Luke 12
King James Version
12 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
Luke 12
New King James Version
Beware of Hypocrisy(A)
12 In (B)the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, (C)“Beware of the [a]leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 (D)For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
Jesus Teaches the Fear of God(E)
4 (F)“And I say to you, (G)My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, (H)fear Him!
6 “Are not five sparrows sold for two [b]copper coins? And (I)not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Confess Christ Before Men(J)
8 (K)“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me (L)before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. 9 But he who (M)denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
10 “And (N)anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.
11 (O)“Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say. 12 For the Holy Spirit will (P)teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 But He said to him, (Q)“Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15 And He said to them, (R)“Take heed and beware of [c]covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ 18 So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, (S)“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; (T)eat, drink, and be merry.” ’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night (U)your soul will be required of you; (V)then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, (W)and is not rich toward God.”
Do Not Worry(X)
22 Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, (Y)do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. 23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and (Z)God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? 25 And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 26 If you then are not able to do the least, why [d]are you anxious for the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even (AA)Solomon in all his glory was not [e]arrayed like one of these. 28 If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of (AB)little faith?
29 “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. 30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father (AC)knows that you need these things. 31 (AD)But seek [f]the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
32 “Do not fear, little flock, for (AE)it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 (AF)Sell what you have and give (AG)alms; (AH)provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant(AI)
35 (AJ)“Let your waist be girded and (AK)your lamps burning; 36 and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately. 37 (AL)Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them. 38 And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 39 (AM)But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would [g]have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. 40 (AN)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
41 Then Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people?”
42 And the Lord said, (AO)“Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food [h]in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 (AP)Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has. 45 (AQ)But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come on a (AR)day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And (AS)that servant who (AT)knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 (AU)But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
Christ Brings Division(AV)
49 (AW)“I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But (AX)I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is (AY)accomplished! 51 (AZ)Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, (BA)but rather division. 52 (BB)For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three. 53 (BC)Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
Discern the Time(BD)
54 Then He also said to the multitudes, (BE)“Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is. 55 And when you see the (BF)south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is. 56 Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern (BG)this time?
Make Peace with Your Adversary
57 “Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right? 58 (BH)When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort (BI)along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59 I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite.”
Footnotes
- Luke 12:1 yeast
- Luke 12:6 Gr. assarion, a coin worth about 1⁄16 of a denarius
- Luke 12:15 NU all covetousness
- Luke 12:26 do you worry
- Luke 12:27 clothed
- Luke 12:31 NU His kingdom, and these things
- Luke 12:39 NU not have allowed
- Luke 12:42 at the right time
Lukas 12
Svenska Folkbibeln
Varning för hyckleri
12 Under tiden hade människor samlats i tiotusental, så att de höll på att trampa ner varandra. Då började Jesus tala, först och främst till sina lärjungar: "Ta er i akt för fariseernas surdeg, hyckleriet! 2 Ingenting är dolt som inte skall bli uppenbarat, och ingenting är gömt som inte skall bli känt. 3 Därför skall allt vad ni har sagt i mörkret höras i ljuset, och vad ni har viskat i örat inne i kammaren skall ropas ut på taken.
Var inte rädda för människor
4 Till er, mina vänner, säger jag: Var inte rädda för dem som dödar kroppen men sedan inte kan göra något mer. 5 Jag vill visa er vem ni skall frukta. Frukta honom som har makt att döda och sedan kasta i Gehenna.[a] Ja, jag säger er: Honom skall ni frukta. 6 Säljs inte fem sparvar för två öre? Och inte en enda av dem är bortglömd hos Gud. 7 Ja, till och med alla hårstrån på ert huvud är räknade. Var inte rädda. Ni är mer värda än många sparvar.
8 Jag säger er: Den som bekänner mig inför människorna, honom skall också Människosonen bekänna inför Guds änglar. 9 Men den som förnekar mig inför människorna skall bli förnekad inför Guds änglar. 10 Den som säger något mot Människosonen skall få förlåtelse. Men den som hädar den helige Ande skall inte få förlåtelse. 11 När man ställer er till svars i synagogor och inför makthavare och myndigheter, så gör er inga bekymmer för hur ni skall försvara er eller vad ni skall säga. 12 Ty den helige Ande skall i den stunden låta er veta vad ni skall säga."
Den rike dåren
13 Någon i folkhopen sade till honom: "Mästare, säg till min bror att han delar arvet med mig." 14 Jesus sade till honom: "Människa, vem har satt mig till skiljedomare mellan er?" 15 Sedan sade han till dem: "Se till att ni aktar er för allt slags girighet, ty en människas liv består inte i att hon har överflöd på ägodelar." 16 Och han berättade en liknelse för dem: "En rik man hade åkrar som gav goda skördar. 17 Och han frågade sig själv: Vad skall jag göra? Jag har inte plats för mina skördar. 18 Så här vill jag göra, tänkte han. Jag river mina logar och bygger större, och där samlar jag in all min säd och allt mitt goda. 19 Sedan vill jag säga till mig själv: Kära själ, du har samlat mycket gott för många år. Ta det nu lugnt, ät, drick och var glad. 20 Men Gud sade till honom: Din dåre, i natt skall din själ utkrävas av dig,[b] och vem skall då få vad du har samlat ihop? 21 Så går det för den som samlar skatter åt sig själv men inte är rik inför Gud."
