King James Version

Luke 16:9

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “it may fail” (ἐκλίπῃ) before they may here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you may fail” (ἐκλίπητε) before they may here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.ὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youλέγωlegōto speakλέγωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.ἑαυτοῖςheautoisto yourselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “to yourselves”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.to yourselvesποιήσατεpoiēsateto doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.φίλουςphilousfriendsφίλος (philos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “friends”, the object formG5384friendly; subst: a friend, an associate.friendsἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μαμωνᾶmamōnamammonμαμωνᾶς (mamōnas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “mammon”, the of-formG3126(Aramaic), riches, money, possessions, property.the mammonτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδικίαςadikiasof unrighteousnessἀδικία (adikia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of unrighteousness”, the of-formG93injustice, unrighteousness, hurt.of unrighteousnessἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatὅτανhotanwhenὅτανconjunction — “when”G3752when, whenever.This verse uses “when”.whenἐκλίπῃeklipēye failἐκλείπω (ekleipō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “ye fail”, a single actionG1587I fail, die out, come to an end, am defunct.ye failδέξωνταιdexōntaithey may receiveδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they may receive”, a single actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.This verse uses “receive”.they may receiveὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰωνίουςaiōniouseverlastingαἰώνιος (aiōnios)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “everlasting”, the object formG166age-long, and therefore: practically eternal, unending; partaking of the character of that which lasts for an age, as contrasted with that which is brief and fleeting.everlastingσκηνάςskēnashabitationsσκηνή (skēnē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “habitations”, the object formG4633a tent, booth, tabernacle, abode, dwelling, mansion, habitation.habitations

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ἐκλίπητεeklipēteye failἐκλείπω (ekleipō)verb, second aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “ye fail”, a single actionG1587I fail, die out, come to an end, am defunct.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I say to you, Make to yourselves friends out of the mammon of unrighteousness, that when ye may fail, they may receive you to the age-during tabernacles.

World English Bible

I tell you , make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon , so that when you fail , they may receive you into the eternal tents .

Darby Translation

And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends with the mammon of unrighteousness, that when it fails ye may be received into the eternal tabernacles.

Douay-Rheims

And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity; that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.

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