Luke 12:1 Meanwhile,3739 when1722 a multitude3793 of many thousands3793 had gathered together,1996 so much so that5620 they trampled2662 on each other,240 he began756 to tell3004 3004 his846 disciples3101 first of all,4412 "Beware4337 1438 of575 the yeast2219 of the Pharisees,5330 which3748 is2076 hypocrisy.5272 cr 2 But1161 there is2076 nothing3762 covered4780 up, that3739 will601 not3756 be revealed,601 nor2532 hidden,2927 that3739 will1097 not3756 be known.1097 cr 3 Therefore473 3739 whatever3745 you have said2036 in1722 the darkness4653 will be heard191 in1722 the light.5457 2532 What3739 you have spoken2980 in4314 the ear3775 in1722 the inner rooms5009 will be proclaimed2784 on1909 the housetops.1430 cr

Luke 12:4 "I1161 tell3004 you,5213 my3450 friends,5384 don't3361 be5399 afraid5399 of575 those who kill615 the body,4983 and2532 after3326 that5023 have2192 no3361 more4053 that5100 they can do.4160 cr 5 But1161 I will warn5263 you5213 whom5101 you should fear.5399 Fear5399 him, who3588 after3326 he has killed,615 has2192 power1849 to cast1685 into1519 Gehenna.1067{or, Hell} Yes,3483 I tell3004 you,5213 fear5399 him.5126 cr

Luke 12:6 "Aren't4453 3780 five4002 sparrows4765 sold4453 for787 two1417 assaria787 coins?2532{An assarion was a small copper coin worth about an hour’s wages for an agricultural laborer.} Not3756 one1520 of1537 them846 is2076 forgotten1950 by1799 God.2316 cr 7 But235 2532 the2359 very hairs2359 of2776 your5216 head2776 are705 all3956 numbered.705 Therefore3767 don't3361 be afraid.5399 You are of more value1308 than4765 many4183 sparrows.4765 cr

Luke 12:8 1161 "I tell3004 you,5213 everyone3739 302 who confesses3670 1722 me1698 before1715 men,1722 him846 will3670 the Son5207 of Man444 also2532 confess3670 before1715 the angels32 of God;2316 cr 9 but1161 he who denies720 me3165 in the presence1799 of men444 will be denied533 in the presence1799 of the angels32 of God.2316 cr 10 2532 Everyone444 3739 who speaks2046 a word3056 against1519 the Son5207 of Man444 will be forgiven,863 846 but1161 those who blaspheme987 against1519 the Holy40 Spirit4151 will863 not3756 be forgiven.863 cr 11 1161 When3752 they bring4374 you5209 before1909 the synagogues,4864 the2532 rulers,746 and2532 the authorities,1849 don't3361 be3309 anxious3309 how4459 or2228 what5101 you will answer,626 or2228 what5101 you will say;2036 cr 12 for1063 the Holy40 Spirit4151 will teach1321 you5209 in1722 that same846 hour5610 what3739 you must1163 say."2036 cr

Luke 12:13 One5100 of1537 the multitude3793 said1161 to him,846 "Teacher,1320 tell2036 80 my3450 brother80 to divide3307 the inheritance2817 with3326 me."1700 cr

Luke 12:14 But1161 he said2036 to him,846 "Man,444 who5101 made2525 me3165 a judge1348 or2228 an arbitrator3312 over1909 you?"5209 cr 15 He1161 said2036 to4314 them,846 "Beware!5442 Keep3708 yourselves from575 covetousness,4124 for3754 a man's5100 846 life2222 doesn't3756 consist2076 of1722 the abundance4052 of1537 the things which5224 he846 possesses."5224 cr

Luke 12:16 He1161 spoke2036 a parable3850 to4314 them,846 saying,3004 "The ground5561 of a certain5100 rich4145 man444 brought forth abundantly.2164 cr 17 He2532 reasoned1260 within1722 himself,1438 saying,3004 ‘What5101 will I do,4160 because3754 I don't3756 have2192 room4226 to store4863 my3450 crops?'2590 cr 18 He2532 said,2036 ‘This5124 is what I will do.4160 I will pull down2507 my3450 barns,596 and2532 build3618 bigger3173 ones, and2532 there1563 I will store4863 all3956 my3450 grain1081 and2532 my3450 goods.18 cr 19 I2532 will tell2046 5590 my3450 soul,5590 "Soul,5590 you have2192 many4183 goods18 laid up2749 for1519 many4183 years.2094 Take your ease,373 eat,5315 drink,4095 be merry."'2165 cr

