The Right Use of Money. Lk. only, except Luke 16:13 (= Matthew 6:24), which is brought in by the verbal link mammon. The note here is fidelity. There is some connexion with Luke 16:1-9 in the subject property and its obligations. In money matters one must be beyond reproach. If a man is untrustworthy here, how shall he be entrusted with the true wealth, the Messianic Kingdom? Luke 16:11-12 are parallel sayings; your own corresponds to the true riches, and that which is another's is therefore wealth which is regarded as lent to men only for a season. We are reminded of the Parable of the Talents.
Luke 16:11. unrighteous mammon: wealth is stigmatised as dishonest because it is so often the origin and cause of dishonesty.