Luke 12:39-59 ▼

39 And know this, that if the master of the house knew what hour the thief is coming, he had watched, and not have suffered his house to be undermined.

40 And be ye therefore ready: for in the time which ye think not the Son of man is coming.

41 And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all?

42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, which the Lord will set over his household, to give the allowance of wheat in due time?

43 Happy that servant, which his Lord, having come, shall find so doing.

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

45 And if that servant should say in his heart, My Lord delays to come; and should begin to strike the servants and maids, also to eat and drink, and to be intoxicated;

46 The lord of that servant shall come in a day which he expects not, and in an hour which he knows not, and he will cut him in two equal parts, and set his portion with the unbelieving.

47 And that servant having known his lord's will, and not prepared, neither having done his will, shall be skinned with many.

48 And he not having known, and having done things worthy of blows, shall be skinned with few. And to every one to whom much was given, shall much be required of him: and with whom they have deposited much, they will ask of him the more.

49 I have come to cast fire into the earth; and what will I if it has been already lighted up!

50 And I have an immersion to be immersed with; and how am I pressed together till it should be finished!

51 Think ye that I came to give peace in the earth? Nay, I say to you; but rather division:

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

53 Father shall be divided against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

54 And he said to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising from the descents, ye say quickly, A heavy shower of rain is coming; and it is so.

55 And when the south wind blowing, ye say, That there will be heat; and it is.

56 O hypocrites, ye know to judge the face of the earth and of heaven; and how do ye not judge this time?

57 And why also of yourselves judge ye not the just thing?

58 For when thou retirest with thine adversary to the ruler, in the way give labor to be released from him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the avenger, and the avenger cast thee into prison.

59 I say to thee, thou shouldest not come out thence, even till also thou shouldest give back the last small coin.