Luke 12:1-21 ▼

1 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 and there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hid that will not be known;

3 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 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 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.

6 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 have all been numbered; therefore do not fear, you are of more value than many sparrows.

8 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 and he who has denied Me before men, will be denied before the messengers of God,

10 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 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 will teach you in that hour what [you] should say.”

13 And a certain one out of the multitude said to Him, “Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.”

14 And He said to him, “Man, who set Me a judge or a divider over you?”

15 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 an allegory to them, saying, “Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

17 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, 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 soul, Soul, you have many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

20 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] he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.”