Luke 12
1 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.
In the mean time great multitudes of people being gathered together about Him, so that they trode upon one another, He began to say to his disciples, Beware of the leaven of the pharisees, which is hypocrisy: for there is nothing concealed,
2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed: nor hidden, that shall not be known.
which shall not be discovered; nor hidden which shall not be known.
3 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.
Therefore whatsoever ye have said in darkness shall be heard in the light: and what ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed on the house-tops.
4 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.
Now I say unto you, my friends, Be not afraid of them, that can only kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.
5 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)
But I will shew 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 farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
Are not five sparrows sold for two assaries, and not one of them is forgotten before God.
7 Yea, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.
Nay the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Be not therefore afraid; ye are of more worth than many sparrows.
8 And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.
But I say unto you, Whosoever shall own me before men, the Son of man will also own him before the angels of God.
9 But he that shall deny me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.
But he, that disowneth me before men, shall be disowned before the angels of God.
10 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.
And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it may be forgiven him; but unto him, that blasphemeth the holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven.
11 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;
And when they bring you before the synagogues, and magistrates, and powers, be not solicitous how or what defence to make, or what to say:
12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you must say.
for the holy Spirit shall teach you at that very time what ye ought to say.
13 And one of the multitude said to him: Master, speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me.
And one among the multitude said to Him, Master, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me: but He said unto him,
14 But he said to him: Man, who hath appointed me judge, or divider, over you?
Man, who set me over you as a judge or divider?
15 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.
And He said unto them, See to it that ye beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of his possessions.
16 And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.
And He spake a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do? for I have not room to lay up my corn.
18 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.
And he said, This I will do: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will bestow all my products and my goods.
19 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.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast plenty of goods laid up for many years, take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 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?
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.
So is he that heapeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.
22 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.
And He said to his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor for the body, what ye shall put on:
23 The life is more than the meat, and the body is more than the raiment.
the life is more than food, and the body than raiment.
24 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?
Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap; they have neither store-house nor barn, and yet God feedeth them: how much more worth are ye than the fowls?
25 And which of you, by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit?
And which of you by all his thought can add one moment to his life?
26 If then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing, why are you solicitous for the rest?
If then ye cannot do even the lest, why are ye so anxious about the rest?
27 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.
Consider the lilies, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I tell you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28 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?
Now if God so clothe the grass which is to day in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O ye of little faith?
29 And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high.
And seek ye not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; neither be ye in careful suspense:
30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek. But your Father knoweth that you have need of these things.
for all these things the nations of the world seek after; but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
31 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.
Seek ye therefore the kingdom of God, and all these shall be super-added unto you.
32 Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom.
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 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.
Sell what ye have, and give alms: provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a never-failing treasure in the heavens, 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 girt, and lamps burning in your hands.
Let your loins be girt, and your lights burning, and
36 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.
ye yourselves like men waiting for their lord's return from a wedding, that they may immediately open the door to him, when he comes and knocks.
37 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.
Happy are those servants, whom the master when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself, and make them sit down, and will come and serve them.
38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
And if he come in the second watch, or in the third watch, and find them so, happy indeed are those servants.
39 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.
And this ye know, that if the master of a house had known at what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broke open:
40 Be you then also ready: for at what hour you think not, the Son of man will come.
therefore be ye also ready; for the Son of man cometh at a season that ye think not of.
41 And Peter said to him: Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us, or likewise to all?
Then said Peter unto Him, Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us only, or to all others likewise?
42 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?
And the Lord said, Who is indeed that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his family to give out the measure of food in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come, he shall find so doing.
Happy is that servant, whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.
44 Verily I say to you, he will set him over all that he possesseth.
Verily I tell you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
45 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:
But if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and begin to beat the men and maid-servants, and drink, and to be drunken:
46 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.
the lord of that servant will come on a day in which he does not expect him, and at a time which he is not aware of; and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.
47 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.
And that servant, who knew his master's will, and did not prepare himself to do 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 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.
but he that knew it not, and did things deserving stripes, shall be beaten with few: for to whomsoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will demand the more.
49 I am come to cast fire on the earth; and what will I, but that it be kindled?
I am come to send fire on the earth, and how do I desire that it were already kindled?
50 And I have a baptism wherewith I am to be baptized: and how am I straitened until it be accomplished?
for I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am straitened till it be accomplished?
51 Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.
Do ye think that I am come to give peace on the earth? I tell you, nay; but rather division.
52 For there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided: three against two, and two against three.
For from this time there shall be five in one family divided, three against two and two against three:
53 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.
the father will be against the son, and the son against the 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 a cloud rising from the west, presently you say: A shower is coming: and so it happeneth:
He said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, ye presently say, there is a shower coming, and so it proves:
55 And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will be heat: and it cometh to pass.
and when ye observe the south-wind blowing, ye say there will be heat, and it cometh to pass.
56 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?
Ye hypocrites, ye know how to discern the face of the earth and of the heavens, and why do ye not discern the present time?
57 And why even of yourselves, do you not judge that which is just?
and why do ye not even of yourselves judge what is right?
58 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.
When thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate, endeavour while thou art in the way to be discharged, least he force thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer carry thee to prison.
59 I say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence, until thou pay the very last mite.
I tell thee, thou shalt not come out from thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
