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Luke 12
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Luke 12
New International Version
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) 2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.(C) 3 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.
4 “I tell you, my friends,(D) do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. 5 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) 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(F) Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(G)
8 “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.(H) 9 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
- Luke 12:1 Or speak to his disciples, saying: “First of all, be
- Luke 12:25 Or single cubit to your height
Luca 12
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Luca 12
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Despre făţărnicie, frica de oameni, hula împotriva Duhului Sfânt
12 În vremea aceea(A), când se strânseseră noroadele cu miile, aşa că se călcau unii pe alţii, Isus a început să spună ucenicilor Săi: „Mai întâi de toate, păziţi-vă(B) de aluatul fariseilor, care este făţărnicia. 2 Nu(C) este nimic acoperit care nu va fi descoperit, nici ascuns care nu va fi cunoscut. 3 De aceea, orice aţi spus la întuneric va fi auzit la lumină; şi orice aţi grăit la ureche, în odăiţe, va fi vestit de pe acoperişul caselor. 4 Vă(D) spun vouă, prietenii(E) Mei, să nu vă temeţi de cei ce ucid trupul, şi după aceea nu mai pot face nimic. 5 Am să vă arăt de cine să vă temeţi. Temeţi-vă de Acela care, după ce a ucis, are puterea să arunce în gheenă; da, vă spun, de El să vă temeţi. 6 Nu se vând oare cinci vrăbii cu doi bani? Totuşi nici una din ele nu este uitată înaintea lui Dumnezeu. 7 Şi chiar perii din cap, toţi vă sunt număraţi. Deci să nu vă temeţi: voi sunteţi mai de preţ decât multe vrăbii. 8 Eu(F) vă spun: pe oricine Mă va mărturisi înaintea oamenilor, îl va mărturisi şi Fiul omului înaintea îngerilor lui Dumnezeu, 9 dar cine se va lepăda de Mine înaintea oamenilor va fi lepădat şi el înaintea îngerilor lui Dumnezeu. 10 Şi(G) oricui va vorbi împotriva Fiului omului, i se va ierta, dar oricui va huli împotriva Duhului Sfânt, nu i se va ierta. 11 Când(H) vă vor duce înaintea sinagogilor, înaintea dregătorilor şi înaintea stăpânirilor, să nu vă îngrijoraţi cum veţi răspunde pentru apărarea voastră, nici ce veţi vorbi, 12 căci Duhul Sfânt vă va învăţa chiar în ceasul acela ce va trebui să vorbiţi.”
Pilda bogatului căruia i-a rodit ţarina
13 Unul din mulţime a zis lui Isus: „Învăţătorule, spune fratelui meu să împartă cu mine moştenirea noastră”. 14 „Omule(I)”, i-a răspuns Isus, „cine M-a pus pe Mine judecător sau împărţitor peste voi?” 15 Apoi le-a zis: „Vedeţi(J) şi păziţi-vă de orice fel de lăcomie de bani, căci viaţa cuiva nu stă în belşugul avuţiei lui”. 16 Şi le-a spus pilda aceasta: „Ţarina unui om bogat rodise mult. 17 Şi el se gândea în sine şi zicea: ‘Ce voi face? Fiindcă nu mai am loc unde să-mi strâng roadele. 18 Iată, a zis el, ce voi face: îmi voi strica grânarele şi voi zidi altele mai mari; acolo voi strânge toate roadele şi toate bunătăţile mele 19 şi voi zice sufletului meu: «Suflete(K), ai multe bunătăţi strânse pentru mulţi ani, odihneşte-te, mănâncă, bea şi veseleşte-te!»’ 20 Dar Dumnezeu i-a zis: ‘Nebunule! Chiar în noaptea aceasta ţi se va(L) cere înapoi sufletul, şi(M) lucrurile pe care le-ai pregătit ale cui vor fi?’ 21 Tot aşa este şi cu cel ce îşi adună comori pentru el şi(N) nu se îmbogăţeşte faţă de Dumnezeu.”
Îngrijorările
22 Isus a zis apoi ucenicilor săi: „De aceea vă spun: Nu(O) vă îngrijoraţi cu privire la viaţa voastră, gândindu-vă ce veţi mânca, nici cu privire la trupul vostru, gândindu-vă cu ce vă veţi îmbrăca. 23 Viaţa este mai mult decât hrana, şi trupul, mai mult decât îmbrăcămintea. 24 Uitaţi-vă cu băgare de seamă la corbi: ei nu seamănă, nici nu seceră, n-au nici cămară, nici grânar, şi totuşi Dumnezeu(P) îi hrăneşte. Cu cât mai de preţ sunteţi voi decât păsările! 25 Şi apoi, cine dintre voi, chiar îngrijorându-se, poate să adauge un cot la lungimea vieţii lui? 26 Deci, dacă nu puteţi face nici cel mai mic lucru, pentru ce vă mai îngrijoraţi de celelalte? 27 Uitaţi-vă cu băgare de seamă cum cresc crinii: ei nu torc, nici nu ţes, totuşi vă spun că nici Solomon, în toată slava lui, n-a fost îmbrăcat ca unul din ei. 28 Dacă astfel îmbracă Dumnezeu iarba, care astăzi este pe câmp, iar mâine va fi aruncată în cuptor, cu cât mai mult vă va îmbrăca El pe voi, puţin credincioşilor? 29 Să nu căutaţi ce veţi mânca sau ce veţi bea şi nu vă frământaţi mintea. 30 Căci toate aceste lucruri neamurile lumii le caută. Tatăl vostru ştie că aveţi trebuinţă de ele. 31 Căutaţi(Q) mai întâi Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu, şi toate aceste lucruri vi se vor da pe deasupra. 32 Nu te teme, turmă mică, pentru că(R) Tatăl vostru vă dă cu plăcere Împărăţia. 33 Vindeţi(S) ce aveţi şi daţi milostenie. Faceţi-vă(T) rost de pungi care nu se învechesc, o comoară nesecată în ceruri, unde nu se apropie hoţul şi unde nu roade molia. 34 Căci unde este comoara voastră, acolo este şi inima voastră.
