警戒门徒

12 这时,成千上万的人聚集在一起,甚至互相践踏。耶稣先对门徒说:“你们要提防法利赛人的酵,就是他们的伪善。 掩盖的事终会暴露出来,隐藏的秘密终会被人知道。 你们在暗处说的,将在明处被人听见;你们在密室里的私语,将在屋顶上被人宣扬。

“朋友们,我告诉你们,不要惧怕那些杀害人的身体后再也无计可施的人。 我告诉你们应该惧怕谁,要惧怕上帝——祂有权终结人的生命,并把人丢在地狱里。是的,我告诉你们,要惧怕祂!

“五只麻雀不是只卖两个铜钱吗?但上帝连一只麻雀也不会遗忘。 其实就连你们的头发都被数过了。不要害怕,你们比许多麻雀要贵重!

“我告诉你们,凡在人面前承认我的,人子在上帝的天使面前也必承认他。 凡在人面前否认我的,人子在上帝的天使面前也要否认他。 10 说话得罪人子的,还可以得到赦免,但亵渎圣灵的,必得不到赦免! 11 当人押你们到会堂,或到官员和当权者面前时,不要顾虑如何辩解,或说什么话, 12 因为到时候圣灵必指示你们当说的话。”

无知富翁的比喻

13 这时,人群中有人对耶稣说:“老师,请你劝劝我的兄长跟我分家产吧。”

14 耶稣答道:“朋友,谁派我做你们的审判官或仲裁,为你们分家产呢?” 15 接着,祂对众人说:“你们要小心防范一切的贪心,因为人的生命并不在于家道富足。”

16 耶稣又讲了一个比喻,说:“有一个富翁,他的田里大丰收, 17 于是心里盘算,‘我储藏农产的地方不够了,怎么办呢?’ 18 于是他说,‘不如把原有的仓库拆掉,建几座更大的,好储藏我所有的粮食和财物! 19 那时,我就可以对自己说,“你积存这么多财产,一生享用不尽,现在大可高枕无忧、尽情地吃喝玩乐吧!”’ 20 但上帝对他说,‘无知的人啊,今晚就要取走你的命!你所预备的一切留给谁享用呢?’”

21 耶稣说:“这就是那些只顾为自己积财、在上帝面前却不富足之人的写照。”

不要为衣食忧虑

22 耶稣继续对门徒说:“所以,我告诉你们,不要为生活忧虑,如吃什么,也不要为身体忧虑,如穿什么。 23 因为生命比饮食重要,身体比穿着重要。 24 你们看,乌鸦不种也不收,没仓也没库,上帝尚且养活它们,你们比飞鸟不知要贵重多少!

25 “你们谁能用忧虑使自己多活片刻呢? 26 既然你们连这样的小事都无能为力,又何必为其余的事忧虑呢? 27 看看百合花如何生长吧,它们既不劳苦,也不纺织,但我告诉你们,就连所罗门王最显赫时的穿戴还不如一朵百合花!

28 “野地的草今天还在,明天就要被丢在炉中,上帝还这样装扮它们,何况你们呢?你们的信心太小了! 29 你们不要为吃什么喝什么忧虑, 30 因为这些都是外族人的追求,你们的天父知道你们需要这些。 31 你们要寻求祂的国,祂必供给你们的需要。

32 “你们这一小群人啊,不要怕!因为你们的天父乐意把祂的国赐给你们。 33 要变卖你们的家产去周济穷人,要为自己预备永不破损的钱袋,在天上积攒取之不尽的财宝,那里没有贼偷,也没有虫蛀。 34 因为你们的财宝在哪里,你们的心也在哪里。

警醒预备

35 “你们要束上腰带,准备服侍,要点亮灯, 36 像奴仆们等候主人从婚宴回来。主人回来一叩门,奴仆就可以立即给他开门。 37 主人回来,看见奴仆警醒等候,奴仆就有福了!我实在告诉你们,主人必束上腰带请他们坐席,并亲自服侍他们。 38 无论主人在深夜或黎明回家,若发现奴仆警醒等候,奴仆就有福了。

39 “你们都知道,一家的主人若预先知道贼什么时候来,一定不会让贼入屋偷窃。 40 同样,你们也要做好准备,因为在你们意想不到的时候,人子就来了。”

忠仆和恶仆

41 彼得问:“主啊!你这比喻是讲给我们听的,还是讲给众人听的呢?”

