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Luca 12
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Luca 12
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Parlare apertamente e senza timore
12 Nel frattempo, radunatesi migliaia di persone che si calpestavano a vicenda, Gesù cominciò a dire anzitutto ai discepoli: «Guardatevi dal lievito dei farisei, che è l'ipocrisia. 2 Non c'è nulla di nascosto che non sarà svelato, né di segreto che non sarà conosciuto. 3 Pertanto ciò che avrete detto nelle tenebre, sarà udito in piena luce; e ciò che avrete detto all'orecchio nelle stanze più interne, sarà annunziato sui tetti.
4 A voi miei amici, dico: Non temete coloro che uccidono il corpo e dopo non possono far più nulla. 5 Vi mostrerò invece chi dovete temere: temete Colui che, dopo aver ucciso, ha il potere di gettare nella Geenna. Sì, ve lo dico, temete Costui. 6 Cinque passeri non si vendono forse per due soldi? Eppure nemmeno uno di essi è dimenticato davanti a Dio. 7 Anche i capelli del vostro capo sono tutti contati. Non temete, voi valete più di molti passeri.
8 Inoltre vi dico: Chiunque mi riconoscerà davanti agli uomini, anche il Figlio dell'uomo lo riconoscerà davanti agli angeli di Dio; 9 ma chi mi rinnegherà davanti agli uomini sarà rinnegato davanti agli angeli di Dio.
10 Chiunque parlerà contro il Figlio dell'uomo gli sarà perdonato, ma chi bestemmierà lo Spirito Santo non gli sarà perdonato.
11 Quando vi condurranno davanti alle sinagoghe, ai magistrati e alle autorità, non preoccupatevi come discolparvi o che cosa dire; 12 perché lo Spirito Santo vi insegnerà in quel momento ciò che bisogna dire».
Non accumulare tesori
13 Uno della folla gli disse: «Maestro, dì a mio fratello che divida con me l'eredità». 14 Ma egli rispose: «O uomo, chi mi ha costituito giudice o mediatore sopra di voi?». 15 E disse loro: «Guardatevi e tenetevi lontano da ogni cupidigia, perché anche se uno è nell'abbondanza la sua vita non dipende dai suoi beni». 16 Disse poi una parabola: «La campagna di un uomo ricco aveva dato un buon raccolto. 17 Egli ragionava tra sé: Che farò, poiché non ho dove riporre i miei raccolti? 18 E disse: Farò così: demolirò i miei magazzini e ne costruirò di più grandi e vi raccoglierò tutto il grano e i miei beni. 19 Poi dirò a me stesso: Anima mia, hai a disposizione molti beni, per molti anni; riposati, mangia, bevi e datti alla gioia. 20 Ma Dio gli disse: Stolto, questa notte stessa ti sarà richiesta la tua vita. E quello che hai preparato di chi sarà? 21 Così è di chi accumula tesori per sé, e non arricchisce davanti a Dio».
Abbandonarsi alla Provvidenza
22 Poi disse ai discepoli: «Per questo io vi dico: Non datevi pensiero per la vostra vita, di quello che mangerete; né per il vostro corpo, come lo vestirete. 23 La vita vale più del cibo e il corpo più del vestito. 24 Guardate i corvi: non seminano e non mietono, non hanno ripostiglio né granaio, e Dio li nutre. Quanto più degli uccelli voi valete! 25 Chi di voi, per quanto si affanni, può aggiungere un'ora sola alla sua vita? 26 Se dunque non avete potere neanche per la più piccola cosa, perché vi affannate del resto? 27 Guardate i gigli, come crescono: non filano, non tessono: eppure io vi dico che neanche Salomone, con tutta la sua gloria, vestiva come uno di loro. 28 Se dunque Dio veste così l'erba del campo, che oggi c'è e domani si getta nel forno, quanto più voi, gente di poca fede? 29 Non cercate perciò che cosa mangerete e berrete, e non state con l'animo in ansia: 30 di tutte queste cose si preoccupa la gente del mondo; ma il Padre vostro sa che ne avete bisogno. 31 Cercate piuttosto il regno di Dio, e queste cose vi saranno date in aggiunta.
