Luke 12
1 Meanwhile when myriads of the multitudes were thronging around him so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples, first of all. "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisee, which is hypocrisy.
In the mean time, when myriads of the people had come together, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first of all: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 "There is nothing hidden which shall not be revealed; nothing concealed that shall not be known.
For there is nothing covered, which shall not be revealed, and hid, which shall not be made known.
3 "So that what you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light; and what you have whispered in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed from the housetops.
Wherefore, what you have spoken in the darkness, shall be heard in the light; and what you have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.
4 "But I say to you who are my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do.
But I say to you, my friends, Fear not them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5 "I will warn you whom you ought to fear. Fear him who, after he was after he has killed, has power to throw you into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him. (Geenna g1067)
But I will show you whom you shall fear: Fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him. (Geenna g1067)
6 "Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? Yet not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God!
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? yet not one of them is forgotten before God.
7 "But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not! You are of more value than many sparrow!
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
8 "And I tell you that whoever confesses me before men, the Son of man will confess him before the angels of God;
And I further say to you, Whoever confesses me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.
9 "and whoever disowns me before men, shall be disowned before the angels of God.
But he that denies me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.
10 "If any one shall speak a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but he who is blasphemes against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.
And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but he that speaks impiously against the Holy Spirit, shall not be forgiven.
11 "And when they are bringing you before the synagogues and the rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you shall answer; or what you shall say;
When they bring you to the synagogues, and to rulers and authorities, be not anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say;
12 "for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what you ought to say."
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what you ought to say.
13 Then one of the crowd said to him, "Master, tell my brother to give me my share of our inheritance."
And a certain one of the multitude said to him: Teacher, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
14 "Man," said he, "who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?"
But he said to him: Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
15 And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses."
And he said to them: Take heed and beware of covetousness; for a man’s life depends not on the abundance of his possessions.
16 Then he spoke to them in a parable. "The ground of a certain rich man bore heavy crops.
And he spoke a parable to them, saying: The farm of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.
17 "So he debated with himself saying, ‘What shall I do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.’
And he reasoned within himself, saying: What shall I do? for I have no place in which I can store my fruits.
18 "And he said to himself. ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones in which I will store all my wheat and my goods.
And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns and I will build larger ones; and there I will store ail my produce, and my good things;
19 "‘And I will say to my soul, "‘Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years! Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.’
and I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many good things laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.
20 "But God said to him. ‘Foolish man! This very night your soul is wanted! And these things you have prepared, whose shall they be?
But God said to him: Senseless man, this night shall your soul be required of you; and who shall have the things which you have provided?
21 "So is he that lays up treasures for himself and is not rich toward God."
So is he that lays up treasure for him self, and is not rich toward God.
22 Then he said to his disciples. "For this is the reason I say to you. Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor yet your body what shall you wear.
And he said to his disciples: For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on.
23 "For the life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.
Life is a greater gift than food, and the body, than clothing.
24 "Consider the ravens; they neither sow nor reap; they have no storehouse nor barn. And yet God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds?
Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; yet God feeds them: you are of far more value than the birds.
25 "And which of you by taking anxious thought can add a cubit to his height?
Which of you, by his anxiety, can add one span to his life?
26 "If then you cannot do even that which is least, why are you anxious concerning the rest?
If, therefore, you can not do that which is the least, why are you anxious about the rest?
27 "Consider the lilies how they grow! They toil not, neither do they spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Consider the lilies, how they grow. They toil not, they spin not; yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.
28 "Now if God so clothe the grass in the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
If, then, God so clothes the herb of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
29 "So do not be asking what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, and be not of doubtful mind.
And seek not what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, and be not in anxious suspense.
30 "For all these things the nations of the world are seeking; but your Father knows that you have need of these things.
For all these things the nations of the world seek after; but your Father knows that you have need of these things.
31 "But seek his kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.
But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be given you in addition.
32 "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 "Sell what you have and give alms. Provide yourselves with purses which do not grow old, a treasure inexhaustible in the heavens, where no thief draws near, nor does moth destroy.