42 主说:“谁是那个受主人委托管理家中大小仆役、按时分粮食给他们、又忠心又精明的管家呢? 43 主人回家时,看见他尽忠职守,他就有福了。 44 我实在告诉你们,主人一定会把所有产业都交给他管理。 45 但如果他以为主人不会那么快回来,就殴打仆婢、吃喝醉酒, 46 主人会在他想不到的日子、不知道的时辰回来,严厉地惩罚[a]他,使他和不忠不信的人同受严刑。 47 明知主人的意思却不准备,也不遵行主人吩咐的仆人,必受更重的责打。 48 但因不知道而做了该受惩罚之事的仆人,必少受责打。多给谁,就向谁多取;多托付谁,就向谁多要。

家庭分裂

49 “我来是要把火丢在地上,我多么希望这火已经燃烧起来。 50 我有要受的‘洗礼’,我何等迫切地想完成这‘洗礼’啊! 51 你们以为我来是要使天下太平吗?不,我告诉你们,我来是要使地上起纷争。 52 从今以后,一家五口会彼此相争,三个人反对两个人,或是两个人反对三个人, 53 父子相争,母女对立,婆媳反目。”

明辨是非

54 然后,祂又对众人说:“你们看见云从西方升起,就说,‘快下雨了!’果然如此。 55 南风一起,你们就说,‘天必燥热’,你们也说对了。 56 你们这些伪善的人!既然知道观察天色、预测天气,为什么不知道观察这个世代呢? 57 你们为什么不自己明辨是非呢? 58 如果你和控告你的人要去对薄公堂,要尽量在路上跟对方和解,以免被拉到审判官面前,审判官派差役把你关进监牢。 59 我告诉你,除非你付清所欠的每一分钱,否则休想出监牢。”

Footnotes

  1. 12:46 严厉地惩罚”或作“腰斩”。

12 εν οις επισυναχθεισων των μυριαδων του οχλου ωστε καταπατειν αλληλους ηρξατο λεγειν προς τους μαθητας αυτου πρωτον προσεχετε εαυτοις απο της ζυμης ητις εστιν υποκρισις των φαρισαιων

ουδεν δε συγκεκαλυμμενον εστιν ο ουκ αποκαλυφθησεται και κρυπτον ο ου γνωσθησεται

ανθ ων οσα εν τη σκοτια ειπατε εν τω φωτι ακουσθησεται και ο προς το ους ελαλησατε εν τοις ταμειοις κηρυχθησεται επι των δωματων

λεγω δε υμιν τοις φιλοις μου μη φοβηθητε απο των αποκτεινοντων το σωμα και μετα ταυτα μη εχοντων περισσοτερον τι ποιησαι

υποδειξω δε υμιν τινα φοβηθητε φοβηθητε τον μετα το αποκτειναι εχοντα εξουσιαν εμβαλειν εις την γεενναν ναι λεγω υμιν τουτον φοβηθητε

ουχι πεντε στρουθια πωλουνται ασσαριων δυο και εν εξ αυτων ουκ εστιν επιλελησμενον ενωπιον του θεου

αλλα και αι τριχες της κεφαλης υμων πασαι ηριθμηνται μη φοβεισθε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε

λεγω δε υμιν πας ος αν ομολογησει εν εμοι εμπροσθεν των ανθρωπων και ο υιος του ανθρωπου ομολογησει εν αυτω εμπροσθεν των αγγελων του θεου

