Luke 12
1 In the meane time, there gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, so that they trode one another: and he began to say vnto his disciples first, Take heede to your selues of the leauen of the Pharises, which is hypocrisie.
In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 For there is nothing couered, that shall not bee reueiled: neither hidde, that shall not be knowen.
But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
3 Wherefore whatsoeuer yee haue spoken in darkenesse, it shall be heard in the light: and that which ye haue spoken in the eare, in secret places, shall be preached on the houses.
Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
4 And I say vnto you, my friendes, be not afraide of them that kill the bodie, and after that are not able to doe any more.
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5 But I wil forewarne you, who ye shall feare: feare him which after hee hath killed, hath power to cast into hell: yea, I say vnto you, him feare. (Geenna g1067)
But I will warn you whom ye shall 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 fiue sparowes bought for two farthings, and yet not one of them is forgotten before God?
Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.
7 Yea, and all the heares of your head are nombred: feare not therefore: yee are more of value then many sparowes.
But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
8 Also I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall confesse mee before men, him shall the Sonne of man confesse also before the Angels of God.
And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
9 But hee that shall denie mee before men, shall be denied before the Angels of God.
but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.
10 And whosoeuer shall speake a woorde against the Sonne of man, it shall be forgiuen him: but vnto him, that shall blaspheme ye holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiuen.
And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.
11 And when they shall bring you vnto the Synagogues, and vnto the rulers and Princes, take no thought howe, or what thing ye shall answere, or what yee shall speake.
And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
12 For the holy Ghost shall teache you in the same houre, what yee ought to say.
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.
13 And one of the companie said vnto him, Master, bidde my brother deuide the inheritance with me.
And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.
14 And he said vnto him, Man, who made me a iudge, or a deuider ouer you?
But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
15 Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.
And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16 And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?
and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said, This wil I do, I wil pul downe my barnes, and builde greater, and therein will I gather all my fruites, and my goods.
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
19 And I wil say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods laide vp for many yeeres: liue at ease, eate, drinke and take thy pastime.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
20 But God said vnto him, O foole, this night wil they fetch away thy soule from thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast prouided?
But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
21 So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
22 And he spake vnto his disciples, Therefore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate: neither for your body, what yee shall put on.
And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for [your] life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.
23 The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.
For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.
24 Consider the rauens: for they neither sowe nor reape: which neither haue storehouse nor barne, and yet God feedeth them: how much more are yee better then foules?
Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!
25 And which of you with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?
And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?
26 If yee then bee not able to doe the least thing, why take yee thought for the remnant?
If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?
27 Consider the lilies howe they growe: they labour not, neither spin they: yet I say vnto you, that Salomon himselfe in all his royaltie was not clothed like one of these.
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28 If then God so clothe the grasse which is to day in the field, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, howe much more will he clothe you, O yee of litle faith?
But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [shall he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?
29 Therefore aske not what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, neither hag you in suspense.
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
30 For all such things the people of the world seeke for: and your Father knoweth that ye haue neede of these things.
For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
31 But rather seeke ye after the kingdome of God, and all these things shalbe cast vpon you.
Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.
32 Feare not, litle flocke: for it is your Fathers pleasure, to giue you the kingdome.
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 Sell that ye haue, and giue almes: make you bagges, which waxe not old, a treasure that can neuer faile in heauen, where no theefe commeth, neither mothe corrupteth.
Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your hearts be also.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
35 Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning,
Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;
36 And ye your selues like vnto men that waite for their master, when he will returne from the wedding, that when he commeth and knocketh, they may open vnto him immediatly.
and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.
37 Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth shall finde waking: verely I say vnto you, he will girde himselfe about, and make them to sit downe at table, and will come forth, and serue them.
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.
38 And if he come in the seconde watch, or come in the third watch, and shall finde them so, blessed are those seruants.
And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find [them] so, blessed are those [servants].
39 Nowe vnderstand this, that if the good man of the house had knowen at what houre the theefe would haue come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be digged through.
But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.
40 Be ye also prepared therefore: for the Sonne of man will come at an houre when ye thinke not.
Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
41 Then Peter saide vnto him, Master, tellest thou this parable vnto vs, or euen to all?
And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all?
42 And the Lord saide, Who is a faithfull steward and wise, whom the master shall make ruler ouer his householde, to giue them their portion of meate in season?
And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
43 Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
44 Of a trueth I say vnto you, that he wil make him ruler ouer all that he hath.
Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
45 But if that seruant say in his heart, My master doeth deferre his comming, and ginne to smite the seruants, and maydens, and to eate, and drinke, and to be drunken,
But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46 The master of that seruant will come in a day when he thinketh not, and at an houre when he is not ware of, and will cut him off, and giue him his portion with the vnbeleeuers.
the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.
47 And that seruant that knewe his masters will, and prepared not himselfe, neither did according to his will, shalbe beaten with many stripes.
And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes];
48 But he that knewe it not, and yet did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with fewe stripes: for vnto whomsoeuer much is giuen, of him shalbe much required, and to whom men much commit, the more of him will they aske.
but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.
49 I am come to put fire on the earth, and what is my desire, if it be already kindled?
I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?
50 Notwithstanding I must be baptized with a baptisme, and how am I grieued, till it be ended?
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
51 Thinke ye that I am come to giue peace on earth? I tell you, nay, but rather debate.
Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
52 For from hencefoorth there shall be fiue in one house deuided, three 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 The father shalbe deuided against ye sonne, and the sonne against the father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother: the mother in lawe against her daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe.
They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.
54 Then said he to the people, When ye see a cloude rise out of the West, straightway ye say, A shower commeth: and so it is.
And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.
55 And when ye see the South winde blowe, ye say, that it wilbe hoate: and it commeth to passe.
And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.
56 Hypocrites, ye can discerne the face of the earth, and of the skie: but why discerne ye not this time?
Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?
57 Yea, and why iudge ye not of your selues what is right?
And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
58 While thou goest with thine aduersarie to the ruler, as thou art in the way, giue diligence in the way, that thou mayest be deliuered from him, least he drawe thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the iayler, and the iayler cast thee into prison.
For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.
59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast payed the vtmost mite.
I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.
