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 were assembled by myriads, so that they trod one upon another, Jesus began to say to his disciples: First of all, beware for yourselves of that 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 hidden, which will not be revealed; nor concealed, that will 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 whatever ye speak in the dark, will be heard in the light; and what in secret chambers, ye whisper in the ear, will be proclaimed on the house-tops.
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 to you, my friends, I say: Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and afterwards have nothing more 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 show you, of whom to be afraid: of him who, after he hath killed, hath authority to cast into hell. Yea, say I to you: be afraid of 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 assarii? 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.
And as for you, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; for ye are superior to 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, that every one that shall confess me before men, the Son of man will also confess him 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 himself 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 every one that shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall reproach the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him.
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, before chiefs and men in authority, be not anxious how ye shall make defence, or what ye shall say;
12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said.
for the Holy Spirit will, in that hour, instruct you what to 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 assembly said to him: Teacher, tell my brother, to divide the inheritance with me.
14 But he said to him, Man, who established me [as] a judge or a divider over you?
But Jesus said to him: Man, who established me a judge and distributor 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 his disciples: Beware of all avarice, for life consisteth not in abundance of riches.
16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
And he spoke to them a similitude: The land of a certain rich man brought forth produce in abundance.
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 considered with himself, and said: What shall I do; for I have not where I can store up my produce?
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 storehouses, and build them larger; and there will I store up all my corn and my good things:
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: My soul, thou hast good things in abundance, which are stored up for many years; take thy ease; eat, drink, and live in pleasure.
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 void of reason! This night, thy soul will be required of thee; and to whom will belong these things provided by thee?
21 Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Such is he that layeth up treasures for himself, and is not rich in 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 tell you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor for your body, what ye shall put on.
23 The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.
For the life is more important than food, and the body than 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, which sow not, nor reap, nor have cellars and storehouses; yet God provideth them food. How much more important now are ye, than the birds!
25 But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?
And which of you, by taking pains, can add one cubit to his stature?
26 If therefore ye cannot [do] even what is least, why are ye careful about the rest?
And if ye are impotent for that which is least, why are ye anxious about 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 toil not, nor do they spin. Yet I say to you, that 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?
And if God so clothe the herb, which to-day exists in the field, and to-morrow falls into the oven, how much more you, ye little in faith?
29 And ye, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;
And inquire not, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor let your mind wander upon these things.
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 the people of the world seek after; and your father knoweth that, for you also, these things are needful.
31 but seek his kingdom, and [all] these things shall be added to you.
But seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to 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 your Father is disposed to give you the 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 your property, and give alms: make for yourselves bags that do not become old, and a treasure that is not transient, in the heavens; where no thief approacheth, and no moth eateth.
34 For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
35 Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;
Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning.
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 be ye like persons who are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the house of feasting, that, when he shall come and knock, 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.
Happy are those servants, whom their lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. Verily I say to you: He will gird his loins, and make them recline, and will pass around and serve 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 in the second watch, or in the third, he shall come and so find them, happy 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.
And this know ye, that if the lord of the house had known at what watch the thief would come, he would have been awake and would not have suffered his house to be broken into.
40 And ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes.
Therefore be ye also ready; for at an hour that ye think not, the Son of man cometh.
41 And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all?
Simon Cephas saith to him: Our Lord, speakest thou this similitude to us, or also to all men?
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?
Jesus said to him: Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will place over all his domestics, to give them their portion in due time?
43 Blessed is that bondman whom his lord [on] coming shall find doing thus;
Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, 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 place him over all his possessions.
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 delayeth his coming; and shall begin to smite the servants and the maidens of his lord; and shall begin 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 a day he thinketh not, and in an hour he knoweth not, and will cut him in two; and will assign him his portion with them that are unfaithful.
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 the servant that knew his lord's pleasure, and did not prepare for him according to his pleasure, 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, yet did that which deserved stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever much is given, from him will much be required; and to whom much is committed, the more will be required at his hand.
49 I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?
I have come to cast fire on the earth; and I would, that it already burned.
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 to be baptized with; and I am much pressed 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:
Suppose ye, that I have come to produce tranquillity on the earth? I tell you, No: but division.
52 for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three:
For from this time, there will be five persons in one house, who will be 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.
For a father will be divided against his son, and a son against his father; a mother against her daughter, and a daughter against her mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a 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 to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising out of the west, ye at once say: Rain is coming; and it is so.
55 And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.
And when a south wind bloweth, ye say: It will be hot: and it is so.
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?
Ye hypocrites, ye know how to distinguish the aspect of the heavens and the earth; and why can ye not distinguish the present time?
57 And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
And why do ye not, of yourselves, judge correctly?
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 ruler, while on the way, make effort to be released by him; lest he bring thee to the judge and the judge deliver thee to the exactor, and the exactor 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.
For verily I say to thee: Thou wilt not come out thence, until thou pay the last mite.