ο δε αρνησαμενος με ενωπιον των ανθρωπων απαρνηθησεται ενωπιον των αγγελων του θεου

10 και πας ος ερει λογον εις τον υιον του ανθρωπου αφεθησεται αυτω τω δε εις το αγιον πνευμα βλασφημησαντι ουκ αφεθησεται

11 οταν δε εισφερωσιν υμας επι τας συναγωγας και τας αρχας και τας εξουσιας μη μεριμνησητε πως [η τι] απολογησησθε η τι ειπητε

12 το γαρ αγιον πνευμα διδαξει υμας εν αυτη τη ωρα α δει ειπειν

13 ειπεν δε τις εκ του οχλου αυτω διδασκαλε ειπε τω αδελφω μου μερισασθαι μετ εμου την κληρονομιαν

14 ο δε ειπεν αυτω ανθρωπε τις με κατεστησεν κριτην η μεριστην εφ υμας

15 ειπεν δε προς αυτους ορατε και φυλασσεσθε απο πασης πλεονεξιας οτι ουκ εν τω περισσευειν τινι η ζωη αυτου εστιν εκ των υπαρχοντων αυτω

16 ειπεν δε παραβολην προς αυτους λεγων ανθρωπου τινος πλουσιου ευφορησεν η χωρα

17 και διελογιζετο εν εαυτω λεγων τι ποιησω οτι ουκ εχω που συναξω τους καρπους μου

18 και ειπεν τουτο ποιησω καθελω μου τας αποθηκας και μειζονας οικοδομησω και συναξω εκει παντα τον σιτον και τα αγαθα μου

19 και ερω τη ψυχη μου ψυχη εχεις πολλα αγαθα [κειμενα εις ετη πολλα αναπαυου φαγε πιε] ευφραινου

20 ειπεν δε αυτω ο θεος αφρων ταυτη τη νυκτι την ψυχην σου αιτουσιν απο σου α δε ητοιμασας τινι εσται

21 [ουτως ο θησαυριζων εαυτω και μη εις θεον πλουτων]

22 ειπεν δε προς τους μαθητας [αυτου] δια τουτο λεγω υμιν μη μεριμνατε τη ψυχη τι φαγητε μηδε τω σωματι [υμων] τι ενδυσησθε

23 η γαρ ψυχη πλειον εστιν της τροφης και το σωμα του ενδυματος

24 κατανοησατε τους κορακας οτι ου σπειρουσιν ουδε θεριζουσιν οις ουκ εστιν ταμειον ουδε αποθηκη και ο θεος τρεφει αυτους ποσω μαλλον υμεις διαφερετε των πετεινων

25 τις δε εξ υμων μεριμνων δυναται επι την ηλικιαν αυτου προσθειναι πηχυν

26 ει ουν ουδε ελαχιστον δυνασθε τι περι των λοιπων μεριμνατε

27 κατανοησατε τα κρινα πως αυξανει ου κοπια ουδε νηθει λεγω δε υμιν ουδε σολομων εν παση τη δοξη αυτου περιεβαλετο ως εν τουτων

28 ει δε εν αγρω τον χορτον οντα σημερον και αυριον εις κλιβανον βαλλομενον ο θεος ουτως αμφιεζει ποσω μαλλον υμας ολιγοπιστοι

29 και υμεις μη ζητειτε τι φαγητε και τι πιητε και μη μετεωριζεσθε

30 ταυτα γαρ παντα τα εθνη του κοσμου επιζητουσιν υμων δε ο πατηρ οιδεν οτι χρηζετε τουτων

31 πλην ζητειτε την βασιλειαν αυτου και ταυτα προστεθησεται υμιν

32 μη φοβου το μικρον ποιμνιον οτι ευδοκησεν ο πατηρ υμων δουναι υμιν την βασιλειαν

