Luke 12
1 Then, as great crowds were standing so close that they were stepping on one another, he began to say to his disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
MEANTIME myriads of people collecting, so that they trod on one another, he began to speak to his disciples, Take heed principally of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 For there is nothing covered, which will not be revealed, nor anything hidden, which will not be known.
For there is nothing concealed, that shall not be laid open; nor hid, which shall not be known.
3 For the things that you have spoken in darkness will be declared in the light. And what you have said in the ear in bedrooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
Wherefore whatsoever things ye have spoken in darkness, they shall be reported in the light; and what ye have whispered into the ear in the closets, shall be proclaimed on the house-tops.
4 So I say to you, my friends: Do not be fearful of those who kill the body, and afterwards have no more that they can do.
But I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of those who may kill the body, but after that, have nothing farther which they can do.
5 But I will reveal to you whom you should fear. Fear him who, after he will have killed, has the power to cast into Hell. So I say to you: Fear him. (Geenna g1067)
But I will point out to you, whom ye should fear: Fear him, who, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him! (Geenna g1067)
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two small coins? And yet not one of these is forgotten in the sight of God.
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, yet not one of them is forgotten before God?
7 But even the very hairs of your head have all been numbered. Therefore, do not be afraid. You are worth more than many sparrows.
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered: fear not then, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
8 But I say to you: Everyone who will have confessed me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the Angels of God.
But I tell you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
9 But everyone who will have denied me before men, he will be denied before the Angels of God.
but he that disowns me before men, shall be disowned before the angels of God.
10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven of him. But of him who will have blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.
And every one who shall utter a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but for him who hath blasphemed against the Holy Ghost, there shall be no forgiveness.
11 And when they will lead you to the synagogues, and to magistrates and authorities, do not choose to be worried about how or what you will answer, or about what you might say.
And when they shall bring you before the synagogues, and magistrates, and the ruling powers, be under no anxiety how or what defence ye shall make, or what ye shall say:
12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you, in the same hour, what you must say.”
for the Holy Ghost will teach you at that very hour what ye ought to say.
13 And someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.”
Then spake one of the multitude to him, Master, order my brother to divide the inheritance with me.
14 But he said to him, “Man, who has appointed me as judge or arbitrator over you?”
But he said to him, Man, who made me a judge and a divider among you?
15 So he said to them: “Be cautious and wary of all avarice. For a person’s life is not found in the abundance of the things that he possesses.”
Then said he to them, Beware, and be on your guard against covetousness; for a man’s life doth not depend on the abundance of his possessions.
16 Then he spoke to them using a comparison, saying: “The fertile land of a certain wealthy man produced crops.
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The estate of a certain rich man bore plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying: ‘What should I do? For I have nowhere to gather together my crops.’
and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do? for I have not room where I may house my crops.
18 And he said: ‘This is what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build larger ones. And into these, I will gather all the things that have been grown for me, as well as my goods.
And he said, I will do this; I will take down my barns, and build them larger, and collect there all my crops, and my good things!
19 And I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods, stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, and be cheerful.’
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast a multitude of good things in store for many years, be at ease, eat, drink, and be merry!
20 But God said to him: ‘Foolish one, this very night they require your soul of you. To whom, then, will those things belong, which you have prepared?’
But God said to him, Thou fool! this night shall they demand thy life from thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
21 So it is with him who stores up for himself, and is not wealthy with God.”
Just such is every one who heapeth up treasure for self, and is not rich towards God.
22 And he said to his disciples: “And so I say to you: Do not choose to be anxious about your life, as to what you may eat, nor about your body, as to what you will wear.
Then said he to his disciples, For this reason I tell you, Be under no anxiety about your life, what ye shall eat, nor for your body, how ye shall be clothed.
23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.
24 Consider the ravens. For they neither sow nor reap; there is no storehouse or barn for them. And yet God pastures them. How much more are you, compared to them?
Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; yet God feedeth them: how much are ye more excellent than the birds?
25 But which of you, by thinking, is able to add one cubit to his stature?
Which of you, with all his anxiety, can add one moment to his life?
26 Therefore, if you are not capable, in what is so little, why be anxious about the rest?
If therefore ye are unable to do the least thing, why are ye anxious about the others?
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They neither work nor weave. But I say to you, not even Solomon, in all his glory, was clothed like one of these.
Observe the lillies how they grow up, they toil not, nor spin; but I tell you, that Solomon in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these.
28 Therefore, if God so clothes the grass, which is in the field today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow, how much more you, O little in faith?
If God then so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is thrown into the furnace; how much more you, O ye of little faith?
29 And so, do not choose to inquire as to what you will eat, or what you will drink. And do not choose to be lifted up on high.
So then be not ye inquisitive what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor be agitated with restless anxiety.
30 For all these things are sought by the Gentiles of the world. And your Father knows that you have need of these things.
For after all these things are the nations of the world seeking; and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
31 Yet truly, seek first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you.
But seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be given you over.
