Luke 16:12 Cross References

Luke 16:12

12: And if you are not faithful with other people's money, why should you be trusted with money of your own?

Before he left, he called together ten servants and gave them ten pounds of silver to invest for him while he was gone.
But his people hated him and sent a delegation after him to say they did not want him to be their king.
"When he returned, the king called in the servants to whom he had given the money. He wanted to find out what they had done with the money and what their profits were.
The first servant reported a tremendous gain--ten times as much as the original amount!
'Well done!' the king exclaimed. 'You are a trustworthy servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.'

"Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a trip. He called together his servants and gave them money to invest for him while he was gone.
He gave five bags of gold to one, two bags of gold to another, and one bag of gold to the last--dividing it in proportion to their abilities--and then left on his trip.
The servant who received the five bags of gold began immediately to invest the money and soon doubled it.
The servant with two bags of gold also went right to work and doubled the money.
But the servant who received the one bag of gold dug a hole in the ground and hid the master's money for safekeeping.

You used the lovely things I gave you to make shrines for idols, where you carried out your acts of prostitution. Unbelievable! How could such a thing ever happen?
You took the very jewels and gold and silver ornaments I had given you and made statues of men and worshiped them, which is adultery against me.
You used the beautifully embroidered clothes I gave you to cover your idols. Then you used my oil and incense to worship them.
Imagine it! You set before them as a lovely sacrifice the fine flour and oil and honey I had given you, says the Sovereign LORD.
"Then you took your sons and daughters--the children you had borne to me--and sacrificed them to your gods. Was it not enough that you should be a prostitute?

She doesn't realize that it was I who gave her everything she has--the grain, the wine, the olive oil. Even the gold and silver she used in worshiping the god Baal were gifts from me!

For God has reserved a priceless inheritance for his children. It is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.
And God, in his mighty power, will protect you until you receive this salvation, because you are trusting him. It will be revealed on the last day for all to see.

He said, "I came naked from my mother's womb, and I will be stripped of everything when I die. The LORD gave me everything I had, and the LORD has taken it away. Praise the name of the LORD!"

But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you have already given us!
We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a shadow, gone so soon without a trace.
"O LORD our God, even these materials that we have gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name come from you! It all belongs to you!

For you died when Christ died, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.
And when Christ, who is your real life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it--and I won't take it away from her."

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