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.

Cross-reference

Luke 16:13 Parallel

Luke 16:13 declares you cannot serve both God and money—complementing verse 9's instruction to use money wisely without serving it.

Luke 16:11 Parallel

Luke 16:11 continues the thought: faithfulness with worldly wealth determines being entrusted with true spiritual riches—directly building on verse 9.

Luke 16:6 Historical context

Luke 16:6 gives the parable's example: the manager reduces debts to win favor — the very action the verse interprets as making friends with wealth.

Luke 14:14 Parallel

Luke 14:14 promises repayment at the resurrection for helping those who cannot repay—parallel to using wealth to gain 'eternal dwellings'.

Luke 11:41 Parallel

Luke 11:41 commands giving alms, a concrete example of using earthly wealth to gain spiritual reward, echoing the principle in the parable.

Luke 19:8 Parallel

Luke 19:8 shows Zacchaeus giving half his goods to the poor and restoring defrauded amounts — a living example of using wealth to make friends for eternity.

Luke 18:22 Parallel

In Luke 18:22, Jesus again tells a rich man to sell all and give to poor for treasure in heaven — the same principle of using earthly wealth for eternal gain.

Luke 12:33 Parallel

In Luke 12:33, Jesus commands selling possessions and giving to the poor to secure unfailing treasure in heaven — a direct parallel to making friends with mammon.

Luke 12:17 Contrast

Luke 12:17 shows a rich man hoarding crops — the opposite of using wealth to make friends, illustrating the folly Jesus warns against.

Proverbs 19:17 says kindness to the poor is a loan to God who will repay—directly parallel to investing earthly wealth for eternal welcome.

1 Timothy 6:18 urges generosity and good works with wealth, directly reinforcing Jesus' instruction to use unrighteous wealth to gain eternal friends.

In 1 Timothy 6:17-19, Paul similarly urges the rich to be generous, storing up treasure for the future—echoing Jesus' call to use wealth for eternal gain.

2 Corinthians 5:1 Related theme

2 Corinthians 5:1 speaks of an eternal house in heaven, mirroring the 'eternal dwellings' Jesus promises for those who use wealth wisely.

2 Corinthians 4:18 contrasts seen transient things with unseen eternal ones, directly paralleling Jesus' call to use temporal wealth for eternal dwellings.

Matthew 25:35-40 shows that serving the needy with your resources is serving Christ and leads to eternal reward — directly parallels gaining eternal dwellings.

Matthew 19:21 explicitly links selling possessions and giving to the poor with treasure in heaven — the same principle as making friends by unrighteous mammon.

Proverbs 23:5 depicts riches sprouting wings and flying away—reinforcing Jesus' point that wealth is fleeting and will fail.

1 Timothy 6:19 directly parallels this: laying up treasure for the future by generous giving, securing true life in the age to come.

Mark 10:21 Parallel

In Mark 10:21, Jesus tells the rich man to sell possessions, give to poor, and gain treasure in heaven — the same strategy as making friends for eternal dwellings.

Psalm 112:9 Parallel

Psalm 112:9 describes the righteous who give freely, their righteousness enduring forever—a direct parallel to using wealth for eternal gain.

Matthew 6:24 warns you cannot serve both God and money — the same tension underlying the call to use wealth for eternal friends.

Acts 2:45 Parallel

Acts 2:45 shows the early church practicing this: selling possessions to meet needs, building eternal friendships through generosity.

Acts 4:34 Parallel

Acts 4:34 exemplifies this: believers sold property so no one was needy, fulfilling Jesus' call to make friends with worldly wealth.

Ecclesiastes 11:1 echoes the principle of generous giving with future reward — casting bread on waters parallels using wealth to gain eternal friends.

1 Timothy 6:10 Related theme

1 Timothy 6:10 warns the love of money is root of evils—while Jesus tells us to use money for eternal friendships, not to love it.

Daniel 4:27 Parallel

Daniel 4:27 counsels breaking off sins by showing mercy to the oppressed — using wealth for righteousness to secure blessing parallels Jesus' teaching.

Matthew 6:19 warns against storing earthly treasures — complements the call to use wealth for eternal gain rather than hoarding it.

Isaiah 58:7 Parallel

Isaiah 58:7 expands on the charitable acts Jesus commends — sharing bread and helping the poor aligns with making friends through unrighteous mammon.

Acts 10:4 Parallel

Acts 10:4 records Cornelius' alms ascending as a memorial before God — illustrates how generosity with wealth secures divine approval, akin to making eternal friends.

Acts 10:31 Parallel

Acts 10:31 repeats that Cornelius' alms are remembered by God — reinforces the theme that righteous use of wealth is noted for eternal benefit.

Isaiah 23:18 Related theme

Isaiah 23:18 shows wealth devoted to God supplying His people — a parallel to using earthly riches for eternal purposes.

2 Corinthians 9:12-15 emphasizes that generous giving produces thanksgiving to God and blessing — complements the eternal reward theme in Luke 16:9.

Colossians 3:2 Related theme

Colossians 3:2 reinforces the heavenly focus needed to use earthly wealth for eternal gain rather than earthly treasure.

1 Timothy 6:9 warns that craving wealth leads to ruin—in contrast to Jesus' instruction to actively use wealth for good.