Luke 12
1 At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread on one another, He began to say to His disciples, first, “Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, so that they stepped one on another, he began to say to his disciples first of all, Beware you of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 and there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hid that will not be known;
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
3 because whatever you said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you spoke to the ear in the inner-chambers will be proclaimed on the housetops.
Therefore whatever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which you have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
4 And I say to you, my friends, do not be afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything more to do;
And I say to 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 will show to you whom you may fear: fear Him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast into Gehenna; yes, I say to you, fear Him. (Geenna g1067)
But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, which after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, 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 have all been numbered; therefore do not fear, you are of more value than many sparrows.
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows.
8 And I say to you, everyone who may confess in Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess in him before the messengers of God,
Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
9 and he who has denied Me before men, will be denied before the messengers of God,
But he that denies me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
10 and everyone who will say a word to the Son of Man, it will be forgiven to him, but the [one] having slandered to the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that blasphemes against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
11 And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you may reply, or what you may say,
And when they bring you to the synagogues, and to magistrates, and powers, take you no thought how or what thing you shall answer, or what you shall say:
12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what [you] should say.”
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you ought to say.
13 And a certain one out of the multitude said to Him, “Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.”
And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
14 And He said to him, “Man, who set Me a judge or a divider over you?”
And he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
15 And He said to them, “Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because his life is not in the abundance of one’s goods.”
And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
16 And He spoke an allegory to them, saying, “Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What will I do, because I have nowhere I will gather together 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 I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and I will build greater ones, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19 and I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 And God said to him, Unthinking [one]! This night your life is required of you, and what things you prepared—to whom will they be [given]?
But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?
21 So [is] he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.”
So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
22 And He said to His disciples, “Because of this, to you I say, do not be anxious for your life, what you may eat; nor for the body, what you may put on;
And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat; neither for the body, what you shall put on.
23 life is more than nourishment, and the body than clothing.
The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
24 Consider the ravens, that they do not sow, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God nourishes them; how much better are you than the birds?
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are you better than the fowls?
25 And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
26 If, then, you are not able for the least—why are you anxious for the rest?
If you then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take you thought for the rest?
27 Consider the lilies, how do they grow? They do not labor, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these;
Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28 and if the herbage in the field, that today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, God so clothes, how much more you of little faith?
If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?
29 And you—do not seek what you may eat, or what you may drink, and do not be in suspense,
And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, neither be you of doubtful mind.
30 for the nations of the world seek after all these things, and your Father has known that you have need of these things;
For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you have need of these things.
31 but seek the Kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.
But rather seek you the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added to you.
32 Do not fear, little flock, because your Father delighted to give you the kingdom;
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that do not become old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief does not come near, nor moth destroy;
Sell that you have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief approaches, neither moth corrupts.
34 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
35 Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
36 and you [be] like to men waiting for their lord when he will return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.
And you yourselves like to men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
37 Blessed those servants, whom the lord, having come, will find watching; truly I say to you that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline, and having come near, will minister to them;
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he comes shall find watching: truly I say to you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
38 and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find [it] so, blessed are those servants.
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
39 And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have permitted his house to be broken through;
And this know, that if the manager of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40 and you, then, become ready, because at the hour you do not think, the Son of Man comes.”
Be you therefore ready also: for the Son of man comes at an hour when you think not.
41 And Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You speak this allegory to us, or also to all?”
Then Peter said to him, Lord, speak you this parable to us, or even to all?
42 And the LORD said, “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord will set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43 Blessed that servant, whom his lord, having come, will find doing so;
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.
44 truly I say to you that he will set him over all his goods.
Of a truth I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has.
45 And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord delays to come, and may begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken,
But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delays his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46 the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he does not look for [him], and in an hour that he does not know, and will cut him off, and he will appoint his portion with the unfaithful.
The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47 And that servant, who having known his lord’s will, and having not prepared, nor having gone according to his will, will be beaten with many stripes,
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few; and to everyone to whom much was given, much will be required from him; and to whom they committed much, more abundantly they will ask of him.
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
49 I came to cast fire to the earth, and what I wish [is] if it were already kindled!
I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
50 But I have an immersion to be immersed with, and how I am pressed until it may be accomplished!
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
51 Do you think that I came to give peace in the earth? No, I say to you, but rather division;
Suppose you that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, No; but rather division:
52 for there will be from now on five in one house divided—three against two, and two against three;
For from now on there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
53 a father will be divided against a son, and a son against a 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 be divided 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 also said to the multitudes, “When you may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, A shower comes, and it is so;
And he said also to the people, When you see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway you say, There comes a shower; and so it is.
55 and when a south wind is blowing, you say that there will be heat, and it is;
And when you see the south wind blow, you say, There will be heat; and it comes to pass.
56 hypocrites! You have known to discern the face of the earth and of the sky, but how do you not discern this time?
You hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that you do not discern this time?
57 And why, also, of yourselves, do you not judge what is righteous?
Yes, and why even of yourselves judge you not what is right?
58 For as you are going away with your opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag you to the judge, and the judge may deliver you to the officer, and the officer may cast you into prison;
When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, as you are in the way, give diligence that you may be delivered from him; lest he hale you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.
59 I say to you, you may not come forth from there until even the last mite you may give back.”
I tell you, you shall not depart there, till you have paid the very last mite.
