Luke 12
1 At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, 'Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, 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 and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known;
For there is nothing covered, which shall not be revealed, and hid, which shall not be made known.
3 because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.
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 'And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to 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 but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye 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 assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings? yet not one of them is forgotten before God.
7 but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value.
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
8 'And I say to you, Every one — whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers 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 he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,
But he that denies me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.
10 and every one whoever shall say a word to the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven to him, but to him who to the Holy Spirit did speak evil, it 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 bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye may reply, or what ye may 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 shall teach you in that hour what it behoveth [you] to say.'
for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what you ought to say.
13 And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'
And a certain one of the multitude said to him: Teacher, 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?'
But he said to him: Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
15 And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'
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 And he spake a simile unto them, saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;
And he spoke a parable to them, saying: The farm of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.
17 and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?
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, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, 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 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, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, 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 'And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare — to whom 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 who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'
So is he that lays up treasure for him self, and is not rich toward God.
22 And he said unto his disciples, 'Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;
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 the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.
Life is a greater gift than food, and the body, than clothing.
24 'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?
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 who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?
Which of you, by his anxiety, can add one span to his life?
26 If, then, ye are not able for the least — why for the rest are ye anxious?
If, therefore, you can not do that which is the least, why are you anxious about the rest?
27 'Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as 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 and if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you — ye 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 'And ye — seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,
And seek not what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, and be not in anxious suspense.
30 for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye 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 ye the reign of God, and all 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, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;
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 become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor 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 also your heart will be.
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, and your lamps burning;
36 and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to 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 those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to 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 if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find [it] so, happy are those servants.
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 'And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;
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 and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'
Be you, therefore, ready also; for at an hour when you think not, the Son of man comes.
41 And Peter said to him, 'Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'
Then Peter said to him: Lord, dost them speak this parable to us, or also to all?
42 And the Lord said, 'Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall 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 servants, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
43 Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;
Blessed is that servant whom his lord, when he comes, shall find so doing.
44 truly I say to you, that over all his goods he will set him.
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 doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken;
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 the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for [him], and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint.
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 'And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes,
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 and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.
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 'Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled?
I have come to send fire on the earth; and how greatly do I wish that it were already kindled!
50 but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed!
I have an immersion with which to be immersed, and how distressed I am till it be accomplished!
51 'Think ye that peace I came to give in the earth? no, I say to you, but rather division;
Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I toll you, No; but rather dissension.
52 for there shall be henceforth 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 a father shall 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 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 And he said also to the multitudes, 'When ye may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately ye say, A shower doth come, and it is so;
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 — a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is;
And when the south wind blows, you say, There will be heat: and it comes to pass.
56 hypocrites! the face of the earth and of the heaven ye have known to make proof of, but this time — how do ye not make proof of [it]?
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, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?
And why even of yourselves do you not judge what is right?
58 for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee 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 I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.'
I say to you, You shall not come out thence, till you have paid the very last mite.
