| New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. | 1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. |
| 2For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. | 2There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known. |
| 3Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. | 3What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops. |
| 4“And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. | 4I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. |
| 5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him! | 5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him! |
| 6“Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. | 6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. |
| 7But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. | 7And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. |
| 8“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. | 8I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God. |
| 9But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. | 9But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. |
| 10“And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven. | 10And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. |
| 11“Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. | 11When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say. |
| 12For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” | 12For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.” |
| 13Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” | 13Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” |
| 14But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” | 14But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” |
| 15And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” | 15And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” |
| 16Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. | 16Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. |
| 17And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ | 17So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ |
| 18So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. | 18Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. |
| 19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ | 19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!” ’ |
| 20But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ | 20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’ |
| 21“So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” | 21This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.” |
| 22Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. | 22Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. |
| 23Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. | 23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. |
| 24Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? | 24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds! |
| 25And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? | 25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? |
| 26If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest? | 26So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest? |
| 27Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. | 27Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. |
| 28If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith? | 28If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith! |
| 29“And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. | 29And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it. |
| 30For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. | 30For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. |
| 31But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. | 31But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you. |
| 32“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. | 32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. |
| 33Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. | 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. |
| 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. | 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. |
| 35“Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning; | 35Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning. |
| 36and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. | 36Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once. |
| 37Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them. | 37Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them. |
| 38And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. | 38Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed. |
| 39But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. | 39But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. |
| 40Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” | 40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.” |
| 41Then Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people?” | 41“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?” |
| 42And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? | 42And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time? |
| 43Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. | 43Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. |
| 44Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has. | 44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. |
| 45But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, | 45But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk. |
| 46the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. | 46The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers. |
| 47And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. | 47That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows. |
| 48But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more. | 48But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded. |
| 49“I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! | 49I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! |
| 50But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! | 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! |
| 51Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division. | 51Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division. |
| 52For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three. | 52From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. |
| 53Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.” | 53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” |
| 54Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is. | 54Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens. |
| 55And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is. | 55And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is. |
| 56Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time? | 56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time? |
| 57“Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right? | 57And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? |
| 58When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. | 58Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison. |
| 59I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite.” | 59I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.” |
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