Luke 16:9
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
ὅταν
Whenever, when, as soon as. Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened whenever you knock. The invitation is always current.
μαμμωνᾶς
wealth
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μαμμωνᾶς
Mammon, wealth, material possessions. Mamonas. You cannot serve God and mammon. Mammon is not just money. It is the spirit that makes money your security instead of God.
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δέχομαι
they may receive
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δέχομαι
To receive, to welcome, to accept. He came to His own and His own did not receive Him. But to all who received Him He gave the right to become children of God.
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λέγω
say;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἑαυτοῦ
for yourselves
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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φίλος
friends
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φίλος
actively, fond, i.e. friendly (still as a noun, an associate, neighbor, etc.)
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ποιέω
do make
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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σκηνή
dwellings.
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σκηνή
a tent or cloth hut (literally or figuratively)
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ἐκλείπω
it may fail
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ἐκλείπω
to omit, i.e. (by implication) cease (die)
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