32 Do not be afraid, little flock; for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom.
Fear not, little flock! for your Father takes delight in giving you the kingdom.
33 Sell what you possess, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure that will not fall short, in heaven, where no thief approaches, and no moth corrupts.
Sell all your possessions, and give in charity; make yourselves purses that wax not old, a treasure never failing in the heavens, where no thief approaches, nor doth the moth destroy.
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 waists be girded, and let lamps be burning in your hands.
Let your loins be firmly girded round, and your lamps burning:
36 And let you yourselves be like men awaiting their lord, when he will return from the wedding; so that, when he arrives and knocks, they may open to him promptly.
and ye like men, expecting their master, when he shall return from the marriage; that when he comes and knocks, they may instantly open the door for him.
37 Blessed are those servants whom the Lord, when he returns, will find being vigilant. Amen I say to you, that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, while he, continuing on, will minister to them.
Blessed are those servants, whom the Master, when he cometh, shall find watchful: verily I say unto you, that he will gird up himself, and make them sit down at table, and come and wait upon them.
38 And if he will return in the second watch, or if in the third watch, and if he will find them to be so: then blessed are those servants.
And if he come in the second watch, or in the third watch, and find them so watchful, blessed are those servants.
39 But know this: that if the father of the family knew at what hour the thief would arrive, he would certainly stand watch, and he would not permit his house to be broken into.
Now this be assured of, that if the master of the family had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40 You also must be prepared. For the Son of man will return at an hour that you will not realize.”
Therefore be ye also ready, for at an hour that ye think not of, the Son of man cometh.
41 Then Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or also to everyone?”
Then said Peter unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable to us, or also for all?
42 So the Lord said: “Who do you think is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his Lord has appointed over his family, in order to give them their measure of wheat in due time?
And the Lord said, Who indeed is a faithful steward, and prudent, whom the lord will place over his household, to give them their proportion of provision at the proper season?
43 Blessed is that servant if, when his Lord will return, he will find him acting in this manner.
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so employed.
44 Truly I say to you, that he will appoint him over all that he possesses.
Verily I say unto you, that he will place him over all his property.
45 But if that servant will have said in his heart, ‘My Lord has made a delay in his return,’ and if he has begun to strike the men and women servants, and to eat and drink, and to be inebriated,
But if that servant say in his heart, My master will be a long while ere he comes; and shall begin to beat the men and maid-servants, and to eat and to drink, and to get drunk;
46 then the Lord of that servant will return on a day which he hoped not, and at an hour which he knew not. And he will separate him, and he will place his portion with that of the unfaithful.
the master of that servant will come in a day when he doth not expect him, and at an hour which he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and give him his portion with the unfaithful.
47 And that servant, who knew the will of his Lord, and who did not prepare and did not act according to his will, will be beaten many times over.
And that servant, who knew his master’s will, and made no preparation for him, nor did according to his pleasure, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 Yet he who did not know, and who acted in a way that deserves a beating, will be beaten fewer times. So then, of all to whom much has been given, much will be required. And of those to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be asked.
But he that knew it not, yet did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For of every one to whom much is given, much shall be required from him: and to whom men commit much, they will of him demand abundantly more.
49 I have come to cast a fire upon the earth. And what should I desire, except that it may be kindled?
I am come to cast fire on the earth, and what is my wish? that it may be now kindled.
50 And I have a baptism, with which I am to be baptized. And how I am constrained, even until it may be accomplished!
But I have a baptism to be baptised with; and how am I distressed in spirit till it is finished!
51 Do you think that I have come to give peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.
Think ye that I came to bring peace upon earth? No, I tell you; but rather division:
52 For from this time on, there will be five in one house: divided as three against two, and as two against three.
for henceforth five shall be in one house, divided, three against two, and two against three.
53 A father will be divided against a son, and a son against his 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.”
The father shall take part against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the step-mother against her daughter-in-law, and the son’s wife against her mother-in-law.
54 And he also said to the crowds: “When you see a cloud rising from the setting of the sun, immediately you say, ‘A rain cloud is coming.’ And so it does.
Then said he to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, ye say immediately, There cometh a shower; and it is so.
55 And when a south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It will be hot.’ And so it is.
And when the south wind gently blows, ye say, It will be sultry hot; and so it is.
56 You hypocrites! You discern the face of the heavens, and of the earth, yet how is it that you do not discern this time?
Ye hypocrites! ye know how to discern by experience from the appearance of the earth and of the sky; but how is it that ye do not discern this particular time?
57 And why do you not, even among yourselves, judge what is just?
And why even of yourselves do ye not decide what is just?
58 So, when you are going with your adversary to the ruler, while you are on the way, make an effort to be freed from him, lest perhaps he may lead you to the judge, and the judge may deliver you to the officer, and the officer may cast you into prison.
For as thou art going with thy prosecutor to the magistrate, on the way endeavour to make up the matter with him; lest he drag thee before the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
59 I tell you, you will not depart from there, until you have paid the very last coin.”
I tell thee, thou mayest in no wise come out from thence, until thou hast paid the very last mite.