Îndemn la veghere
35 Mijlocul(U) să vă fie încins şi făcliile(V), aprinse. 36 Şi să fiţi ca nişte oameni care aşteaptă pe stăpânul lor să se întoarcă de la nuntă, ca să-i deschidă îndată, când va veni şi va bate la uşă. 37 Ferice(W) de robii aceia pe care stăpânul îi va găsi veghind la venirea lui! Adevărat vă spun că el se va încinge, îi va pune să şadă la masă şi se va apropia să le slujească. 38 Fie că vine la a doua strajă din noapte, fie că vine la a treia strajă, ferice de robii aceia, dacă-i va găsi veghind! 39 Să(X) ştiţi bine că, dacă ar şti stăpânul casei la ce ceas va veni hoţul, ar veghea şi n-ar lăsa să-i spargă casa. 40 Şi(Y) voi dar fiţi gata, căci Fiul omului va veni în ceasul în care nu vă gândiţi.”
Ispravnicul credincios
41 „Doamne”, I-a zis Petru, „pentru noi spui pilda aceasta sau pentru toţi?” 42 Şi Domnul a zis: „Cine(Z) este ispravnicul credincios şi înţelept, pe care-l va pune stăpânul său peste slugile sale, ca să le dea partea lor de hrană la vremea potrivită? 43 Ferice de robul acela pe care stăpânul, la venirea lui, îl va găsi făcând aşa! 44 Adevărat(AA) vă spun că îl va pune peste toată avuţia sa. 45 Dar(AB), dacă robul acela zice în inima lui: Stăpânul meu zăboveşte să vină, dacă va începe să bată pe slugi şi pe slujnice, să mănânce, să bea şi să se îmbete, 46 stăpânul robului aceluia va veni în ziua în care el nu se aşteaptă şi în ceasul în care nu ştie şi-l va tăia în bucăţi; şi soarta lui va fi soarta celor necredincioşi în lucrul încredinţat lor. 47 Robul(AC) acela, care a ştiut voia stăpânului său şi nu s-a pregătit deloc şi n-a lucrat după voia lui, va fi bătut cu multe lovituri. 48 Dar(AD) cine n-a ştiut-o şi a făcut lucruri vrednice de lovituri va fi bătut cu puţine lovituri. Cui i s-a dat mult, i se va cere mult şi cui i s-a încredinţat mult, i se va cere mai mult.
Foc pe pământ
49 Eu am venit să arunc un foc(AE) pe pământ. Şi ce vreau decât să fie aprins chiar acum! 50 Am un botez cu(AF) care trebuie să fiu botezat, şi cât de mult doresc să se îndeplinească! 51 Credeţi(AG) că am venit să aduc pace pe pământ? Eu vă spun: nu, ci(AH) mai degrabă dezbinare. 52 Căci(AI), de acum înainte, din cinci, care vor fi într-o casă, trei vor fi dezbinaţi împotriva a doi şi doi, împotriva a trei. 53 Tatăl va fi dezbinat împotriva fiului şi fiul, împotriva tatălui; mama, împotriva fiicei şi fiica, împotriva mamei; soacra, împotriva nurorii şi nora, împotriva soacrei.”
Semnele vremurilor
54 El a mai zis noroadelor: „Când(AJ) vedeţi un nor ridicându-se la apus, îndată ziceţi: ‘Vine ploaia’. Şi aşa se întâmplă. 55 Şi când vedeţi suflând vântul de la miazăzi, ziceţi: ‘Are să fie zăduf’. Şi aşa se întâmplă. 56 Făţarnicilor, faţa pământului şi a cerului ştiţi s-o deosebiţi, vremea aceasta cum de n-o deosebiţi? 57 Şi pentru ce nu judecaţi şi voi singuri ce este drept? 58 Când(AK) te duci cu pârâşul tău înaintea judecătorului, pe drum(AL) caută să scapi de el, ca nu cumva să te târască înaintea judecătorului, judecătorul să te dea pe mâna temnicerului, şi temnicerul să te arunce în temniţă. 59 Îţi spun că nu vei ieşi de acolo până nu vei plăti şi cel mai de pe urmă bănuţ.”
Luke 12
King James Version
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.
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