33 πωλησατε τα υπαρχοντα υμων και δοτε ελεημοσυνην ποιησατε εαυτοις βαλλαντια μη παλαιουμενα θησαυρον ανεκλειπτον εν τοις ουρανοις οπου κλεπτης ουκ εγγιζει ουδε σης διαφθειρει

34 οπου γαρ εστιν ο θησαυρος υμων εκει και η καρδια υμων εσται

35 εστωσαν υμων αι οσφυες περιεζωσμεναι και οι λυχνοι καιομενοι

36 και υμεις ομοιοι ανθρωποις προσδεχομενοις τον κυριον εαυτων ποτε αναλυση εκ των γαμων ινα ελθοντος και κρουσαντος ευθεως ανοιξωσιν αυτω

37 μακαριοι οι δουλοι εκεινοι ους ελθων ο κυριος ευρησει γρηγορουντας αμην λεγω υμιν οτι περιζωσεται και ανακλινει αυτους και παρελθων διακονησει αυτοις

38 καν εν τη δευτερα καν εν τη τριτη φυλακη ελθη και ευρη ουτως μακαριοι εισιν εκεινοι

39 τουτο δε γινωσκετε οτι ει ηδει ο οικοδεσποτης ποια ωρα ο κλεπτης ερχεται εγρηγορησεν αν και ουκ αφηκεν διορυχθηναι τον οικον αυτου

40 και υμεις γινεσθε ετοιμοι οτι η ωρα ου δοκειτε ο υιος του ανθρωπου ερχεται

41 ειπεν δε ο πετρος κυριε προς ημας την παραβολην ταυτην λεγεις η και προς παντας

42 και ειπεν ο κυριος τις αρα εστιν ο πιστος οικονομος ο φρονιμος ον καταστησει ο κυριος επι της θεραπειας αυτου του διδοναι εν καιρω [το] σιτομετριον

43 μακαριος ο δουλος εκεινος ον ελθων ο κυριος αυτου ευρησει ποιουντα ουτως

44 αληθως λεγω υμιν οτι επι πασιν τοις υπαρχουσιν αυτου καταστησει αυτον

45 εαν δε ειπη ο δουλος εκεινος εν τη καρδια αυτου χρονιζει ο κυριος μου ερχεσθαι και αρξηται τυπτειν τους παιδας και τας παιδισκας εσθιειν τε και πινειν και μεθυσκεσθαι

46 ηξει ο κυριος του δουλου εκεινου εν ημερα η ου προσδοκα και εν ωρα η ου γινωσκει και διχοτομησει αυτον και το μερος αυτου μετα των απιστων θησει

47 εκεινος δε ο δουλος ο γνους το θελημα του κυριου αυτου και μη ετοιμασας η ποιησας προς το θελημα αυτου δαρησεται πολλας

48 ο δε μη γνους ποιησας δε αξια πληγων δαρησεται ολιγας παντι δε ω εδοθη πολυ πολυ ζητηθησεται παρ αυτου και ω παρεθεντο πολυ περισσοτερον αιτησουσιν αυτον

49 πυρ ηλθον βαλειν επι την γην και τι θελω ει ηδη ανηφθη

50 βαπτισμα δε εχω βαπτισθηναι και πως συνεχομαι εως οτου τελεσθη

51 δοκειτε οτι ειρηνην παρεγενομην δουναι εν τη γη ουχι λεγω υμιν αλλ η διαμερισμον

52 εσονται γαρ απο του νυν πεντε εν ενι οικω διαμεμερισμενοι τρεις επι δυσιν και δυο επι τρισιν

53 διαμερισθησονται πατηρ επι υιω και υιος επι πατρι μητηρ επι θυγατερα και θυγατηρ επι την μητερα πενθερα επι την νυμφην αυτης και νυμφη επι την πενθεραν

54 ελεγεν δε και τοις οχλοις οταν ιδητε νεφελην ανατελλουσαν επι δυσμων ευθεως λεγετε οτι ομβρος ερχεται και γινεται ουτως

