Luke 12
1 During which time the myriads of the multitude having gathered together so as to trample each other, he began first to say to his disciples, Take heed to yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Meantime, while the crowd, in myriads flocked about him, so that they trod one upon another, he said, addressing himself to his disciples, Above all things, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.
For there is nothing covered that shall not be detected: nothing secret that shall not be made known.
3 Therefore, as many things as ye have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers will be proclaimed upon the housetops.
What you have spoken in the dark, shall be reported in the light; what you have whispered in the closet, shall be proclaimed from the housetop.
4 And I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of those who kill the body, and after these things not having anything more severe to do.
But I charge you, my friends, fear not them who kill the body, and after that can do no more;
5 But I will show you whom ye should fear. Fear him, who, after killing, has power to cast into hell. Yes, I say to you, fear ye him. (Geenna g1067)
but I will show you whom you ought to fear; fear him, who, after he has killed, has power to cast into hell. I repeat it to you, Fear him. (Geenna g1067)
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.
Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God:
7 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore, ye are superior to many sparrows.
yes, the very hairs of your head are all numbered: fear not, therefore; you are much more valuable than sparrows.
8 And I say to you, every man who will confess in me before men, the Son of man will also confess in him before the agents of God,
Moreover, I say to you, whoever shall acknowledge me before me, him the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God;
9 but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the agents of God.
but whoever denies me before men, shall be disowned before the angels of God.
10 And every man who will speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him, but to him who blasphemed against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven.
And whosoever shall inveigh against the Son of Man, may obtain remission; but to him who detracts from the Holy Spirit, there is no remission.
11 And when they bring you to the synagogues, and the principle positions, and the offices of authority, be not anxious how or what ye should answer in defense, or what ye should say,
And when you are brought before synagogues, and magistrates, and rulers; be not solicitous how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say:
12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that moment, what ought to be said.
13 And a certain man out of the crowd said to him, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.
Then one said to him out of the crowd, Rabbi, order my brother to divide the inheritance with me.
14 But he said to him, Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbitrator over you?
He answered, Man, who constituted me your judge or arbiter?
15 And he said to them, Watch, and keep away from greed, because to any man, life to him is not in the abundance of things possessed by him.
And he said to them, Be upon your guard against covetousness; for in whatever affluence a man be, his life depends not on his possessions.
16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth well.
He also used this example, A certain rich man had lands which brought forth plentifully.
17 And he pondered within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have nowhere I will store my crops?
And he reasoned thus with himself, What shall I do? for I have not where to store my crop.
18 And he said, I will do this. I will dismantle my barns, and I will build greater, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
I will do this, added he; I will pull down my storehouses, and build larger, and there I will store all my produce, and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou have many goods laid up for many years. Take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast plenty of goods laid up for many years; take thin ease, eat, drink, enjoy thyself.
20 But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?
But God said to him, Fool! this very night your soul is required of you. Whose, then, shall those things be, which you have provided?
21 So is he who stores up for himself, and is not being rich toward God.
So it fares with him who amasses treasure for himself, but is not rich toward God.
22 And he said to his disciples, Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, nor for the body, what ye may wear.
Then he said to his disciples, For this reason I charge you, be not anxious about your life, what you shall eat; nor about your body, what you shall wear.
23 For the life is more than the food, and the body, the clothing.
Life is a greater gift than food, and the body than clothing.
24 Consider the ravens, because they do not sow, nor do they reap, for which there is no storehouse nor barn, and God feeds them. How much ye are worth more than the birds.
Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap; have neither cellar nor barn; but God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than fowls?
25 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his age?
Besides, which of you can, by his anxiety, prolong his life one hour?
26 If then ye are not able to do even the least, why are ye anxious about the rest?
If, therefore, you can not thus effect even the smallest thing, why are you anxious about the rest?
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.
Consider the lilies. How do they grow? They toil not; they spin not; yet I affirm, that even Solomon, in all his glory, was not equally adorned with one of these.
28 And if God so clothes the grass in the field, which today is, and tomorrow being cast into the oven, how much more you, O ye of little faith?
If, then, God so array the herbage, which to-day is in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he array you, O you distrustful!
29 And do not seek what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, and do not be unsettled.
Do not ask, therefore, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; live not in anxious suspense.
30 For the nations of the world seek all these things, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things.
For all these things the Pagans seeks; whereas, your Father knows that you need them.
31 However, seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.
But seek you the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be superadded to you.
32 Fear not, little flock, because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
Fear not, my little flock, for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom.
