Luke 12:1-21 ▼

1 Upon which, myriads of the crowd having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to speak to his disciples first, Keep yourselves from the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2 And there is nothing covered, which shall not be revealed; and secret which shall not be known.

3 Therefore whatever ye have said in darkness shall be heard in light; and what ye spake to the ear in storehouses shall be proclaimed upon house-tops.

4 And I say to you, my friends, Be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these not having anything remaining to do.

5 And I will shew you whom ye should fear: Fear him having power, after killing, to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him.

6 Are not five little sparrows sold for two small coins, and one of them is not forgotten before God?

7 But also the hairs of your head were all numbered. Therefore fear not: ye have the preeminence over many little sparrows.

8 And I say to you, Every one who should acknowledge in me before men, also the Son of man will acknowledge in him before the messengers of God.

9 And he having denied me before men, shall he denied before the messengers of God.

10 And every one who shall say a word against the Son of man, it shall be remitted to him: and to him blaspheming against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be remitted.

11 And when they bring you to assemblies, and beginnings, and powers, have no anxiety how or what ye allege for justification, or what ye say:

12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what ye must say.

13 And a certain one out of the crowd said to him, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

14 And he said to him, Man, who appointed me judge or distributer over you.

15 And he said to them, See, and watch yourselves from covetousness: for not in the abounding to any one of his possessions is his life.

16 And he spake a parable to them, saying, The farm of a certain rich man bore well:

17 And he calculated in himself, saying, What shall I do, for I have not where I shall collect together my fruits?

18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my stores, and build greater; and there will I collect all 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; rest, eat, drink, be gladdened.

20 And God said to him, O foolish one, this night they require thy soul from thee: and what thou hast prepared, to whom shall it be?

21 So he treasuring up for himself, and not rich toward God.