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;
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 and there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hid that will not be known;
For there is nothing hidden, which will not be revealed; nor concealed, that will 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.
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 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 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 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 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 have all been numbered; therefore do not fear, you are of more value 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 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,
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 and he who has denied Me before men, will be denied before the messengers of God,
But he that shall deny me before men, shall himself 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 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 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 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 will teach you in that hour what [you] should say.”
for the Holy Spirit will, in that hour, instruct you what 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 assembly said to him: Teacher, tell my brother, to divide the inheritance with me.
14 And He said to him, “Man, who set Me 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, “Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because his life is not in the abundance of one’s goods.”
And he said to his disciples: Beware of all avarice, for life consisteth not in abundance of riches.
16 And He spoke an allegory to them, saying, “Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;
And he spoke to them a similitude: The land of a certain rich man brought forth produce in abundance.
17 and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What will I do, because I have nowhere I will gather together 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 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 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, you have many good things laid up for many years, be resting, 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 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: Thou void of reason! This night, thy soul will be required of thee; and to whom will belong these things provided by thee?
21 So [is] he who is treasuring up to 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, “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 tell you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor for your body, what ye shall put on.
23 life is more than nourishment, and the body than clothing.
For the life is more important than food, and the body 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, 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 And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
And which of you, by taking pains, can add one cubit to his stature?
26 If, then, you are not able for the least—why are you anxious for the rest?
And if ye are impotent for that which is least, why are ye anxious about 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, nor do they spin. Yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory, was clothed 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?
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 you—do not seek what you may eat, or what you may drink, and do not be in suspense,
And inquire not, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor let your mind wander upon these things.
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 the people of the world seek after; and your father knoweth that, for you also, these things are needful.
31 but seek the Kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.
But seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.
32 Do not fear, little flock, because your Father delighted to give you the kingdom;
Fear not, little flock; for your Father is disposed 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 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 your heart will be also.
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
35 Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,
Let your loins be girded, and your lamps 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 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 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;
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 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 in the second watch, or in the third, he shall come and so find them, happy 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 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 you, then, become ready, because at the hour you do not think, 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, do You speak this allegory 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 the lord will set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?
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 that servant, whom his lord, having come, will find doing so;
Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.
44 truly I say to you that he will set him over all his goods.
Verily I say to you: He will place him over all his possessions.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 came to cast fire to the earth, and what I wish [is] if it were already kindled!
I have come to cast fire on the earth; and I would, that it already burned.
50 But I have an immersion to be immersed with, and how I am pressed until it may be accomplished!
And I have a baptism to be baptized with; and I am much pressed until 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 ye, that I have come to produce tranquillity on the earth? I tell you, No: but division.
52 for there will be from now on five in one house divided—three 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 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.”
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 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 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 a south wind is blowing, you say that there will be heat, and it is;
And when a south wind bloweth, ye say: It will be hot: and it is so.
56 hypocrites! You have known to discern the face of the earth and of the sky, but how do you 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, also, of yourselves, do you not judge what is righteous?
And why do ye not, of yourselves, judge correctly?
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;
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 to you, you may not come forth from there until even the last mite you may give back.”
For verily I say to thee: Thou wilt not come out thence, until thou pay the last mite.
