< Luke 12 >

1 In the mean time, when myriads of the people had come together, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first of all: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
And when great multitudes stood about him, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 For there is nothing covered, which shall not be revealed, and hid, which shall not be made known.
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed: nor hidden, that shall not be known.
3 Wherefore, what you have spoken in the darkness, shall be heard in the light; and what you have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.
For whatsoever things you have spoken in darkness, shall be published in the light: and that which you have spoken in the ear in the chambers, shall be preached on the housetops.
4 But I say to you, my friends, Fear not them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5 But I will show you whom you shall fear: Fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him. (Geenna g1067)
But I will shew you whom you shall fear: fear ye him, who after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you, fear him. (Geenna g1067)
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? yet not one of them is forgotten before God.
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
7 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Yea, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.
8 And I further say to you, Whoever confesses me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.
And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.
9 But he that denies me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.
But he that shall deny me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.
10 And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but he that speaks impiously against the Holy Spirit, shall not be forgiven.
And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven.
11 When they bring you to the synagogues, and to rulers and authorities, be not anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say;
And when they shall bring you into the synagogues, and to magistrates and powers, be not solicitous how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say;
12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what you ought to say.
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you must say.
13 And a certain one of the multitude said to him: Teacher, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
And one of the multitude said to him: Master, speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me.
14 But he said to him: Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
But he said to him: Man, who hath appointed me judge, or divider, over you?
15 And he said to them: Take heed and beware of covetousness; for a man’s life depends not on the abundance of his possessions.
And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man’s life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth.
16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying: The farm of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.
And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.
17 And he reasoned within himself, saying: What shall I do? for I have no place in which I can store my fruits.
And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns and I will build larger ones; and there I will store ail my produce, and my good things;
And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and will build greater; and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods.
19 and I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many good things laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.
And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thy rest; eat, drink, make good cheer.
20 But God said to him: Senseless man, this night shall your soul be required of you; and who shall have the things which you have provided?
But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
21 So is he that lays up treasure for him self, and is not rich toward God.
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.
22 And he said to his disciples: For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on.
And he said to his disciples: Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on.
23 Life is a greater gift than food, and the body, than clothing.
The life is more than the meat, and the body is more than the raiment.
24 Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; yet God feeds them: you are of far more value than the birds.
Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they?
25 Which of you, by his anxiety, can add one span to his life?
And which of you, by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit?
26 If, therefore, you can not do that which is the least, why are you anxious about the rest?
If then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing, why are you solicitous for the rest?
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They toil not, they spin not; yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these.
28 If, then, God so clothes the herb of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Now if God clothe in this manner the grass that is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more you, O ye of little faith?
29 And seek not what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, and be not in anxious suspense.
And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high.
30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after; but your Father knows that you have need of these things.
For all these things do the nations of the world seek. But your Father knoweth that you have need of these things.
31 But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be given you in addition.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.
32 Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom.
33 Sell what you have, and be charitable. Make for yourselves purses that do not become old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near, and no moth corrupts.
Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
35 Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning;
Let your loins be girt, and lamps burning in your hands.
36 and be like men that are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he comes and knocks, they may open for him immediately.
And you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.
37 Blessed are those servants whom their lord, when he comes, shall find watching. Verily I say to you, That he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and will come forth and serve them.
Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh, shall find watching. Amen I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and passing will minister unto them.
38 And if he shall come in the second watch, and if he shall come in the third watch, and find them thus, blessed are those servants.
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.
But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open.
40 Be you, therefore, ready also; for at an hour when you think not, the Son of man comes.
Be you then also ready: for at what hour you think not, the Son of man will come.
41 Then Peter said to him: Lord, dost them speak this parable to us, or also to all?
And Peter said to him: Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us, or likewise to all?
42 And the Lord said: Who, then, is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his servants, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
And the Lord said: Who (thinkest thou) is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant whom his lord, when he comes, shall find so doing.
Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come, he shall find so doing.
44 Of a truth, I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has.
Verily I say to you, he will set him over all that he possesseth.
45 But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming, and shall begin to strike the men-servants and the maid-servants, and to eat and to drink, and to be drunk;
But if that servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming; and shall begin to strike the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and to drink and be drunk:
46 the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he looks not for him, and at an hour which he knows not; and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.
The lord of that servant will come in the day that he hopeth not, and at the hour that he knoweth not, and shall separate him, and shall appoint him his portion with unbelievers.
47 And that servant who knew his lord’s will, but made no preparation, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;
And that servant who knew the will of his lord, and prepared not himself, and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. To whomever much has been given, of him shall much be required; and to whom men have intrusted much, of him will they ask the more.
But he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And unto whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required: and to whom they have committed much, of him they will demand the more.
49 I have come to send fire on the earth; and how greatly do I wish that it were already kindled!
I am come to cast fire on the earth; and what will I, but that it be kindled?
50 I have an immersion with which to be immersed, and how distressed I am till it be accomplished!
And I have a baptism wherewith I am to be baptized: and how am I straitened until it be accomplished?
51 Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I toll you, No; but rather dissension.
Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.
52 For from this time forth there shall be five in one house at variance, three with two, and two with three.
For there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided: three against two, and two against three.
53 The father shall be at variance with the son, and the son with the father; the mother with the daughter, and the daughter with the mother; the mother-in-law with her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law.
The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against his father, the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother, the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
54 And he said also to the multitudes: When you see the cloud rising from the west, you immediately say, There comes a shower: and so it is.
And he said also to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising from the west, presently you say: A shower is coming: and so it happeneth:
55 And when the south wind blows, you say, There will be heat: and it comes to pass.
And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will be heat: and it cometh to pass.
56 Hypocrites, you know how to judge of the face of the earth, and of the heavens; but how is it that you do not judge of this time?
You hypocrites, you know how to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth: but how is it that you do not discern this time?
57 And why even of yourselves do you not judge what is right?
And why even of yourselves, do you not judge that which is just?
58 For when you are going with your opponent at law to the ruler, while you are on the way, endeavor to be delivered from him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the collector, and the collector throw you into prison.
And when thou goest with thy adversary to the prince, whilst thou art in the way, endeavour to be delivered from him: lest perhaps he draw thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exacter, and the exacter cast thee into prison.
59 I say to you, You shall not come out thence, till you have paid the very last mite.
I say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence, until thou pay the very last mite.

< Luke 12 >