Luke 12
1 Meanwhile the people had come streaming towards Him by tens of thousands, so that they were trampling one another under foot. And now He proceeded to say to His disciples first, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is to say, beware of hypocrisy.
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;
2 There is nothing that is covered up which will not be uncovered, nor hidden which will not become known.
and there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hid that will not be known;
3 Whatever therefore you have said in the dark, will be heard in the light; and what you have whispered within closed doors will be proclaimed from the house-tops.
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.
4 "But to you who are my friends I say, "'Be not afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do nothing further.
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;
5 I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who after killing has power to throw into Gehenna: yes, I say to you, fear him. (Geenna g1067)
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)
6 Are not five sparrows sold for a penny? and yet not one of them is a thing forgotten in God's sight.
Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? And one of them is not forgotten before God,
7 But the very hairs on your heads are all counted. Away with fear: you are more precious than a multitude of sparrows.'
but even the hairs of your head have all been numbered; therefore do not fear, you are of more value than many sparrows.
8 "And I tell you that every man who shall have acknowledged me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.
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,
9 But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.
and he who has denied Me before men, will be denied before the messengers of God,
10 "Moreover every one who shall speak against the Son of Man, may obtain forgiveness; but he who blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never obtain forgiveness.
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.
11 And when they are bringing you before synagogues and magistrates and governors, do not anxiously ponder the manner or matter of your defence, nor what you are to say;
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,
12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you at that very moment what you must say."
for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what [you] should say.”
13 Just then a man in the crowd appealed to Him. "Rabbi," he said, "tell my brother to give me a share of the inheritance."
And a certain one out of the multitude said to Him, “Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.”
14 "Man," He replied, "who has constituted me a judge or arbitrator over you?"
And He said to him, “Man, who set Me a judge or a divider over you?”
15 And to the people He said, "Take care, be on your guard against all covetousness, for no one's life consists in the superabundance of his possessions."
And He said to them, “Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because his life is not in the abundance of one’s goods.”
16 And He spoke a parable to them. "A certain rich man's lands," He said, "yielded abundant crops,
And He spoke an allegory to them, saying, “Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;
17 and he debated within himself, saying, "'What am I to do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.'
and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What will I do, because I have nowhere I will gather together my fruits?
18 "And he said to himself, "'This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store up all my harvest and my wealth;
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,
19 and I will say to my life, "'Life, you have ample possessions laid up for many years to come: take your ease, eat, drink, enjoy yourself.'
and I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.
20 "But God said to him, "'Foolish man, this night your life is demanded from you; and these preparations--for whom shall they be?'
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]?
21 "So is it with him who amasses treasure for himself, but has no riches in God."
So [is] he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.”
22 Then turning to His disciples He said, "For this reason I say to you, 'Dismiss all anxious care for your lives, inquiring what you are to eat, and for your bodies, what you are to put on.'
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;
23 For life is a greater gift than food, and the body is a greater gift than clothing.
life is more than nourishment, and the body than clothing.
24 Observe the ravens. They neither sow nor reap, and have neither store-chamber nor barn. And yet God feeds them. How far more precious are you than the birds!
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?
25 And which of you is able by anxious thought to add a moment to his life?
And who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
26 If then you are unable to do even a very little thing, why be over-anxious about other matters?
If, then, you are not able for the least—why are you anxious for the rest?
27 Observe the lilies, how they grow. They neither labour nor spin. And yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was as beautifully dressed as one of these.
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;
28 But if God so clothes the vegetation in the fields, that blooms to-day and to-morrow will be thrown into the oven, how much more certainly will He clothe you, you men of feeble faith!
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?
29 "Therefore, do not be asking what you are to eat nor what you are to drink; and do not waver between hope and fear.
And you—do not seek what you may eat, or what you may drink, and do not be in suspense,
30 For though the nations of the world pursue these things, as for you, your Father knows that you need them.
for the nations of the world seek after all these things, and your Father has known that you have need of these things;
31 But make His Kingdom the object of your pursuit, and these things shall be given you in addition.
but seek the Kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.