55 και οταν νοτον πνεοντα λεγετε οτι καυσων εσται και γινεται

56 υποκριται το προσωπον της γης και του ουρανου οιδατε δοκιμαζειν τον καιρον δε τουτον πως ουκ οιδατε δοκιμαζειν

57 τι δε και αφ εαυτων ου κρινετε το δικαιον

58 ως γαρ υπαγεις μετα του αντιδικου σου επ αρχοντα εν τη οδω δος εργασιαν απηλλαχθαι [απ] αυτου μηποτε κατασυρη σε προς τον κριτην και ο κριτης σε παραδωσει τω πρακτορι και ο πρακτωρ σε βαλει εις φυλακην

59 λεγω σοι ου μη εξελθης εκειθεν εως και το εσχατον λεπτον αποδως

12 In those [times], the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known;

therefore whatever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

But I say to you, my friends, Fear not those who kill the body and after this have no more that they can do.

But I will shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear *him*.

Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? and one of them is not forgotten before God.

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are better than many sparrows.

But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also before the angels of God;

but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;

10 and whoever shall say a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but to him that speaks injuriously against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

11 But when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and the authorities, be not careful how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;

12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said.

13 And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

14 But he said to him, Man, who established me [as] a judge or a divider over you?

15 And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions.

16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

17 And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not [a place] where I shall lay up my fruits.

18 And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;

19 and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.

20 But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

21 Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

22 And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.

23 The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.

24 Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are *ye* than the birds?

25 But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?

26 If therefore ye cannot [do] even what is least, why are ye careful about the rest?

27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I say unto you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.

28 But if God thus clothe the grass, which to-day is in the field and to-morrow is cast into [the] oven, how much rather you, O ye of little faith?

29 And *ye*, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;

30 for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things;

31 but seek his kingdom, and [all] these things shall be added to you.

32 Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

33 Sell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy.

34 For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

35 Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;

36 and *ye* like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

37 Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord [on] coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.

38 And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen].

39 But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

40 And ye therefore, be *ye* ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes.

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 the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?

43 Blessed is that bondman whom his lord [on] coming shall find doing thus;

44 verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has.

45 But if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and to drink and to be drunken,

46 the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers.

47 But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared [himself] nor done his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes];

48 but he who knew [it] not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom [men] have committed much, they will ask from him the more.

49 I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?

50 But I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened until it shall have been accomplished!

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

52 for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three:

53 father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

54 And he said also to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens.

55 And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.

56 Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how [is it then that] ye do not discern this time?

57 And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

58 For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

59 I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence until thou hast paid the very last mite.

12 Samantalang nangagkakatipon ang libolibong tao, na ano pa't nagkakayapakan silasila, ay nagpasimula siyang magsalita muna sa kaniyang mga alagad, Mangagingat kayo sa lebadura ng mga Fariseo, na ito'y pagpapaimbabaw nga.

Datapuwa't walang bagay na natatakpan, na hindi mahahayag: at natatago, na hindi malalaman.

Kaya nga, ang anomang sinabi ninyo sa kadiliman ay maririnig sa kaliwanagan, at ang sinalita ninyo sa bulong sa mga silid, ay ipagsisigawan sa mga bubungan.

At sinasabi ko sa inyo mga kaibigan ko, Huwag kayong mangatakot sa mga pumapatay ng katawan, na pagkatapos niyan ay wala na silang magagawa.

Datapuwa't ipinagpapauna ko sa inyo kung sino ang inyong katatakutan: Katakutan ninyo yaong pagkatapos na pumatay, ay may kapangyarihang magbulid sa impierno; tunay, sinasabi ko sa inyo, Siya ninyong katakutan.

Hindi baga ipinagbibili ang limang maya sa dalawang beles? at isa man sa kanila ay hindi nalilimutan sa paningin ng Dios.