32 Non temere, piccolo gregge, perché al Padre vostro è piaciuto di darvi il suo regno.
Vendere i propri beni e fare l'elemosina
33 Vendete ciò che avete e datelo in elemosina; fatevi borse che non invecchiano, un tesoro inesauribile nei cieli, dove i ladri non arrivano e la tignola non consuma. 34 Perché dove è il vostro tesoro, là sarà anche il vostro cuore.
Tenersi pronti per il ritorno del padrone
35 Siate pronti, con la cintura ai fianchi e le lucerne accese; 36 siate simili a coloro che aspettano il padrone quando torna dalle nozze, per aprirgli subito, appena arriva e bussa. 37 Beati quei servi che il padrone al suo ritorno troverà ancora svegli; in verità vi dico, si cingerà le sue vesti, li farà mettere a tavola e passerà a servirli. 38 E se, giungendo nel mezzo della notte o prima dell'alba, li troverà così, beati loro! 39 Sappiate bene questo: se il padrone di casa sapesse a che ora viene il ladro, non si lascerebbe scassinare la casa. 40 Anche voi tenetevi pronti, perché il Figlio dell'uomo verrà nell'ora che non pensate».
41 Allora Pietro disse: «Signore, questa parabola la dici per noi o anche per tutti?». 42 Il Signore rispose: «Qual è dunque l'amministratore fedele e saggio, che il Signore porrà a capo della sua servitù, per distribuire a tempo debito la razione di cibo? 43 Beato quel servo che il padrone, arrivando, troverà al suo lavoro. 44 In verità vi dico, lo metterà a capo di tutti i suoi averi. 45 Ma se quel servo dicesse in cuor suo: Il padrone tarda a venire, e cominciasse a percuotere i servi e le serve, a mangiare, a bere e a ubriacarsi, 46 il padrone di quel servo arriverà nel giorno in cui meno se l'aspetta e in un'ora che non sa, e lo punirà con rigore assegnandogli il posto fra gli infedeli. 47 Il servo che, conoscendo la volontà del padrone, non avrà disposto o agito secondo la sua volontà, riceverà molte percosse; 48 quello invece che, non conoscendola, avrà fatto cose meritevoli di percosse, ne riceverà poche. A chiunque fu dato molto, molto sarà chiesto; a chi fu affidato molto, sarà richiesto molto di più.
Gesù e la sua passione
49 Sono venuto a portare il fuoco sulla terra; e come vorrei che fosse gia acceso! 50 C'è un battesimo che devo ricevere; e come sono angosciato, finché non sia compiuto!
Gesù causa di dissenso
51 Pensate che io sia venuto a portare la pace sulla terra? No, vi dico, ma la divisione. 52 D'ora innanzi in una casa di cinque persone 53 si divideranno tre contro due e due contro tre;
padre contro figlio e figlio contro padre,
madre contro figlia e figlia contro madre,
suocera contro nuora e nuora contro suocera».
Saper interpretare i segni dei tempi
54 Diceva ancora alle folle: «Quando vedete una nuvola salire da ponente, subito dite: Viene la pioggia, e così accade. 55 E quando soffia lo scirocco, dite: Ci sarà caldo, e così accade. 56 Ipocriti! Sapete giudicare l'aspetto della terra e del cielo, come mai questo tempo non sapete giudicarlo? 57 E perché non giudicate da voi stessi ciò che è giusto? 58 Quando vai con il tuo avversario davanti al magistrato, lungo la strada procura di accordarti con lui, perché non ti trascini davanti al giudice e il giudice ti consegni all'esecutore e questi ti getti in prigione. 59 Ti assicuro, non ne uscirai finché non avrai pagato fino all'ultimo spicciolo».