32 "Dismiss your fears, little flock: your Father finds a pleasure in giving you the Kingdom.
Do not fear, little flock, because your Father delighted to give you the kingdom;
33 Sell your possessions and give alms. Provide yourselves with purses that will never wear out, a treasure inexhaustible in Heaven, where no thief can come nor moth consume.
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;
34 For where your wealth is stored, there also will your heart be.
for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
35 "Have your girdles on, and let your lamps be alight;
Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,
36 and be yourselves like men waiting for their master--on the look-out till he shall return from the wedding feast--that, when he comes and knocks, they may open the door instantly.
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.
37 Blessed are those servants, whom their Master when He comes shall find on the watch. I tell you in solemn truth, that He will tie an apron round Him, and will bid them recline at table while He comes and waits on them.
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;
38 And whether it be in the second watch or in the third that He comes and finds them so, blessed are they.
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.
39 Of this be sure, that if the master of the house had known what time the robber was coming, he would have kept awake and not have allowed his house to be broken into.
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;
40 Be you also ready, for at an hour when you are not expecting Him the Son of Man will come."
and you, then, become ready, because at the hour you do not think, the Son of Man comes.”
41 "Master," said Peter, "are you addressing this parable to us, or to all alike?"
And Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You speak this allegory to us, or also to all?”
42 "Who, then," replied the Lord, "is the faithful and intelligent steward whom his Master will put in charge of His household to serve out their rations at the proper times?
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?
43 Blessed is that servant whom his Master when He comes shall find so doing.
Blessed that servant, whom his lord, having come, will find doing so;
44 I tell you truly that He will put him in authority over all His possessions.
truly I say to you that he will set him over all his goods.
45 But if that servant should say in his heart, 'My Master is a long time in coming,' and should begin to beat the menservants and the maids, and to eat and drink, drinking even to excess;
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,
46 that servant's Master will come on a day when he is not expecting Him and at an hour that he knows not of, and will punish him severely, and make him share the lot of the unfaithful.
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.
47 And that servant who has been told his Master's will and yet made no preparation and did not obey His will, will receive many lashes.
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,
48 But he who had not been told it and yet did what deserved the scourge, will receive but few lashes. To whomsoever much has been given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been entrusted, of him a larger amount will be demanded.
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.
49 "I came to throw fire upon the earth, and what is my desire? Oh that it were even now kindled!
I came to cast fire to the earth, and what I wish [is] if it were already kindled!
50 But I have a baptism to undergo; and how am I pent up till it is accomplished!
But I have an immersion to be immersed with, and how I am pressed until it may be accomplished!
51 Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? No, I tell you that I came to bring dissension.
Do you think that I came to give peace in the earth? No, I say to you, but rather division;
52 For from this time there will be in one house five persons split into parties. Three will form a party against two and two will form a party against three;
for there will be from now on five in one house divided—three against two, and two against three;
53 father against son and son against father; mother attacking daughter and daughter her mother, mother-in-law her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law her mother-in-law."
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.”
54 Then He said to the people also, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, 'There is to be a shower;' and it comes to pass.
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;
55 And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, 'It will be burning hot;' and it comes to pass.
and when a south wind is blowing, you say that there will be heat, and it is;
56 Vain pretenders! You know how to read the aspect of earth and sky. How is it you cannot read this present time?
hypocrites! You have known to discern the face of the earth and of the sky, but how do you not discern this time?
57 "Why, too, do you not of yourselves arrive at just conclusions?
And why, also, of yourselves, do you not judge what is righteous?
58 For when, with your opponent, you are going before the magistrate, on the way take pains to get out of his power; for fear that, if he should drag you before the judge, the judge may hand you over to the officer of the court, and the officer lodge you in prison.
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;
59 Never, I tell you, will you get free till you have paid the last farthing."
I say to you, you may not come forth from there until even the last mite you may give back.”