Datapuwa't maging ang mga buhok ng inyong ulo ay pawang bilang na lahat. Huwag kayong mangatakot: kayo'y lalong mahalaga kay sa maraming maya.

At sinasabi ko sa inyo, Ang bawa't kumikilala sa akin sa harap ng mga tao, ay kikilalanin naman siya ng Anak ng tao sa harap ng mga anghel ng Dios:

Datapuwa't ang magkaila sa akin sa harap ng mga tao, ay ikakaila sa harap ng mga anghel ng Dios.

10 Ang bawa't magsalita ng salitang laban sa Anak ng tao ay patatawarin: nguni't ang magsalita ng kapusungan laban sa Espiritu Santo ay hindi patatawarin.

11 At pagka kayo'y dadalhin sa harap ng mga sinagoga, at sa mga pinuno, at sa mga may kapamahalaan, ay huwag kayong mangabalisa kung paano o ano ang inyong isasagot, o kung ano ang inyong sasabihin:

12 Sapagka't ituturo sa inyo ng Espiritu Santo sa oras ding yaon ang inyong dapat sabihin.

13 At sinabi sa kaniya ng isa sa karamihan, Guro, iutos mo sa aking kapatid na bahaginan ako ng mana.

14 Datapuwa't sinabi niya sa kaniya, Lalake, sino ang gumawa sa aking hukom o tagapamahagi sa inyo?

15 At sinabi niya sa kanila, Mangagmasid kayo, at kayo'y mangagingat sa lahat ng kasakiman: sapagka't ang buhay ng tao ay hindi sa kasaganaan ng mga bagay na tinatangkilik niya.

16 At nagsaysay siya sa kanila ng isang talinghaga, na sinasabi, Ang lupa ng isang taong mayaman ay namumunga ng sagana:

17 At iniisip niya sa sarili na sinasabi, Ano ang gagawin ko, sapagka't wala akong mapaglalagyan ng aking mga inaning bunga?

18 At sinabi niya, Ito ang gagawin ko: igigiba ko ang aking mga bangan, at gagawa ako ng lalong malalaki; at doon ko ilalagay ang lahat ng aking butil at aking mga pag-aari.

19 At sasabihin ko sa aking kaluluwa, Kaluluwa, marami ka nang pag-aaring nakakamalig para sa maraming taon; magpahingalay ka, kumain ka, uminom ka, matuwa ka.

20 Datapuwa't sinabi sa kaniya ng Dios, Ikaw na haling, hihingin sa iyo sa gabing ito ang iyong kaluluwa; at ang mga bagay na inihanda mo, ay mapapa sa kanino kaya?

21 Gayon nga ang nagpapakayaman sa ganang kaniyang sarili, at hindi mayaman sa Dios.

22 At sinabi niya sa kaniyang mga alagad, Kaya nga sinasabi ko sa inyo, Huwag kayong mangabalisa sa inyong pamumuhay, kung ano ang inyong kakanin; kahit sa inyong katawan, kung ano ang inyong daramtin.

23 Sapagka't ang buhay ay higit kay sa pagkain, at ang katawan kay sa damit.

24 Wariin ninyo ang mga uwak, na hindi sila nangaghahasik, ni nagsisigapas man; na walang bangan ni kamalig man; at sila'y pinakakain ng Dios: gaano ang kahigtan ng kahalagahan ninyo kay sa mga ibon!

25 At sino sa inyo ang sa pagkabalisa ay makapagdaragdag ng isang siko sa sukat ng kaniyang buhay?

26 Kung hindi nga ninyo magawa kahit ang lalong maliit, bakit nangababalisa kayo tungkol sa mga ibang bagay?

27 Wariin ninyo ang mga lirio, kung paano silang nagsisilaki: hindi nangagpapagal, o nangagsusulid man; gayon ma'y sinasabi ko sa inyo, Kahit si Salomon man, sa buong kaluwalhatian niya, ay hindi nakapaggayak na gaya ng isa sa mga ito.

