Luk 12 | ABEn | STEP | In a time when there assembled the myriads of the multitude so as to trample one another, he began to say to his disciples, First, take heed to yourselves of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Luke 12

CHAPTER 12 Beware of the Hypocrisy of the Pharisees

1 In a time when there assembled the myriads of the multitude so as to trample one another, he began to say to his disciples, First, take heed to yourselves of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 For nothing is being covered which shall not be uncovered; and hidden which shall not be made known. 3 Because as much as [²in ³the ⁴darkness ¹you should say], [²in ³the ⁴light ¹it shall be heard]; and what [²in ³the ⁴ear ¹you spoke] in the inner chambers, it shall be proclaimed upon the roofs. 4 And I say to you, to my friends, fear not from the ones killing the body! and after these things having nothing more extra to do. 5 But I will plainly show to you who you should fear. Fear the one, after the killing, [²authority ¹having] to put into Gehenna. Yes, I say to you, this one fear! 6 Are not five sparrows sold [²assarion ¹for two], and one of them is not forgotten before God? 7 But even the hairs of your head have all been counted. Do not then fear! [²from many ³sparrows ¹you differ]. 8 But I say to you, Every one who ever should make acknowledgement in me before men, also the son of man will make acknowledgement in him before the angels of God. 9 But the one denying me before men, will be totally rejected before the angels of God. 10 And every one who shall say a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but to the one [²against ³the ⁴holy ⁵spirit ¹blaspheming], it will not be forgiven. 11 And whenever they should bring you unto the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious! how or what you should plead or what you should say. 12 For the holy spirit shall teach you in that same hour what is necessary to say.

The Parable of the Rich Man

13 And said a certain one to him from out of the multitude, Teacher, tell to my brother to portion with me the inheritance. 14 And he said to him, Man, who ordained me magistrate or apportioner for you? 15 And he said to them, See and guard from the desire for wealth! for not [⁴in ⁵the ⁶abundance ¹to anyone ³his life ²is] of his possessions. 16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, [⁵man ³a certain ⁴rich ⁶bore well ¹The ²place of]. 17 And he reasoned in himself, saying, What shall I do, for I do not have a place where to gather up my fruits? 18 And he said, This I will do; I will demolish my storehouses, and [²greater ¹I will build]; and I will gather there all my produce and my good things. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many good things laid up for [²years ¹many]. Rest, eat, drink, be glad! 20 [³said ¹But ⁴to him ²God], Fool, this night your soul will be exacted from you; and what you prepare, to whom will it be? 21 Thus the one treasuring up for himself, and not [²unto ³God ¹being rich].

Be Not Anxious

22 And he said to his disciples, Because of this I say to you, [²not ¹Let ⁵be anxious ⁴life ³your] in what you should eat, nor the body in what you should put on! 23 The life is more than nourishment, and the body more than a garment. 24 Contemplate the crows! for they sow not, nor reap, to the ones which there is no storeroom nor storehouse; and God maintains them. How much more you differ from the birds? 25 But who of you being anxious is able to add unto his stature [²cubit ¹one]? 26 If then neither the least thing you are able, why concerning the rest are you anxious? 27 Contemplate the lilies, how they grow! it labors not, nor spins; but I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these. 28 But if the grass in the field [²today ¹being], and tomorrow [²into ³the oven ¹is being thrown], the one God so clothes; how much more you, O ones of little belief? 29 And you, do not seek what you should eat, or what you should drink, and do not be raised up high! 30 For these things all the nations of the world seek anxiously; but your father knows that you need these. 31 Furthermore, seek the kingdom of God! and all these things shall be added to you. 32 Fear not small flock! for [²thinks well ¹your father] to give to you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions, and give charity! Make to yourselves bags not growing old! a treasure unceasing in the heavens, where thief shall not approach nor moth ruin. 34 For where [²is ¹your treasure], there also your heart will be. 35 Let [³be ¹your ²loins] being girded, and the lamps burning! 36 And you likened to men waiting for their Lord, as to when he disengages from the wedding feasts, that having come and having knocked, immediately they should open to him. 37 Blessed those servants, whom [³coming ¹the ²Lord] shall find being vigilant. Amen I say to you, that he will gird himself, and lay them down, and going by will serve to them. 38 And if he should come in the second watch, and [²in ³the ⁴third ⁵watch ¹he should come], and should find them thus, blessed are those servants. 39 [³this ¹But ²know]! that if [³knew ¹the ²master of the house] what hour the thief comes, he would have been vigilant, and would not have let [²be dug through ¹his house]. 40 And you then be prepared! for the hour you think not -- the son of man comes.

The Parable of the Manager

41 [³said ¹And ⁴to him ²Peter], O Lord, [³to ⁴us ²this parable ¹do you speak], or also to all? 42 [⁴said ¹And ²the ³Lord], Who then is the trustworthy [³manager ¹and ²practical], whom [³places ¹the ²master] over his attendants, to give in time the measure of grain? 43 Blessed is that servant, whom [²having come ¹his master] finds doing thus. 44 Truly I say to you, that over all his possessions he will place him. 45 But if [²should say ¹that servant] in his heart, [²passes time ¹My master] in coming; and he should begin to beat the manservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be intoxicated; 46 [⁴shall come ¹the ²master ³of that servant] in a day in which he does not expect, and in an hour in which he knows not; and he shall cut him in pieces, and his portion [²with ³the ⁴unbelieving ¹will be put]. 47 And that servant, which having known the will of his master, and not having prepared, nor doing according to his will, shall be flayed much. 48 But the one not having known, but doing things worthy of strokes, shall be flayed with few. And to every one whom [²was given ¹much], much shall be sought from him. And to whom they placed near much, more extra shall they ask him. 49 [³fire ¹I came ²to throw] onto the earth, and what will I, if already it be lighted? 50 But an immersion I have to be immersed, and how constrained I am until of which time it should be finished? 51 Do you think that [³peace ¹I came ²to execute] upon the earth? No, I say to you, but only division. 52 For there will be from now on five in [²house ¹one] being divided -- three against two, and two against three. 53 [²shall be divided ¹Father] against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law, and she, the daughter-in-law, against her mother-in-law. 54 And he said also to the multitudes, Whenever you should behold the cloud arising from the west, immediately you say, A heavy shower comes; and it happens thus. 55 And whenever a south wind is being blown, you say that, It will be a burning wind; and it happens. 56 Hypocrites, the surface of the heaven and of the earth you know to distinguish, but concerning this time, how do you not distinguish? 57 And why even of yourselves do you not judge what is just? 58 For as you go with your opponent unto the ruler, in the way make an effort to be dismissed from him; lest at any time he should drag you to the judge, and the judge should deliver you up to the exactor, and the exactor should throw you into prison. 59 I say to you, In no way shall you come forth from there, until of which ever time [²the ³last ⁴lepton ¹you should repay].