Luke 12:1-46 ▼

1 In these times, the myriads of the crowd having been gathered together so as to trample upon 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 nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

3 Instead, whatever you? said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you? spoke to the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

4 And I say to you?, My friends, you? should not be afraid of those killing the body and after these things not having anything more to do.

5 But I will show you? whom you? should fear: Fear the One having authority, after the killing, to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I say to you?, fear Him!

6 Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

7 But even the hairs of your? head have all been numbered. Do not be afraid; you? are more valuable than many sparrows.

8 And I say to you?, everyone who will confess in Me before men, the Son of Man also will confess in him before the angels of God.

9 But the one having denied Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10 And everyone who will speak a word to the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but the one having blasphemed to the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

11 And when they bring you? in before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how or what you? may reply in defense, or what you? may say.

12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you? in the same hour what it is necessary to say.”

13 And one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide with me the inheritance.”

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

15 And He said to them, “Beware, and keep yourselves from all covetousness, because not to anyone is his life in the abundance of that which he possesses.”

16 And He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

17 And he was reasoning within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, because I have nowhere I will store up my fruits?’

18 And he said, ‘This I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build larger ones, and I will gather there all my grain and goods.

19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’

20 And God said to him, ‘Fool! This night, your soul is required of you; but what you prepared—to whom will it be?’

21 So is the one treasuring up for himself and not being rich toward God.”

22 And He said to His disciples, “Because of this I say to you?, do not be anxious for life, what you? may eat, nor for your? body, what you? might put on.

23 For life is more than food, and the body than clothing.

24 Consider the ravens, that they do not sow nor reap; unto them there is not a storehouse nor a barn—and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you? than the birds!

25 And who of you?, being anxious, is able to add to his lifespan a cubit?

26 If, then, you? are not even able to do the least, why are you? anxious about the rest?

27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: They do not labor, nor do they spin. Yet I say to you?, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these.

28 But if God thus clothes the grass in the field, being here today and tomorrow being thrown into the furnace, how much more you?, O little of faith!

29 And you?, do not seek what you? might eat and what you? might drink, and do not be in suspense;

30 for all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your? Father knows that you? have need of these.

31 But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you?.

32 Do not fear, little flock, because your? Father was well pleased to give you? the kingdom.

33 Sell your? possessions and give alms; make for yourselves purses not growing old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where thief does not draw near, nor does moth destroy.

34 For where your? treasure is, there also your? heart will be.

35 Let your? loins be girded around and the lamps burning,

36 and you? be like men waiting for their master when he shall return from the wedding feasts, that, having come and having knocked, immediately they might open to him.

37 Blessed are those servants whom, having come, the master will find watching. Truly I say to you? that he will gird himself and will make them recline, and having come up, will serve them.

38 And if he should come in the second, and if in the third watch, and he finds thus, blessed are those.

39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief comes, he would not have permitted his house to be broken into.

40 And you?, be ready, because the Son of Man comes in that hour you? do not think.”

41 And Peter said, “Lord, do You say this parable to us, or also to all?”

42 And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful, wise manager, whom the master will set over the care of his, to give in season the grain measure?

43 Blessed is that servant whom his master, having come, will find doing so.

44 Truly I say to you? that he will set him over all his possessions.

45 But if that servant should say in his heart, ‘My master delays to come,’ and should begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and to drink and to get drunk,

46 the master of that servant will come in a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know, and he will cut him in two and will appoint his portion with the unbelievers.