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Sunil tzet ewan yehi chiabchaloj

12  Wal xin caw ismilalxa anma iscutxba isba yaben tzet chal Comam Jesús, toxan̈e chistenle isba anma. Yalni Comam Jesús tet ebnaj iscuywom:

―Cheyil heba tet ebnaj fariseo, yuto chal isba ebnaj cˈulal. Wal xin haˈ iscuybanil ebnaj lahan hacaˈ nichˈan yan̈al ixim pan chˈoc xol ixim harina, sunil ixim chisipcˈa yu. Yuto sunil tzet ebabil chˈelo yen̈el, yebpaxo sunil tzet ewan yehi chˈixtan̈wilo sata anma. Yuxin yin̈ caw yel chiwalan teyet, sunil tzet cheyal xol kˈejholo chiˈabelaxo yu anma yet tzˈayical, yebpaxo sunil tzotiˈ chihallax yin̈ nancˈulal yul hunu n̈a, chihallaxo yin̈ caw ip istin̈a.

Han̈cˈan̈ehojab tet Comam Dios chon̈xiwi

Walex wamigo hextiˈan, chiwalan teyet mach chexxiw tet ebnaj chu ispotxˈni camo henimanil, yuto matxa hunuxa tzet wal quexyuten ebnaj. Yaj chiwalan teyet, mac tet bay wal hexiwi, haˈ ton tet Comam Dios, Comam chu quexyakˈni camoj, chilahwi tuˈ aypaxo yip quexyanito xol kˈa kˈaˈ mach istan̈bal. Haˈ ton tet Comam tuˈ chexiwi.

Chisje hetxumnilo yin̈ noˈ niẍte chˈic, hocˈon̈ noˈ yin̈ cab centavo, yaj machi hunu noˈ chito nahul yu Comam. Hajxamex hex tiˈ, caw niman hayelapno sata noˈ. ¿Tom mach cheyohtajoj ta sunil xil hewiˈ bisbil yin̈ hununtajil yu Comam? Yuxin chiwalan teyet, mach chexxiwi.

Mac mach chitxˈixwi yin̈ Comam Jesús sata anma

Chiwalan teyet, macn̈eticˈa mach chitxˈixwi yalnilo isba sata anma ta wetan yehi, Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, chiwalan ta wetan anma tuˈ sata ebnaj yángel Comam ay bey satcan̈. Yajaˈ mac chitxˈixwi yalni sata anma ta wetan yehi, chiwalpaxojan sata ebnaj yángel Comam Dios tato mach wetojan ye anma tuˈ. 10 Macta chibuchwahi cat yalni hunu tzotiˈ txˈoj win̈an, Haninan Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, ayto nimancˈulal yin̈, yaj mac chihalni txˈoj tzotiˈ yin̈ Comam Espíritu Santo, matxa nimancˈulal yin̈.

11 Hayet chexilaxto sata ebnaj yahawil yeco yin̈ iscapilla ebnaj Israel, maca sata ebnaj juez, maca satapaxo ebnaj alcal, mach chˈoc yin̈ hecˈul yin̈ tzet chu hecolni heba, yeb tzet chu hepajtzen istzotiˈ ebnaj. 12 Yuto hayet chiˈapni istiempohal heyilaxto sata ebnaj, haˈ Comam Espíritu Santo chakˈni hehelanil hetzoteli, ẍi Comam tet anma.

Caw ay ismay ta chijaco janma yin̈ kˈalomal

13 Xol anma tuˈ, ay huneˈ naj halni tet Comam Jesús hacaˈ tiˈ:

―Mam cuywawom, hal tet wuẍtatiˈan inkˈanaˈan yakˈaˈab naj inmajulan yin̈ tzet akˈbilcano jetan̈ yu comaman̈, ẍi naj.

14 Yaj yal Comam tet naj:

―Hach wet anmahil, hanintiˈan mach alcalo wecojan texol, cat inpohnitojan tzet ye tuˈ teyin̈, ẍi Comam.

15 Yalni Comam tet anma xin:

―Nann̈e heyu, caw cheyil heba, mach chetzˈunico heyanma yin̈ kˈalomal, yuto iskˈinal anma mach chipitzcˈati yin̈ tzettaj ay yul iskˈab, ẍi Comam.