Luke 12
New International Version
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
Lucas 12
Biblia del Jubileo
Lucas 12
Biblia del Jubileo
12 ¶ En esto, juntándose muchos acompañantes, tanto que unos a otros se pisaban, comenzó a decir a sus discípulos: Primeramente guardaos de la levadura de los fariseos, que es la hipocresía.
2 Porque nada hay encubierto, que no haya de ser descubierto; ni oculto, que no haya de ser sabido.
3 Por tanto, las cosas que dijisteis en tinieblas, a la luz serán oídas; y lo que hablasteis al oído en los aposentos, será pregonado en los tejados.
4 Mas os digo, amigos míos: No temáis de los que matan el cuerpo, y después no tienen más que hacer.
5 Mas os enseñaré a quién temáis: temed a aquel que después de ser matado, tiene potestad de echar en el infierno; así os digo: a éste temed.
6 ¿No se venden cinco pajarillos por dos blancas? Pues ni uno de ellos está olvidado de Dios.
7 Y aun los cabellos de vuestra cabeza están todos contados. No temáis pues; de más estima sois que muchos pajarillos.
8 Y os digo que todo aquel que me confesare delante de los hombres, también el Hijo del hombre le confesará delante de los ángeles de Dios;
9 mas el que me negare delante de los hombres, será negado delante de los ángeles de Dios.
10 Y todo aquel que dice palabra contra el Hijo del Hombre, hay perdón para él; mas al que blasfemare contra el Espíritu Santo, no le será perdonado.
11 Y cuando os trajeren a las sinagogas, y a los magistrados y potestades, no estéis solícitos cómo o qué hayáis de responder, o qué habréis de decir;
12 porque el Espíritu Santo os enseñará en la misma hora lo que será necesario decir.
13 ¶ Y le dijo uno de la multitud: Maestro, di a mi hermano que parta conmigo la herencia.
14 Mas él le dijo: Hombre, ¿quién me puso por juez o partidor sobre vosotros?
15 Y les dijo: Mirad, y guardaos de toda avaricia; porque la vida del hombre no consiste en la abundancia de los bienes que posee.
16 Y les refirió una parábola, diciendo: La heredad de un hombre rico había llevado muchos frutos;
17 y él pensaba dentro de sí, diciendo: ¿qué haré, porque no tengo dónde juntar mis frutos?
18 Y dijo: Esto haré: derribaré mis alfolíes, y los edificaré mayores, y allí juntaré todos mis frutos y mis bienes;
19 y diré a mi alma: Alma, muchos bienes tienes almacenados para muchos años; repósate, come, bebe, regocíjate.
20 Y le dijo Dios: Necio, esta noche vuelven a pedir tu alma; y lo que has prevenido, ¿de quién será?
21 Así es el que hace para sí tesoro, y no es rico en Dios.
22 ¶ Y dijo a sus discípulos: Por tanto os digo: No estéis afanosos de vuestra vida, qué comeréis; ni del cuerpo, qué vestiréis.
23 La vida es más que la comida, y el cuerpo que el vestido.
24 Considerad los cuervos, que ni siembran, ni siegan; que ni tienen cillero, ni alfolí; y Dios los alimenta. ¿Cuánto de más estima sois vosotros que las aves?
25 ¿Y quién de vosotros podrá con su afán añadir a su estatura un codo?
26 Pues si no podéis aun lo que es menos, ¿para qué estaréis afanosos de lo demás?
27 Considerad los lirios, cómo crecen; no labran, ni hilan; y os digo, que ni Salomón con toda su gloria se vistió como uno de ellos.
28 Y si así viste Dios a la hierba, que hoy está en el campo, y mañana es echada en el horno; ¿cuánto más a vosotros, los de poca fe?
