Luke 12
1 In the mean time, when the multitude was gathered together in myriads, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
In those [times], the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
2 But there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed; and hid, that will not be known.
but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known;
3 Therefore, whatever ye have said in darkness, will be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in closets, will be proclaimed upon the house-tops.
therefore whatever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
4 And I say to you my friends, Fear not those who kill the body, and after this can do nothing more.
But I say to you, my friends, Fear not those who kill the body and after this have no more that they can do.
5 But I will warn you whom to fear; fear 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 shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him. (Geenna g1067)
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? and not one of them is forgotten before God.
Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? and one of them is not forgotten before God.
7 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are better than many sparrows.
8 And I say to you, Every one that acknowledgeth me before men, him will the Son of man also acknowledge before the angels of God.
But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also before the angels of God;
9 But he that hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.
but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;
10 And every one that shall speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but to him that hath blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.
and whoever shall say a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but to him that speaks injuriously against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.
11 And when they bring you to the synagogues and the magistrates and the authorities, be not anxious as to how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;
But when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and the authorities, be not careful how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;
12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said.
13 And one from the multitude said to him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.
And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.
14 But he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
But he said to him, Man, who established me [as] a judge or a divider over you?
15 And he said to them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for even when one hath great abundance, his life doth not depend upon his possessions.
And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions.
16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do? for I have not where to store my crops.
And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not [a place] where I shall lay up my fruits.
18 And he said, This will I do; I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I store all my crops and my goods;
And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;
19 and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.
20 But God said to him, Fool! this night will thy soul he required of thee; and whose will those things be which thou hast laid up?
But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.
Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
22 And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for the life, what ye shall eat; nor for the body, what ye shall put on.
And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.
23 The life is more than its food, and the body than its raiment.
The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.
24 Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; which have neither store-house, nor barn; and God feedeth them. Of how much greater value are ye than the birds!
Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are ye than the birds?
25 And who of you can by anxious thought add a cubit to his life?
But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?
26 If then ye cannot do even that which is least, why are ye anxious about the rest?
If therefore ye cannot [do] even what is least, why are ye careful about the rest?
27 Consider the lilies, that they neither spin nor weave; and yet I say to you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.
Consider the lilies how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I say unto you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.
28 But if God so clothes the herbage in the field, which is to-day, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith!
But if God thus clothe the grass, which to-day is in the field and to-morrow is cast into [the] oven, how much rather you, O ye of little faith?
29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink; and be not of a doubtful mind.
And ye, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;
30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after; and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things;
31 But rather seek his kingdom, and these things will also be given you.
but seek his kingdom, and [all] these things shall be added to you.
32 Fear not, little flock! for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.
33 Sell what ye have, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses which wax not old, treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, nor moth destroyeth.
Sell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;
Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;
36 and be yourselves like men waiting for the return of their lord from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.
and ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.
37 Happy are those servants, whom their lord when he cometh shall find watching; truly do I say to you, that he will gird himself, and place them at table, and will come and wait on them.
Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord [on] coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.
38 And if in the second, or if in the third watch, he cometh and findeth them thus, happy are they.
And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen].
39 And be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have suffered his house to be broken through.
But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.
40 Be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not the Son of man cometh.
And ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes.
41 And Peter said to him, Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us, or also to all?
And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all?
42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful, the wise steward, whom his lord will place over his household, to give the portion of food in due season?
And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?
43 Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.
Blessed is that bondman whom his lord [on] coming shall find doing thus;
44 I say to you in truth, that he will place him in charge of all his substance.
verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has.
45 But if that servant say in his heart, My lord is long in coming; and begin to beat the men-servants and maid-servants, and to eat and drink and be drunken,
But if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and to drink and to be drunken,
46 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.
the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers.
47 And that servant who knew his lord's will, and did not make ready, nor do according to his will, will be beaten with many stripes;
But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared [himself] nor done his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes];
48 but he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few. And from every one to whom much hath been given, will much be required; and to whom much hath been entrusted, of him will the more be demanded.
but he who knew [it] not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom [men] have committed much, they will ask from him the more.
49 I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I wish, if it hath been already kindled?
I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how is my soul troubled, till it be accomplished!
But I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened until it shall have been accomplished!
51 Think ye that I came to give peace in the earth? I tell you, nay, but rather division.
Think ye that I have come to give peace in the earth? Nay, I say to you, but rather division:
52 For from this time forth five in one house will be divided, three against two, and two against three.
for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three:
53 They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
54 And he said also to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, ye say at once, A shower is coming; and it is so;
And he said also to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens.
55 and when ye perceive the south wind blowing, ye say, It will be hot; and it cometh to pass.
And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.
56 Hypocrites! ye know how to judge of the face of the earth and the sky; but how is it that ye know not how to judge of this time
Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how [is it then that] ye do not discern this time?
57 And why even of yourselves do ye not judge what is right?
And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
58 When thou art going with thine adversary at law to the magistrate, take pains, while on the way, to be released by him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
59 I tell thee, Thou wilt not come out thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence until thou hast paid the very last mite.
