Luke 16:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 16:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 16:15 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Luke 16:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Luke 16:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”

Luke 16:15 — World English Bible

Luke 16:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he said unto them, Ye are they that justify yourselves in the sight of men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.”

Luke 16:15 — American Standard Version

Luke 16:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, <FI>is<Fi> abomination before God;”

Luke 16:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 16:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said to them, Ye are they who justify themselves before men, but God knows your hearts; for what amongst men is highly thought of is an abomination before God.”

Luke 16:15 — Darby Translation

Luke 16:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then he sayde vnto them, Yee are they, which iustifie your selues before men: but God knoweth your heartes: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.”

Luke 16:15 — Geneva Bible

Luke 16:15 in Context — Luke 16

13 Nul serviteur ne peut servir deux maîtres. Car, ou il haïra l’un et aimera l’autre; ou il s’attachera à l’un et méprisera l’autre. Vous ne pouvez servir Dieu et Mamon.

14 Les pharisiens, qui étaient avares, écoutaient aussi tout cela, et ils se moquaient de lui.

15 Jésus leur dit: Vous, vous cherchez à paraître justes devant les hommes, maisDieu connaît vos cœurs;car ce qui est élevé parmi les hommes est une abomination devant Dieu.

16 La loi et les prophètes ont subsisté jusqu’à Jean; depuis lors, le royaume de Dieu est annoncé, et chacun use de violence pour y entrer.

17 Il est plus facile que le ciel et la terre passent, qu’il ne l’est qu’un seul trait de lettre de la loi vienne à tomber.

Read the full chapter: Luke 16 →

What Does Luke 16:15 Mean?

Luke 16:15 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free