Luke 12:20 "But1161 God2316 said2036 to him,846 ‘You foolish878 one,3778 tonight3571 your4675 soul5590 is required523 of575 you.4675 The1161 things3739 which3739 you4675 have prepared— whose5101 will2071 they be?'2071 cr 21 So3779 is he who lays up treasure2343 for himself,1438 and2532 is4147 not3361 rich4147 toward1519 God."2316 cr

Luke 12:22 He1161 said2036 to4314 his846 disciples,3101 "Therefore1223 5124 I tell3004 you,5213 don't3361 be3309 anxious3309 for5590 your5216 life,5590 what5101 you will eat,5315 nor3366 yet for your body,4983 what5101 you will wear.1746 cr 23 Life5590 is2076 more4119 than food,5160 and2532 the body4983 is more than clothing.1742 cr 24 Consider2657 the ravens:2876 3754 they4687 don't3756 sow,4687 they don't3761 reap,2325 they3739 have2076 no3756 warehouse5009 or3761 barn,596 and2532 God2316 feeds5142 them.846 How much4214 more3123 valuable1308 are1308 you5210 than birds!4071 cr 25 1161 Which5101 of1537 you5216 by being anxious3308 3309 can1410 add4369 a1520 cubit4083 to1909 his846 height?2244 cr 26 If1487 then3767 you1410 aren't3777 able to do1410 even the least1646 things, why5101 are you anxious3309 about4012 the rest?3062 cr 27 Consider2657 the lilies,2918 how4459 they grow.837 They don't3756 toil,2872 neither3761 do they spin;3514 yet1161 I tell3004 you,5213 even3004 Solomon4672 in1722 all3956 his846 glory1391 was4016 not3761 arrayed4016 like5613 one1520 of these.5130 cr 28 But1161 if1487 this is5607 how3779 God2316 clothes294 the grass5528 in1722 the field,68 which today4594 exists, and2532 tomorrow839 is cast906 into1519 the oven,2823 how much4214 more3123 will he clothe you,5209 O you of little faith?3640 cr 29 2532 Don't3361 seek2212 what5101 you5210 will eat5315 or2228 what5101 you will drink;2532 neither3361 be anxious.3349 cr 30 For1063 the1934 nations1484 of the world2889 seek after1934 all3956 of these things,5023 but1161 your5216 Father3962 knows1492 that3754 you need5535 these things.5130 cr 31 But4133 seek2212 God's2316 Kingdom,932 and2532 all3956 these things5023 will be added4369 to you.5213 cr 32 Don't3361 be afraid,5399 little3398 flock,4168 for3754 it is2106 your5216 Father's3962 good pleasure2106 to give1325 you5213 the Kingdom.932 cr 33 Sell4453 that5224 which you5216 have,5224 and2532 give1325 gifts4160 to the needy. Make4160 for yourselves1438 purses905 which don't3361 grow3822 old,3822 a treasure2344 in1722 the heavens3772 that doesn't413 fail, where3699 no3756 thief2812 approaches,1448 neither3761 moth4597 destroys.1311 cr 34 For1063 where3699 your5216 treasure2344 is,2076 there1563 will2071 your5216 heart2588 be2071 also.2532 cr

Luke 12:35 "Let2077 your5216 waist3751 be2077 dressed and2532 your5216 lamps3088 burning.2545 cr 36 Be2532 5210 like3664 men444 watching4327 for2962 their1438 lord,2962 when4219 he returns360 from1537 the marriage1062 feast; that,2443 when he comes2064 and2532 knocks,2925 they may immediately2112 open455 to him.846 cr 37 Blessed3107 are those1565 servants,1401 whom3739 the lord2962 will find2147 watching1127 when he comes.2064 Most certainly281 I tell3004 you,5213 that3754 he will dress himself,4024 and2532 make347 them846 recline,347 and2532 will come3928 and serve1247 them.846 cr 38 2532 They1565 1401 will be1526 blessed3107 if1437 he comes2064 in1722 the5438 second1208 5438 or2532 2064 1722 5438 third5154 watch,5438 and2532 finds2147 them so.3779 cr 39 But1161 know1097 this,5124 that3754 if1487 the master of the house3617 had known1492 in what4169 hour5610 the thief2812 was coming,2064 he would have watched,302 and2532 not3756 302 allowed863 his846 house3624 to be broken into.1358 cr 40 Therefore3767 be1096 5210 ready2092 also,2532 for3754 the Son5207 of Man444 is coming2064 in an hour5610 that3739 you don't3756 expect1380 him." cr