29 Vosotros, pues, no procuréis qué tengáis de comer, o qué tengáis de beber; ni andéis elevados.
30 Porque todas estas cosas buscan los gentiles del mundo; que vuestro Padre sabe que necesitáis estas cosas.
31 Mas procurad el Reino de Dios, y todas estas cosas os serán añadidas.
32 No temáis, manada pequeña; porque al Padre ha placido daros el Reino.
33 Vended lo que poseéis, y dad limosna {lit. hacer actos de misericordia}; haceos bolsas que no se envejecen, tesoro en los cielos que nunca falta; donde ladrón no llega, ni polilla corrompe.
34 Porque donde está vuestro tesoro, allí también estará vuestro corazón.
35 Estén ceñidos vuestros lomos, y vuestras lámparas encendidas;
36 y vosotros semejantes a hombres que esperan cuando su señor ha de volver de las bodas; para que cuando viniere, y tocare, luego le abran.
37 Bienaventurados aquellos esclavos, a los cuales cuando el Señor viniere, hallare velando; de cierto os digo, que él se ceñirá, y hará que se sienten a la mesa, y pasando les servirá.
38 Y aunque venga a la segunda vigilia, y aunque venga a la tercera vigilia, y los hallare así, bienaventurados son los tales esclavos.
39 Pero esto sabed, que si supiera el padre de familia a qué hora había de venir el ladrón, velaría ciertamente, y no dejaría minar su casa.
40 Vosotros pues también, estad apercibidos; porque a la hora que no pensáis, el Hijo del hombre vendrá.
41 ¶ Entonces Pedro le dijo: Señor, ¿dices esta parábola a nosotros, o también a todos?
42 Y dijo el Señor: ¿Quién es el mayordomo fiel y prudente, al cual el señor pondrá sobre su familia, para que a tiempo les dé su ración?
43 Bienaventurado aquel esclavo, al cual, cuando el señor viniere, hallare haciendo así.
44 En verdad os digo, que él le pondrá sobre todos sus bienes.
45 Mas si el tal esclavo dijere en su corazón: Mi señor tarda en venir; y comenzare a herir a los esclavos y a las criadas, y a comer y a beber y a embriagarse;
46 vendrá el señor de aquel esclavo el día que él no espera, y a la hora que él no sabe, y le apartará, y pondrá su parte con los infieles.
47 Porque el esclavo que entendió la voluntad de su señor, y no se apercibió, ni hizo conforme a su voluntad, será azotado mucho.
48 Mas el que no entendió, e hizo cosas dignas de azotes, será azotado poco; porque a cualquiera que fue dado mucho, mucho será vuelto a demandar de él; y al que encomendaron mucho, más le será pedido.
49 Fuego vine a meter en la tierra; ¿y qué quiero, sino que se encienda?
50 Pero de un bautismo me es necesario ser bautizado; y ¡cómo me angustio hasta que sea cumplido!
51 ¿Pensáis que he venido a la tierra a dar paz? No, os digo; sino disensión.
52 Porque estarán de aquí adelante cinco en una casa divididos; tres contra dos, y dos contra tres.
53 El padre estará dividido contra el hijo, y el hijo contra el padre; la madre contra la hija, y la hija contra la madre; la suegra contra su nuera, y la nuera contra su suegra.
54 ¶ Y decía también a la multitud: Cuando veis la nube que sale del poniente, luego decís: Agua viene; y es así.
55 Y cuando sopla el austro, decís: Habrá calor; y lo hay.
56 ¡Hipócritas! Sabéis discernir la faz del cielo y de la tierra; ¿y cómo no discernís este tiempo?
57 ¿Y por qué aun de vosotros mismos no juzgáis lo que es justo?
58 Pues cuando vas al magistrado con tu adversario, procura en el camino librarte de él; para que no te arrastre al juez, y el juez te entregue al alguacil, y el alguacil te meta en la cárcel.
59 Te digo que no saldrás de allá, hasta que hayas pagado hasta el último centavo.
Luke 12
New King James Version
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
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