Luke 16:11

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

Cross-references

Luke 16:9 Parallel

Luke 16:9 gives the positive command to use worldly wealth for eternal friends — the background for 16:11's warning about faithfulness.

Luke 16:10 Parallel

Luke 16:10 establishes the principle that faithfulness in small things leads to greater trust — directly grounding verse 11.

Luke 12:33 Parallel

In Luke 12:33, Jesus commands selling possessions for treasure in heaven — the same principle of using worldly wealth for eternal riches.

Luke 18:22 Parallel

In Luke 18:22, Jesus tells the rich ruler to sell all for treasure in heaven — illustrating the cost of being faithful with wealth.

Luke 12:21 Parallel

Luke 12:21 warns against laying up treasure for self without being rich toward God — the contrast of true vs false riches.

2 Kings 12:15 notes the workmen dealt faithfully with temple money — a direct OT example of faithful stewardship.

Matthew 6:24 states you cannot serve God and mammon — the same principle underlying faithfulness with unrighteous wealth.

2 Corinthians 8:9 describes Christ's poverty bringing us true riches — contrasting earthly mammon with the true riches entrusted to the faithful here.

1 Thessalonians 2:4 illustrates being entrusted with the gospel, paralleling the idea of being trusted with true riches after faithfulness.

2 Timothy 1:14 speaks of guarding the 'good deposit' entrusted to you, echoing the concept of being entrusted with true riches.

James 2:5 Related theme

James 2:5 shows the poor are rich in faith — a different angle on true riches, not conditional on mammon stewardship.

Revelation 3:18 urges buying gold refined by fire to be truly rich — a metaphor for spiritual wealth parallel to the true riches.