Luke 12
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In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together,
insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first of
all, Beware you of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not
be known.
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Wherefore whatever you have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and
what you have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the
housetops.
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And I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that
have no more that they can do.
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But I will warn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, who after he has killed has power
to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him.
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Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the
sight of God.
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But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: you are of more value
than many sparrows.
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And I say to you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of
man also confess before the angels of God:
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but he who denies me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the
angels of God.
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And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven
him: but to him whom blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.
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And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities,
be not anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say:
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for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.
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And one out of the multitude said to him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance
with me.
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But he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
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And he said to them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man`s
life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
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And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth
plentifully:
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and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where
to bestow my fruits?
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And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there
will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
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And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take
your ease, eat, drink, be merry.
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But God said to him, You foolish one, this night is your soul required of you; and
the things which you have prepared, whose shall they be?
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So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
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And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for [your] life,
what you shall eat; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on.
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For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.
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Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber
nor barn; and God feeds them: of how much more value are you than the birds!
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And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to the measure of his life?
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If then you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you anxious concerning
the rest?
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Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say
to you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
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But if God does so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is
cast into the oven; how much more [shall he clothe] you, O you of little faith?
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And seek not you what you shall eat, and what you shall drink, neither be you of doubtful
mind.
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For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knows
that you have need of these things.
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Yet seek you his kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.
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Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father`s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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Sell that which you have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not
old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief draws near, neither
moth destroys.
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For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;
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and be you yourselves like to men looking for their lord, when he shall return from
the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may straightway open to him.
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Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he comes shall find watching: truly
I say to you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall
come and serve them.
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And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find [them] so
blessed are those [servants].
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But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was
coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.
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Be you also ready: for in an hour that you think not the Son of man comes.
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And Peter said, Lord, speak you this parable to us, or even to all?
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And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall
set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
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Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.
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Of a truth I say to you, that he will set him over all that he has.
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But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming; and shall begin
to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
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the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expects not, and in an hour when
he knows not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.
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And that servant, who knew his lord`s will, and made not ready, nor did according
to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes];
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but he who knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes].
And to whomever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit
much, of him will they ask the more.
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I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?
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But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
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Think you that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
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for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and
two against three.
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They shall 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.
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And he said to the multitudes also, When you see a cloud rising in the west, straightway
you say, There comes a shower; and so it comes to pass.
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And when [you see] a south wind blowing, you say, There will be a scorching heat;
and it comes to pass.
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You hypocrites, you know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but
how is it that you know not how to interpret this time?
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And why even of yourselves judge you not what is right?
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For as you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence
to be quit of him; lest haply he drag you to the judge, and the judge shall deliver
you to the officer, and the officer shall cast you into prison.
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I say to you, You shall by no means come out thence, till you have paid the very last
mite.