Luke 12:41 1161 Peter4074 said2036 to him,846 "Lord,2962 are you3004 telling this3778 parable3850 to4314 us,2248 or2228 to4314 everybody?"3956 cr

Luke 12:42 The1161 Lord2962 said,2036 "Who5101 then687 is2076 the3623 faithful4103 and2532 wise5429 steward,3623 whom3739 his lord2962 will set2525 over1909 his846 household,2322 to give1325 them their portion of food4620 at1722 the right times?2540 cr 43 Blessed3107 is that1565 servant1401 whom3739 his846 lord2962 will find2147 doing4160 so3779 when he comes.2064 cr 44 Truly230 I tell3004 you,5213 that3754 he will set2525 him846 2525 over1909 all3956 that5224 he846 has.5224 cr 45 But1161 if1437 that1565 servant1401 says2036 in1722 his846 heart,2588 ‘My3450 lord2962 delays5549 his coming,'2064 and2532 begins756 to beat5180 the menservants3816 and2532 the maidservants,3814 and5037 to eat2068 and2532 drink,4095 and2532 to be drunken,3182 cr 46 then the lord2962 of1401 that1565 servant1401 will come2240 in1722 a day2250 when3739 he4328 isn't3756 expecting4328 him, and2532 in1722 an hour5610 that3739 he1097 doesn't3756 know,1097 and2532 will cut1371 him846 in two,1371 and2532 place5087 his846 portion3313 with3326 the unfaithful.571 cr 47 1161 That1565 servant,1401 who knew1097 his1438 lord's2962 will,2307 and2532 didn't3361 prepare,2090 nor3366 do4160 what4314 he846 wanted,2307 will be beaten1194 with many4183 stripes, cr 48 but1161 he who didn't3361 know,1097 and1161 did4160 things worthy514 of stripes,4127 will be beaten1194 with few3641 stripes. To1161 whomever3956 3739 much4183 is given,1325 of3844 him846 will much4183 be2212 required;2212 and2532 to whom3739 much4183 was entrusted,3908 of him846 more4053 will be asked.154 cr

Luke 12:49 "I came2064 to throw906 fire4442 on1519 the earth.1093 2532 5101 I2309 wish1487 it were381 already2235 kindled.381 cr 50 But1161 I have2192 a baptism908 to be baptized with,907 and2532 how4459 distressed4912 I am until2193 it3739 is accomplished!5055 cr 51 Do you1380 think that3754 I have come3854 to give1325 peace1515 in1722 the earth?1093 I tell3004 you,5213 no,3780 but235 rather2228 division.1267 cr 52 For1063 from575 now on,3568 there will be2071 five4002 in1722 one1520 house3624 divided,1266 three5140 against1909 two,1417 and2532 two1417 against1909 three.5140 cr 53 They will be divided,1266 father3962 against1909 son,5207 and2532 son5207 against1909 father;3962 mother3384 against1909 daughter,2364 and2532 daughter2364 against1909 her846 mother;3384 mother-in-law3565 against1909 her846 daughter-in-law,3994 and2532 daughter-in-law against1909 her846 mother-in-law."3994{Micah 7:6} cr

Luke 12:54 He1161 said3004 to the multitudes3793 also,2532 "When3752 you see1492 a cloud3507 rising393 from575 the west,1424 immediately2112 you say,3004 ‘A shower3655 is coming,'2064 and2532 so3779 it happens.1096 cr 55 2532 When3752 a south wind3558 blows,4154 you say,3754 ‘There will be2071 a scorching heat,'2742 and2532 it happens.1096 cr 56 You hypocrites!5273 You know how1492 to interpret1381 the appearance4383 of the earth1093 and2532 the sky,3772 but1161 how is it that4459 you1381 don't3756 interpret1381 this5126 time?2540 cr 57 1161 Why5101 2532 don't3756 you2919 judge for575 yourselves1438 what is right?1342 cr 58 For5613 when1063 you are going5217 with3326 your4675 adversary476 before1909 the magistrate,758 try1325 diligently2039 on1722 the way3598 to be released525 from575 him,846 lest3379 perhaps he drag2694 you4571 to4314 the judge,2923 and2532 the judge2923 deliver3860 you4571 to the officer,4233 and2532 the officer4233 throw906 you4571 into1519 prison.5438 cr 59 I tell3004 you,4671 you will1831 by no3756 means3361 get out1831 of there,1564 until2193 3739 you have paid591 the3016 very2532 last2078 penny."3016{literally, lepton. A lepton is a very small brass Jewish coin worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker’s daily wages.} cr