16 Yalni Comam huneˈ yechel tiˈ tet anma:

―Ay huneˈ naj winaj caw kˈalom, caw niman sat istzˈunub yakˈa. 17 Yuxinto yal naj kˈalom tuˈ ischuquil hacaˈ tiˈ: “¿Tzet wal wuten inbahan? Caw matxa chabe bay chincˈubahan sat intzˈunubtiˈan,” ẍi naj. 18 Istit yin̈ isnabal naj, yalni naj hacaˈ tiˈ: “Wohtaxahan tzet chinwatxˈeˈan. Chiwuchcˈayojan huntekˈan incˈun̈atiˈan, cat inwatxˈenojan huntekˈanxa caw nimej chu, haxinwal cˈuxan yocto sunil sat intzˈunubtiˈan yul yeb sunil tzet ayinan. 19 Chilahwi tuˈ xin cat inxewan yuto ay tzet ayinan yin̈ sunilbal tiempo. Chinxewan yeb chinwaˈan, cat wakˈnihan tzet choche wanmahan, cat wakˈni tzalaho incˈulan,” ẍi naj tet yanma.

20 Tzujan tuˈ xin, yalni Comam Dios tet naj: “¡Caw machi hawiˈ! Yin̈ huneˈ akˈbal tiˈ chaẍcamoj. ¿Mac tet xin chicanocano huntekˈan cˈubabil hawu tiˈ hawalni?” ẍi Comam Dios tet naj.

21 Hacaˈ ton huneˈ naj winaj tiˈ, hac tuˈ ye anma yin̈n̈eticˈa kˈalomal chaco yanma, yuxin yul sat Comam Dios caw mebaˈ huntekˈan anma tuˈ, ẍi Comam.

Anma chˈanico Comam Dios yipo yanma Comam chitan̈eni

22 Lahwi tuˈ xin, yalni Comam Jesús tet ebnaj iscuywom:

―Chiwalan teyet, mach cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul yin̈ tzet chelo yebpaxo yin̈ bay chitit istohol xil hekˈap cheyacoj. 23 Heyohtaj tato haˈ Comam Dios chˈakˈni cocawil, ¿hatocˈanab tzet chicolo mach chakˈ Comam heyalni? Haˈ Comam akˈnipaxo huneˈ conimanil tiˈ ¿tom mach chakˈapaxo Comam xil cokˈap heyalni? 24 Chisje hetxumni yin̈ noˈ hoh, machi yawal noˈ chacoj, mach chihatxˈwipaxo noˈ, machipaxo iscˈun̈a noˈ, yajaˈ Comam Dios chiˈakˈni tzet chislo noˈ. Hajexxam hex tiˈ, to caw ecˈbal heyelapno sata noˈ. 25 ¿Aymi hunujex tiˈ yu caw cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul chihitzto nichˈanoxa hecawil yul sat yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ? ¡Machoj! 26 Yuxin ta mach chexkˈoji hewatxˈen tzet ye tuˈ niẍchˈan, ¿tzet yin̈ xin cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul?

27 Ilwecˈanab teˈ caj, mach chimunla teˈ, mach chichemlipaxo teˈ, yaj chiwalan teyet naj rey Salomón yet payat, waxan̈ca caw kˈalom naj, yajaˈ machi apni iskˈaptzen isba naj hacaˈ iscˈulchˈanil teˈ caj tuˈ. 28 Walca caw cˈulchˈan jilni isxumaquil teˈ caj tuˈ tinan̈, yaj wal yet hecal cabe chin̈uslaxto teˈ yul horno. Ta chakˈ Comam iscˈulchˈanil teˈ caj, ¿hatocˈanab xil hekˈab mach chakˈ Comam? hex tiˈ machi caw chicawxi hecˈul yin̈ Comam. 29 Wal xin mach cheyaco yin̈ hecˈul bay chi‑caw‑istit tzet chelo. 30 Wal anma mach ohtan̈e Comam Dios, caw chaco huntekˈan tzet ye tuˈ tiˈ yin̈ iscˈul, yajaˈ walex hex tiˈ, ay huneˈ Hemam yohtaxa tzet chˈocnico heyu. 31 Yuxin aweco heyanma heyijen yin̈ tzet chal Comam Dios babel, haxa huntekˈanxa chˈocnico heyu, chiˈakˈlaxo teyet, ẍi Comam Jesús tet ebnaj iscuywom.

