiel 33:31, Matthew 23:14

derided: Luke 8:53, Luke 23:35, Psalms 35:15, Psalms 35:16, Psalms 119:51, Isaiah 53:3, Jeremiah 20:7, Jeremiah 20:8, Hebrews 11:36, Hebrews 12:2, Hebrews 12:3

Reciprocal: Exodus 20:17 - thy neighbour's house Leviticus 11:29 - creeping things that creep 2 Chronicles 30:10 - they laughed 2 Chronicles 36:16 - despised Job 12:4 - the just Psalms 10:3 - whom Psalms 22:7 - laugh Psalms 36:2 - For he Psalms 107:11 - contemned Psalms 119:36 - and not to Psalms 123:3 - for we are Proverbs 11:12 - that Proverbs 14:2 - but Proverbs 23:9 - he Proverbs 28:11 - rich Isaiah 29:20 - the scorner Jeremiah 22:17 - covetousness Matthew 3:7 - the Pharisees Matthew 5:20 - exceed Matthew 19:23 - That Mark 5:40 - they Mark 10:2 - the Pharisees Mark 10:24 - trust Luke 2:35 - that Luke 6:25 - laugh John 1:24 - were of John 3:19 - because Acts 13:41 - ye despisers Ephesians 5:3 - covetousness 2 Timothy 3:3 - despisers Hebrews 13:5 - conversation

Cross-References

Genesis 14:7
And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

Genesis 21:31
Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.

Genesis 24:62
And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.

Genesis 25:11
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.

Numbers 13:26
And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Pharisees also who were covetous,.... Or lovers of money, the love of which is the root of all evil; and that they were, is evident from their devouring widows' houses, under a pretence of making long prayers for them, Matthew 23:14

heard all these things; as well as the disciples, being in company with them, Luke 15:2 even the parable concerning the unjust steward, and the application of it; and the directions given about using the things of this world, and the distributing of them to the poor, and showing a greater concern for riches of an higher nature:

and they derided him: lift up their nose, or drew it out to him, as the word signifies, in a sneering way; they rejected and despised what he said about their injustice, in their stewardship; the calling of them to an account for it, and the turning of them out of it; and concerning the true use of worldly riches, and the contempt of them; they looked upon themselves safe and secure in the good opinion of the people, and happy in the enjoyment of worldly things; and looked upon him as a weak man, to talk in the manner he did.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They derided him - The fact that they were “covetous” is here stated as the reason why they derided him, or, as it is literally, “they turned up the nose at him.” They contemned or despised the doctrine which he had laid down, probably because it showed them that with their love of money they could not be the true friends of God, or that their profession of religion was really false and hollow. They were “attempting” to serve God and mammon, and they, therefore, looked upon his doctrine with contempt and scorn.

Justify yourselves - “Attempt” to appear just; or; you aim to appear righteous in the sight of people, and do not regard the heart.

That which is highly esteemed - That is, mere external works, or actions performed merely to “appear” to be righteous.

Is abomination - Is abominable, or hateful. The word used here is the one that in the Old Testament is commonly given to “idols,” and denotes God’s “abhorrence” of such conduct. These words are to be applied “chiefly” to what Jesus was discoursing about. There are many things esteemed among people which are “not” abomination in the sight of God; as, for example, truth, parental and filial affection, industry, etc. But many things, much sought and admired, “are” hateful in his sight. The love of wealth and show, ambition and pride, frivolous and splendid vices, and all the wickedness that people contrive to “gild” and to make appear like virtue - external acts that “appear” well while the heart is evil - are abominable in the sight of God, and “should be” in the sight of people. Compare Luke 18:11-14; 1 Samuel 16:7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 16:14. They derided him — Or rather, They treated him with the utmost contempt. So we may translate the original words εξεμυκτηριζον αυτον, which literally signifies, in illum emunxerunt-but must not be translated into English, unless, to come a little near it, we say, they turned up their noses at him; and why! Because they were lovers of money, and he showed them that all such were in danger of perdition. As they were wedded to this life, and not concerned for the other, they considered him one of the most absurd and foolish of men, and worthy only of the most sovereign contempt, because he taught that spiritual and eternal things should be preferred before the riches of the universe. And how many thousands are there of the very same sentiment to the present day!