Luke 12:39-59 ▼

39 Know this, that if the landlord knew at what hour the thief cometh, he would not have permitted his house to be broken into.

40 Be ye also ready: because at an hour you do not think the Son of man cometh.

41 And Peter said to Him, Lord, do you speak this parable to us, or to all?

42 The Lord said, Who then is the faithful, wise steward, whom the lord will establish over his house-hold, to give them their food in season?

43 Happy is that servant, whom his lord having come shall thus find watching.

44 Truly I say unto you, that he will establish him over all his possessions.

45 But if that servant may say in his heart, my lord delayeth his coming, and may begin to smite the servants and handmaidens, and to eat and drink, and be drunken;

46 the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he does not expect, and in an hour in which he does not know, and will cut him off, and will appoint his part with the unbelievers.

47 But that servant knowing the will of his lord, and not preparing or doing according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

48 But the one not knowing, and doing things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. But to every one to whom much is given, much will be required of him: and to whom they commit much, of him they will ask the more.

49 I have come to send fire on the earth; and what do I will, if it is already kindled?

50 And I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it may be perfected!

51 Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth? I say unto you, Nay, but division.

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

53 the father against the son, and the son against the father; and the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.

54 And he also spoke to the multitudes, When you may see a cloud rising from the west, you immediately say, that the rain cometh; and it is so:

55 and when the south wind is blowing, you say, that it will be hot; and it is so.

56 You hypocrites, you know how to discern the face of the earth and the firmament; and how do you not discern this time?

57 Why do you not judge righteous judgment, even with reference to yourselves?

58 For as you go with your adversary to the ruler, give attention on the way that you be reconciled with him; lest he may deliver you to the judge, and the judge shall turn you over to the officer, and the officer will cast you into prison.

59 I say unto you, You can by no means come out thence, till you have even paid the last mite.