Luke 16:14
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
Luke 16:14 in other translations
| BSB | The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus. |
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| WEB | The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him. |
| ASV | And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him. |
| YLT | And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him, |
| DARBY | And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and mocked him. |
| BBE | And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him. |
| Webster | And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and they derided him. |
What does Luke 16:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 16:14-18
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Justify yourselves. Attempt to appear just; or, you aim to appear righteous in the sight of men, and do not regard the heart.
That which is highly esteemed. That is, mere external works, or actions performed merely to appear to be righteous.
Is abomination. Is abominable, or hateful. The word used here is the one that in the Old Testament is commonly given to idols, and denotes God's abhorrence of such conduct. These words are to be applied chiefly to what Jesus was discoursing about. There are many things esteemed among men which are not abomination in the sight of God; as, for example, truth, parental and filial affection, industry, &c. But many things, much sought and admired, are hateful in his sight. The love of wealth and show, ambition and pride, gay and splendid vices, and all the wickedness that men contrive to gild and to make appear like virtue--external acts that appear well while the heart is evil--are abominable in the sight of God, and should be in the sight of men. Comp. Lk 18:11-14, 1Sam 16:7.
(f) "Pharisees also" Mt 23:14
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 16:13-18
To this parable our Lord added a solemn warning. Ye cannot serve God and the world, so divided are the two interests. When our Lord spoke thus, the covetous Pharisees treated his instructions with contempt. But he warned them, that what they contended for as the law, was a wresting of its meaning: this our Lord showed in a case respecting divorce. There are many covetous sticklers for the forms of godliness, who are…
Luke 16:14 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 16:14
- Luke 23:35
And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
- Luke 12:15
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
- Luke 20:47
Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
- Isaiah 56:11
Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.
- Matthew 23:13
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
- Jeremiah 8:10
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
- Jeremiah 6:13
For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
- Hebrews 11:36
And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
- Psalms 35:15-16
But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
- Ezekiel 33:31
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
- Luke 8:53
And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.
- 2 Timothy 3:2
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Luke 16:13
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
- Luke 16:14
And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.
- Luke 16:15
And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
Luke 16:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y oían también todas estas cosas los Fariseos, los cuales eran avaros, y se burlaban de él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les pharisiens aussi, qui étaient avares, entendirent toutes ces choses, et ils se moquèrent de lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dies alles hörten aber auch die Pharisäer, welche geldliebend waren, und sie verhöhnten ihn. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Audiebant autem omnia hæc pharisæi, qui erant avari: et deridebant illum. |