Luke 12:19-59 ▼

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.

47 Now that servant, the one having known the will of his master and not having prepared nor having done according to his will, he will be beaten with many.

48 But the one not having known but having done things worthy of stripes will be beaten with few. And of everyone to whom much was given, much will be required; and from him to whom much was committed, more will they ask of him.

49 I came to cast fire upon the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50 But I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and how distressed I am until it should be accomplished!

51 Do you? think that I came to grant peace on the earth? No, I say to you?, but rather division.

52 For from now there will be five in one house divided, three against two and two against three.

53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against the daughter and daughter against the mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.”

54 And He was also saying to the crowds, “When you? see the cloud rising up in the west, immediately you? say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it happens.

55 And when a south wind is blowing, you? say, ‘There will be heat,’ and it happens.

56 Hypocrites! The face of the earth and of the sky you? know to discern, but how do you? not know to discern this time?

57 And why do you? not even judge for yourselves what is right?

58 For as you are going with your adversary before a ruler, give effort to be set free from him in the way, lest ever he should drag you away to the judge, and the judge will deliver you to the officer, and the officer will cast you into prison.

59 I say to you, you shall never come out from there until you should pay back even the last lepton.”