Luke 16:11 Meaning
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
Context Explained
9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
10He 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.
11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
13No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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Related Cross References
Matthew 25:21
This parable of the talents illustrates the principle of faithfulness in stewardship.
Luke 12:48
This verse reinforces the idea that much is required from those who have been given much.
1 Corinthians 4:2
This verse states that it is required of stewards to be found faithful.
Source: Luke 16:11