Luke 12
1 In those [times], the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, 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 but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known;
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed: nor hidden, that shall not be known.
3 therefore whatever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
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 those who kill the body and after this 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 shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, 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 assaria? and one of them is not 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, ye are better 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 But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also 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 shall have denied 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 say a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but to him that speaks injuriously against the Holy Spirit it 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 But when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and the authorities, be not careful how or what ye shall answer, or what ye 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 the hour itself what should be said.
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you must say.
13 And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to 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 established me [as] 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 keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in 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 land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
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 not [a place] where I shall lay up 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 take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all 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, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, 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, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
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 Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, 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 cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye 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 The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.
The life is more than the meat, and the body is more than the raiment.
24 Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are ye 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 But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?
And which of you, by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit?
26 If therefore ye cannot [do] even what is least, why are ye careful 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 neither toil nor spin; but I say unto you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as 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 But if God thus clothe the grass, which to-day is in the field and to-morrow is cast into [the] oven, how much rather you, O ye 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 ye, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;
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 do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye 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 his kingdom, and [all] these things shall be added to you.
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 has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.
Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom.
33 Sell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy.
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 also will your heart be.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
35 Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;
Let your loins be girt, and lamps burning in your hands.
36 and ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to 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 bondmen whom the lord [on] coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will 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 come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen].
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 this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug 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 And ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes.
Be you then also ready: for at what hour you think not, the Son of man will come.
41 And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou 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 the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?
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 bondman whom his lord [on] coming shall find doing thus;
Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come, he shall find so doing.
44 verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has.
Verily I say to you, he will set him over all that he possesseth.
45 But if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and to drink and to be drunken,
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 bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers.
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 But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared [himself] nor done 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 who knew [it] not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom [men] have committed much, they will ask from him 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 cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?
I am come to cast fire on the earth; and what will I, but that it be kindled?
50 But I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened until it shall have been accomplished!
And I have a baptism wherewith I am to be baptized: and how am I straitened until it be accomplished?
51 Think ye that I have come to give peace in the earth? Nay, I say to you, but rather division:
Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.
52 for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three:
For there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided: three against two, and two against three.
53 father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against 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 crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens.
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 [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.
And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will be heat: and it cometh to pass.
56 Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how [is it then that] ye do not discern 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 judge ye not what is right?
And why even of yourselves, do you not judge that which is just?
58 For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee 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 unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence until thou hast paid the very last mite.
I say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence, until thou pay the very last mite.
