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Berean Standard Bible

“So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?”

Luke 16:11

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Jesus has told the parable of the shrewd manager and taught about being faithful in little. He draws a comparison between earthly wealth and true riches.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

World English Bible (WEB)

If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

King James Version (KJV)

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

American Standard Version (ASV)

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches]?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

if, then, in the unrighteous mammon ye became not faithful -- the true who will entrust to you?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Pues si en las malas riquezas no fuisteis fieles, ¿quién os confiará lo verdadero?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por eso, si ustedes no son honestos con las riquezas de este mundo, ¿quién les confiará las riquezas verdaderas?

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