28 Nguni't kung pinararamtan ng Dios ng ganito ang damo sa parang, na ngayon ay buhay, at sa kinabukasan ay iginagatong sa kalan; gaano pa kaya kayo na di niya pararamtan, Oh kayong mga kakaunti ang pananampalataya?

29 At huwag ninyong pagsikapan kung ano ang inyong kakanin, at kung ano ang inyong iinumin, o huwag man kayo'y mapagalinlangang pagiisip.

30 Sapagka't ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito ay siyang pinaghahanap ng mga bansa sa sanglibutan: datapuwa't talastas ng inyong Ama na inyong kinakailangan ang mga bagay na ito.

31 Gayon ma'y hanapin ninyo ang kaniyang kaharian, at idaragdag sa inyo ang mga bagay na ito.

32 Huwag kayong mangatakot, munting kawan; sapagka't nakalulugod na mainam sa inyong Ama ang sa inyo'y ibigay ang kaharian.

33 Ipagbili ninyo ang inyong mga tinatangkilik, at kayo'y mangaglimos; magsigawa kayo sa ganang inyo ng mga supot na hindi nangaluluma, isang kayamanan sa langit na hindi nagkukulang, na doo'y hindi lumalapit ang magnanakaw, o naninira man ang tanga.

34 Sapagka't kung saan naroroon ang inyong kayamanan, ay doroon naman ang inyong puso.

35 Bigkisan ninyo ang inyong mga baywang, at paningasan ang inyong mga ilawan;

36 At magsitulad kayo sa mga taong nangaghihintay sa kanilang panginoon kung siya'y bumalik na galing sa kasalan; upang kung siya'y dumating at tumuktok, pagdaka'y mabuksan nila siya.

37 Mapapalad yaong mga alipin na kung dumating ang panginoon ay maratnang nangagpupuyat: katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo na siya'y magbibigkis sa sarili, at sila'y pauupuin sa dulang, at lalapit at sila'y paglilingkuran niya.

38 At kung siya'y dumating sa ikalawang pagpupuyat, o sa ikatlo, at masumpungan sila sa gayon, ay mapapalad ang mga aliping yaon.

39 Datapuwa't talastasin ninyo ito na kung nalalaman lamang ng puno ng sangbahayan kung anong oras darating ang magnanakaw, siya'y magpupuyat, at hindi pababayaang sirain ang kaniyang bahay.

40 Kayo rin naman ay mangagsihanda: sapagka't sa oras na hindi ninyo iniisip, ang Anak ng tao ay darating.

41 At sinabi ni Pedro, Panginoon, sinasabi mo baga ang talinghagang ito sa amin, o sa lahat naman?

42 At sinabi ng Panginoon, Sino nga baga ang katiwalang tapat at matalino, na pagkakatiwalaan ng kaniyang panginoon ng kaniyang sangbahayan, upang sila'y bigyan ng kanilang bahagi na pagkain sa kapanahunan?

43 Mapalad ang aliping yaon, na kung dumating ang kaniyang panginoon ay maratnang gayon ang ginagawa niya.

44 Katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo, na sa kaniya'y ipagkakatiwala ang lahat niyang pag-aari.

45 Datapuwa't kung sabihin ng aliping yaon sa kaniyang puso, Maluluwatan ang pagdating ng aking panginoon; at magpasimulang bugbugin ang mga aliping lalake at ang mga aliping babae, at kumain at uminom, at maglasing;

46 Ang panginoon ng aliping yaon ay darating sa araw na di niya hinihintay, at sa oras na hindi niya nalalaman, at siya'y babaakin, at isasama ang kaniyang bahagi sa mga di tapat.

