Luke 16:9
King James Version
28 Jul 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.”
ἐγώ
I, me, myself. Egō. Jesus claimed it absolutely: "I AM." Every human "I" exists only because the great I AM first spoke. Your identity is derivative, not ultimate.
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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ποιέω
do make
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ποιέω
Make, do, produce. Poiéō. Faith without works is dead. What you believe will always show itself in what you make and do. Let your actions confirm your confession.
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φίλος
friends
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φίλος
Friend, beloved companion. Philos. Abraham was called the friend of God, and Jesus named his disciples friends, not servants. To be known as philos by God is the highest standing a person can hold. Pursue that closeness.
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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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ὅταν
when
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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.
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ἐκλείπω
it may fail
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ἐκλείπω
Fail, cease, die out. Ekleipō. The heavens and earth will pass away, but God's word will not cease. What is finite will eventually ekleipō. Anchor to what cannot.
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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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σκηνή
dwellings.
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σκηνή
Tent, tabernacle, dwelling place. Skēnē. God commanded Moses to build a tabernacle so he could dwell among his people. The Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. God has always been moving toward nearness.
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