33 Sell things possessed by you, and give charity. Make for yourselves purses not becoming old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where no thief approaches, nor moth corrupts.
Sell your goods and give alms; provide yourselves purses which wear not out; treasure inexhaustible in heaven, where no thieves approach, where nothing is spoiled by worms.
34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
For where your treasure is, your heart will likewise be.
35 Let your loins be girded about, and the lights burning,
Let your loins be girt, and your lamps burning;
36 and be ye like men waiting for their lord, when he may return from the wedding festivities, so that when he comes and knocks, they may straightaway open to him.
and yourselves, like those who wait their master's return from the wedding; that when he comes and knocks, they may immediately let him in.
37 Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord when he comes will find watching. Truly I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to sit down, and having come, will serve them.
Happy those servants whom their master, at his return, shall find watching. Indeed, I say to you, that he will gird himself, and having placed them at table, will attend and serve them.
38 And if he should come in the second watch, and should come in the third watch, and find so, blessed are those bondmen.
And whether he comes in the second watch, or in the third, if he finds things thus, happy are those servants.
39 But know this, that if the house-ruler had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and would not have allowed his house to be broken into.
You are certain that if the master of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would watch, and not allow him to break into his house.
40 Therefore, ye also become ready, because the Son of man comes at that hour ye do not suppose.
Be you, then, always prepared; because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him.
41 And Peter said to him, Lord, did thou speak this parable to us, or also to all?
Then Peter said to him, Master, is this parable directed to us alone, or to all?
42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise manager whom his lord will appoint over his service to give the provision on time?
The Lord said, Who, now, is the discreet and faithful steward, whom the master will set over his household, to dispense regularly the allowance of corn!
43 Blessed is that bondman whom his lord when he comes will find so doing.
Happy that servant, if his master, at his arrival, shall find him so employed.
44 Truly I say to you, that he will appoint him over the things being possessed by him.
I tell you truly, he will intrust him with the management of all his estate.
45 But if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord is late to come, and should begin to beat the servant boys and the servant girls, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,
But as to the servant who shall say within himself, My master delays his return, and shall beat the men-servants and the maids, and shall feast, and carouse, and be drunken;
46 the lord of that bondman will arrive in a day that he does not expect, and in an hour that he is not aware, and will cut him in two, and will place his portion with the unbelieving.
the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour of which he is not apprised, and having discarded him, will assign him his portion with the faithless.
47 And that bondman who knew his lord's will, and who did not prepare, nor do according to his will, will be beaten much,
And that servant who knew his master's will, yet did not make himself ready, nor execute his orders, shall receive many stripes;
48 but he who did not know, and did things worthy of blows, will be beaten little. And to every man to whom much was given, much will be required from him. And to whom they entrust much, they will ask him more abundantly.
whereas, he who knew not, but did things deserving chastisement, shall receive few: for much will be required of every one to whom much is given; and the more a man is intrusted, the more will be exacted from him.
49 I came to cast fire upon the earth, and what I desire is if it were kindled already.
I came to throw fire upon the earth; and what would I but that it were kindled?
50 But I have an immersion to be immersed, and how am I constrained until it will be accomplished.
I have an immersion to undergo; and how am I pained till it be accomplished?
51 Do ye suppose that I came to give peace on the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.
Do you imagine that I am come to give peace to the earth? I tell you, No; but division.
52 For henceforth there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
For hereafter, five in one family will be divided; three against two, and two against three:
53 A father will be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.
54 And he also said to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, straightaway ye say, A shower is coming, and so it happens.
He said also to the people, When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, It will rain immediately, and so it happens;
55 And when a south wind is blowing, ye say, There will be heat, and it happens.
and when the south wind blows, you say, It will be hot, and it happens accordingly.
56 Ye hypocrites, ye know how to examine the face of the earth and the sky, but how can ye not examine this season?
Hypocrites, you can judge of what appears in the sky, and on the earth; how is it that you can not judge of the present time?
57 And also why do ye not judge yourselves what is right?
and why do you not, even of yourselves, discern what is just?
58 For when thou go with thine opponent to the magistrate on the way give effort to be delivered from him, lest he may drag thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer would cast thee into prison.
When you go with your creditor to the magistrate, endeavor, on the road, to satisfy him, lest he drag you before the judge, and the judge consign you to the sergeant, and the sergeant commit you to prison:
59 I say to thee, thou will, no, not come out from there, until thou have paid even the last mite.
I assure you, you will not be released until you have paid the last mite.
