Gospel According To Luke

Gospel According to Luke (MLV)

Luke 12)

^12:1 In the mean time, when the countless number of people of the crowd were gathered together, so-that they trampled down one another, he began to say to his disciples first, You* take-heed of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.^12:2 But nothing is covered up, that will not be revealed; or hid, that will not be known.^12:3 Because whatever you* have said in the darkness will be heard in the light; and what you* have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers will be preached upon the housetops.^12:4 And I say to you* my friends, Do not be afraid of those who kill the body and worry after these things because they do not have anything more to do.^12:5 But I will warn you* whom you* will fear: Fear him, who after he has killed you has authority to cast you into hell. Yes, I say to you*, Fear him.^12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two assarion? And not one out of them is forgotten in the sight of God.^12:7 But even the hairs of your* head have all been numbered. Do not fear. You* are of more value than many sparrows.^12:8 And I say to you*, Every one who will confess _<17>me before men, _<18>him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God:^12:9 but he who is denying me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.^12:10 And every one who will speak a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him: but to him who has blasphemed against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven.^12:11 And when they bring you* before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how or what you* will make a defense or what you* should say:^12:12 for* the Holy Spirit will teach you* in that same hour what you* ought to say.

^12:13 And one out of the crowd said to him, Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.^12:14 But he said to him, Man, who designated me a judge or a divider over you*?^12:15 And he said to them, Beware and keep yourselves from all covetousness: because even in a man's abundance his life is not from the things which he possesses.^12:16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man was fertile:^12:17 and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no where to gather my fruits?^12:18 And he said, This I will do: I will take down my barns and build greater; and there I will gather all my grain and my goods.^12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.^12:20 But God said to him, You foolish one, this night your soul they ask back of you; and the things which you prepared, whose will they be?^12:21 So is he who is storing up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

^12:22 And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you*, do not be anxious for your* life, what you* will eat; nor yet what you* will put on your* body.^12:23 The life is more than the food and the body more than the raiment.^12:24 Consider the ravens, that they do not sow, neither reap; they have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you* than the birds!^12:25 And which of you* by being anxious can add a cubit to his stature?^12:26 If then you* are not able to do even what is least, why are you* anxious concerning the rest?^12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they do not labor, neither do they spin; yet I say to you*, Even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like* one of these.^12:28 But if God does so clothe the grass in the field, which today is and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you*, O you* of little faith?^12:29 And do not seek what you* will eat and what you* will drink and do not be in suspense.^12:30 For* the nations of the world do seek after all these things: but your* Father knows that you* have need of these things.^12:31 Yet you* seek his kingdom and these things will be added to you*.^12:32 Do not fear, little flock; because it is your* Father's good pleasure to give you* the kingdom.^12:33 Sell what you* have and give alms; make for yourselves purses which do not become old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief draws near, nor moth consumes.^12:34 For* where your* treasure is, your* heart will be there also.

^12:35 Let your* loins be girded around and your* lamps burning;^12:36 and you* yourselves be similar to men looking for their lord, when he will return from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.^12:37 Those bondservants are blessed, whom the lord when he comes will find watching: truly I say to you*, that he will gird himself and make them recline at the meal and will come and serve them.^12:38 And if he will come in the second watch and if in the third and find them so, those bondservants are blessed . ^12:39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched and would not have left his house to be _<19>broken through.^12:40 Become ready also: because in an hour that you* do not think the Son of Man comes, he comes.

^12:41 And Peter said, Lord, do you speak this parable to us or even to all?^12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will designate over his household, to give them their measure of grain in due season?^12:43 Blessed is that bondservant, whom his lord will find so doing when he comes.^12:44 Truly I say to you*, that he will designate him over all that he has.^12:45 But if that bondservant will say in his heart, my lord delays his coming; and will begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants and to eat and drink and to be drunken;^12:46 the lord of that bondservant will come in a day when he does not expect and in an hour when he does not know and will flog him and appoint* his part with the unfaithful.^12:47 And that bondservant, who knew his lord's will and did not make ready, nor did according to his will, will be beaten with many stripes;^12:48 but he who did not know and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. And to whomever much is given, much will be required of him and to whom they commit much, they will ask the more of him.

^12:49 I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I wish, if it is already lit?^12:50 But I have a immersion* to be immersed* in; and how I am pressed until it is accomplished!^12:51 You* think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you*, No; but rather division:^12:52 for* there will be from hereafter five in one house divided, three against two and two against three.^12:53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

^12:54 And he said to the crowds also, When you* see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you* say, A shower is coming; and so it happens.^12:55 And when you* see a south wind blowing, you* say, There will be a scorching heat; and it happens.^12:56 You* hypocrites, you* know how to _<20>interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that you* do not know how to interpret this time?^12:57 And why do you* not judge what is right even of yourselves?^12:58 For* as you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, on the way endeavor to be set-free of him; lest he drag you to the judge and the judge will deliver you to the collecting-officer and the collecting-officer will cast you into prison.^12:59 I say to you, You will by no means come out of there, until you have repaid the even last lepton.

<17> 12:8- Greek: in me (a Hebrew expression)

<18> 12:8- Greek: in him (a Hebrew expression)

<19> 12:39- Greek: dug though

<20> 12:56- Greek: prove