Gör er inte bekymmer
22 Sedan sade Jesus till sina lärjungar: "Därför säger jag er: Gör er inte bekymmer för ert liv, vad ni skall äta, eller för er kropp, vad ni skall klä er med. 23 Livet är mer än maten och kroppen mer än kläderna. 24 Ge akt på korparna. De sår inte och skördar inte, de har inte förrådsrum eller loge, och ändå föder Gud dem. Hur mycket mer värda är inte ni än fåglarna? 25 Vem av er kan med sitt bekymmer lägga en enda aln till sin livslängd? 26 Om ni inte ens förmår så lite, varför bekymrar ni er då för allt det andra? 27 Ge akt på liljorna, hur de växer. De arbetar inte och spinner inte. Men jag säger er att inte ens Salomo i all sin prakt var klädd som en av dem. 28 Om nu Gud ger sådana kläder åt gräset, som i dag står ute på marken och i morgon kastas i ugnen, hur mycket mer skall han då inte klä er. Så lite tro ni har! 29 Fråga inte efter vad ni skall äta och dricka, och var inte oroliga. 30 Efter allt detta jagar hedningarna i världen, men er Fader vet att ni behöver det. 31 Nej, sök hans rike, så skall ni få detta också. 32 Var inte rädd, du lilla hjord, ty er Fader har beslutat att ge er riket.
33 Sälj vad ni äger och ge gåvor. Skaffa er en börs som inte slits ut, en outtömlig skatt i himlen, dit ingen tjuv når och där ingen mal förstör. 34 Ty där er skatt är, där kommer också ert hjärta att vara.
Inför Människosonens återkomst
35 Spänn bältet om livet[c] och håll lamporna brinnande. 36 Var lika tjänare som väntar sin herre hem från bröllopsfesten och som genast är redo att öppna för honom, när han kommer och knackar på. 37 Saliga är de tjänare som Herren[d] finner vakande när han kommer. Amen säger jag er: Han skall fästa upp sina kläder och låta dem lägga sig till bords och själv komma och betjäna dem. 38 Kommer han under andra eller tredje nattväkten, saliga är de om han finner dem vakande. 39 Men det förstår ni ju att om husägaren visste när tjuven kom, skulle han inte låta honom bryta sig in i sitt hus. 40 Var också ni beredda, ty i en stund då ni inte väntar det, kommer Människosonen."
41 Petrus frågade: "Herre, talar du i den här liknelsen om oss eller gäller den alla?" 42 Herren sade: "Vem är den pålitlige och förståndige förvaltare som hans herre sätter över sina tjänare för att ge dem deras kost i rätt tid? 43 Det är den tjänare som hans herre finner göra så, när han kommer. Salig är den tjänaren. 44 Jag säger er sanningen: Han skall sätta honom över allt han äger. 45 Men om tjänaren skulle säga i sitt hjärta: Min herre kommer inte så snart, och han börjar slå tjänarna och tjänarinnorna och äta och dricka sig redlöst berusad, 46 då skall den tjänarens herre komma en dag han inte väntar det och i en stund han inte anar det, och han skall hugga honom i stycken och låta honom få sin plats bland de trolösa. 47 Den tjänare som vet sin herres vilja men ingenting ställer i ordning och inte handlar efter hans vilja, han skall piskas med många rapp. 48 Men den som inte känner till den och gör något som förtjänar spöstraff, han skall piskas med få rapp. Var och en som har fått mycket, av honom skall det krävas mycket. Och den som har blivit betrodd med mycket, av honom skall det utkrävas[e] så mycket mer.
Inte fred utan splittring
49 Jag har kommit för att tända en eld på jorden, och hur gärna ville jag inte att den redan vore tänd. 50 Men jag har ett dop som jag måste genomgå, och hur våndas jag inte tills det är fullbordat. 51 Menar ni att jag har kommit med fred till jorden? Nej, säger jag er, inte fred utan splittring. 52 Ty härefter kommer fem i en och samma familj att vara splittrade, tre mot två och två mot tre, 53 far mot son och son mot far, mor mot dotter och dotter mot mor, svärmor mot sonhustru och sonhustru mot svärmor."
Tidens tecken
54 Till folket sade han också: "När ni ser ett moln stiga upp i väster, säger ni genast att det blir regn, och så blir det regn. 55 Och när det blåser sydlig vind, säger ni att det blir hett, och det blir så. 56 Ni hycklare, jordens och himlens utseende förstår ni att tyda. Varför kan ni då inte tyda den här tiden? 57 Varför avgör ni inte själva vad som är rätt? 58 När du är på väg till domaren tillsammans med din motpart, så gör under vägen vad du kan för att förlikas med honom, så att han inte drar dig inför domaren, och domaren överlämnar dig åt rättstjänaren, och rättstjänaren kastar dig i fängelse. 59 Jag säger dig: Du skall inte slippa ut, förrän du har betalat till sista öret."[f]
Footnotes
- Lukas 12:5 Gehenna Se Matt 5:22 och not.
- Lukas 12:20 skall din själ utkrävas av dig Ordagrant: "skall man utkräva av dig".
- Lukas 12:35 spänn bältet om livet Ett bildligt uttryck som uppmanar till beredskap (jfr 2 Mos 12:11).
- Lukas 12:37 Herren Lärjungarnas himmelske Herre visar sina tjänare mycket större nåd än vad en jordisk herre gör (jfr 17:7f).
- Lukas 12:48 det utkrävas Ordagrant: "man utkräva". Se not till 6:38.
- Lukas 12:59 sista öret Grek. "lepton". Se Sakupplysning.
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