47 At yaong aliping nakaaalam ng kalooban ng kaniyang panginoon, at hindi naghanda, at hindi gumawa ng alinsunod sa kaniyang kalooban ay papaluin ng marami;

48 Datapuwa't ang hindi nakaaalam, at gumawa ng mga bagay na karapatdapat sa mga palo, ay papaluin ng kaunti. At sa sinomang binigyan ng marami ay marami ang hihingin sa kaniya: at sa sinomang pinagkatiwalaan ng marami ay lalo nang marami ang hihingin sa kaniya.

49 Ako'y naparito upang maglagay ng apoy sa lupa; at ano pa ang iibigin ko, kung magningas na?

50 Datapuwa't ako'y may isang bautismo upang ibautismo sa akin; at gaano ang aking kagipitan hanggang sa ito'y maganap?

51 Inaakala baga ninyo na ako'y naparito upang magbigay ng kapayapaan sa lupa? Sinasabi ko sa inyo, Hindi, kundi bagkus pagkakabahabahagi:

52 Sapagka't mula ngayon ay magkakabahabahagi ang lima sa isang bahay, tatlo laban sa dalawa, at dalawa laban sa tatlo.

53 Sila'y mangagkakabahabahagi, ang ama'y laban sa anak na lalake, at ang anak na lalake ay laban sa ama; ang ina'y laban sa anak na babae, at ang anak na babae ay laban sa kaniyang ina; ang biyanang babae ay laban sa kaniyang manugang na babae, at ang manugang na babae ay laban sa kaniyang biyanang babae.

54 At sinabi rin naman niya sa mga karamihan, Pagka nakikita ninyong bumangon sa kalunuran ang isang alapaap, ay agad ninyong sinasabi, Uulan; at gayon ang nangyayari.

55 At kung humihihip ang hanging timugan, ay sinasabi ninyo, Iinit na maigi; at ito'y nangyayari.

56 Kayong mga mapagpaimbabaw! marunong kayong mangagpaaninaw ng anyo ng lupa at ng langit; datapuwa't bakit di ninyo nalalamang ipaaninaw ang panahong ito?

57 At bakit naman hindi ninyo hatulan sa inyong sarili kung alin ang matuwid?

58 Sapagka't samantalang pumaparoon ka sa hukom na kasama mo ang iyong kaalit, ay sikapin mo sa daan na makaligtas ka sa kaniya; baka sakaling kaladkarin ka niya sa hukom, at ibigay ka ng hukom sa punong kawal at ipasok ka ng punong kawal sa bilangguan.

59 Sinasabi ko sa iyo, Hindi ka lalabas doon sa anomang paraan, hanggang sa mabayaran mo ang katapustapusang lepta.

Warnings and Encouragements(A)

12 Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be[a] on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.(B) There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.(C) What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.

“I tell you, my friends,(D) do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.(E) Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(F) Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(G)

“I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.(H) But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned(I) before the angels of God. 10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man(J) will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.(K)

11 “When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,(L) 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”(M)

The Parable of the Rich Fool

13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”(N)

16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(O) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(P) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(Q)

21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(R)

Do Not Worry(S)

22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them.(T) And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life[b]? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor(U) was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith!(V) 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father(W) knows that you need them.(X) 31 But seek his kingdom,(Y) and these things will be given to you as well.(Z)

32 “Do not be afraid,(AA) little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.(AB) 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor.(AC) Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven(AD) that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.(AE) 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.(AF)

Watchfulness(AG)(AH)

35 “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes.(AI) Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.(AJ) 38 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief(AK) was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready,(AL) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

41 Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”

42 The Lord(AM) answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? 43 It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. 44 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. 46 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.(AN) He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

47 “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.(AO) 48 But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows.(AP) From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

Not Peace but Division(AQ)

49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism(AR) to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!(AS) 51 Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. 52 From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”(AT)

Interpreting the Times

54 He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does.(AU) 55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. 56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?(AV)

57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 58 As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.(AW) 59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”(AX)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:1 Or speak to his disciples, saying: “First of all, be
  2. Luke 12:25 Or single cubit to your height