Sell what you have, and be charitable. Make for yourselves purses that do not become old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near, and no moth corrupts.
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 girded about and your lamps burning;
Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning;
36 "and be yourselves like men who are looking for the Lord, on his return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they may at once open the door for him.
and be like men that are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he comes and knocks, they may open for him immediately.
37 "Happy are those slaves whom their master shall find watching when he comes. I tell you truly that will gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and come and serve them.
Blessed are those servants whom their lord, when he comes, shall find watching. Verily I say to you, That he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and will come forth and serve them.
38 "And whether it be in the second watch, or in the third, that he comes, and so finds them, happy are those slaves.
And if he shall come in the second watch, and if he shall come in the third watch, and find them thus, blessed are those servants.
39 "However, you know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40 "Do you also be ready, for in an hour that you think not the Son of man is coming."
Be you, therefore, ready also; for at an hour when you think not, the Son of man comes.
41 "Master," said Peter, "are you speaking this parable to us or to all alike?"
Then Peter said to him: Lord, dost them speak this parable to us, or also to all?
42 The Lord answered. "Who then is that faithful steward, the wise man whom his Lord will put in charge of the rations in due time?
And the Lord said: Who, then, is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his servants, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
43 "Blessed is that slave whom his master on his coming shall find so doing.
Blessed is that servant whom his lord, when he comes, shall find so doing.
44 "Of a truth I tell you that he will put him in charge of his possessions.
Of a truth, I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has.
45 "But if that slave should say to himself, ‘My master delays his coming,’ and should begin to beat the men and the maids, and to eat and drink and to get drunk,
But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming, and shall begin to strike the men-servants and the maid-servants, and to eat and to drink, and to be drunk;
46 "that slave’s master will arrive on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour when he knows not, and will surely scourge him, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.
the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he looks not for him, and at an hour which he knows not; and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.
47 "The slave who knew his Lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, will be beaten with many lashes,
And that servant who knew his lord’s will, but made no preparation, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;
48 "but he who did not know, but did things worthy of a beating, will receive few lashes. To whom much has been given, from him much will be required, and to whom much is entrusted, of him they will ask the more.
but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. To whomever much has been given, of him shall much be required; and to whom men have intrusted much, of him will they ask the more.
49 "I came to build a fire upon the earth; what is my desire?
I have come to send fire on the earth; and how greatly do I wish that it were already kindled!
50 "Would it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I straitened till it is accomplished!
I have an immersion with which to be immersed, and how distressed I am till it be accomplished!
51 "Do you think that I am come to make peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather dissension.
Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I toll you, No; but rather dissension.
52 "From this time there will be five in one house divided, three against two and two against three;
For from this time forth there shall be five in one house at variance, three with two, and two with three.
53 "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."
The father shall be at variance with the son, and the son with the father; the mother with the daughter, and the daughter with the mother; the mother-in-law with her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law with her mother-in-law.
54 Then he said to the crowd also. "When you see a cloud rising in the west you at once say, ‘There is going to be a shower,’ and it comes to pass.
And he said also to the multitudes: When you see the cloud rising from the west, you immediately say, There comes a shower: and so it is.
55 "And when you feel the south winds blowing you say, ‘There will be a hot wind,’ and it comes to pass.
And when the south wind blows, you say, There will be heat: and it comes to pass.
56 "Hypocrites! you know how to read the face of the earth and of the sky; but how is it that you do not know how to read the signs of the present time?
Hypocrites, you know how to judge of the face of the earth, and of the heavens; but how is it that you do not judge of this time?
57 "And why do you not, even yourselves, judge what is right?
And why even of yourselves do you not judge what is right?
58 "For as you go before the magistrate with your opponent do your utmost to get quit of him, lest he drag you before the judge, and the judge delivers you over to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison.
For when you are going with your opponent at law to the ruler, while you are on the way, endeavor to be delivered from him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the collector, and the collector throw you into prison.
59 "You shall by no means come out of there until you have paid the very last farthing."
I say to you, You shall not come out thence, till you have paid the very last mite.