Jakˈaweto cokˈalomal bey satcan̈

32 Yalnipaxo Comam Jesús tet ebnaj iscuywom:

―Mach chexxiw hex xahan ay wutiˈan. Caw haywan̈exchˈan, yajaˈ xaˈel yin̈ iscˈul Comam ay bey satcan̈ quexyanico yuninaloj. 33 Txon̈weto tzet ayex, cat heyakˈni istohol tet anma matzet aya, hac tuˈ chu hewatxˈen huneˈ istxˈuyal hekˈalomal mach chikˈato bey satcan̈. Huntekˈan kˈalomal tuˈ machi bakˈinal chitan̈iloj yuto haˈ bey tuˈ machi elkˈom, machipaxo noˈ ih chiˈetanotoj. 34 Wal xin haˈ bay ay hekˈalomal haˈ tuˈ ayco heyanma, ẍi Comam.

Helan chijute coba

35 Yalnipaxo Comam:

―Caw helanojab cheyute heba hacaˈ hunu naj soldado caw watxˈebilico xil iskˈap, yeb aypaxico kˈaˈ yin̈ iscantil. 36 Lahanojab cheyute heba hacaˈ ebnaj chejab chismaj yul ispatrón chibey yin̈ hunu mohyilal. Hayet chˈapni naj bey yatut cat yahwi naj. Caw yin̈ an̈e xin chishaj ebnaj pulta tet naj patrón tuˈ. 37 Caw sakˈal yet ebnaj chejab elna iswayan̈ yet chˈapni ispatrón tuˈ. Chiwalan teyet, caw yin̈ an̈e chishelilo xil iskˈap naj patrón, cat yawten naj ebnaj waˈo sat meẍa; haˈ caw naj chibatxnicˈo tzet chislo ebnaj tuˈ. 38 Yuxin waxan̈ca yin̈ chuman akˈbal, maca yet lan̈anxa issajbiloj, cat yapni naj patrón tuˈ, caw sakˈal yet ebnaj chejab ta elna iswayan̈ ebnaj.

39 Nachaojabilo heyu huntekˈan tzet chiwaltiˈan teyet: Hacaˈ hunu naj yahaw n̈a, kˈinalo ta yohta naj tzet orahil chˈapni naj elkˈom yin̈ yatut, caw chimmajwa naj, machim chischacto naj naj yul yatut. 40 Haˈ quexpax tuˈ hex tiˈ, helan cheyute heba. Haˈ taxca yet mach nano heyu, cat wulan, Hanin Akˈbilintijan texol yu Comam Dios, ẍi Comam tet ebnaj iscuywom tuˈ.

Naj chejab yijem yeb naj chejab mach yijemoj

41 Iskˈamben naj Pedro tet Comam:

―Mamin, ¿han̈em jetan̈ chawal huneˈ yechel tiˈ, mato tet sunil anma? ẍi naj.

42 Yalni Comam:

―Huneˈ tiˈ chiwalan yin̈ huneˈ naj ilom munil caw yijem yeb caw ay isnabal, akˈbilico yu naj yahaw munil yul yatut yu yakˈni tzet chislo ebnaj munlawom hacaˈ yalni naj yahaw tuˈ. 43 Caw sakˈal yet naj ta lan̈an isyijen naj hacaˈ tzet halbilcano tet yet chˈapni naj yahaw munil. 44 Yin̈ caw isyelal chiwalan teyet: Naj yahaw munil tuˈ chaco naj naj yijem tuˈ yahawo yin̈ sunil tzet aya. 45 Yaj ta chal naj ischuquil: “Wal yaˈ wahawan, ¿bakˈin tam chul yaˈ?” ta ẍi naj, cat yoc naj ismakˈni ebnaj chejab yeb ebix chejab, yeb xin han̈cˈan̈e yin̈ waˈo chaco yanma naj, yeb xin yin̈ tzet chucˈ naj, cat yoccano naj ucˈu teˈ. 46 Haxa yet istzˈayical mach echmabilo yahaw naj yu caw tona nahul ay naj, cat yul lemna naj yahaw tuˈ, hac tuˈ xin caw chˈakˈlax ecˈoyaˈ yanma naj xol isyaˈtajil cat yalaxto naj xol ebnaj mach yijemo chute isba.

47 Kˈinalo ta ay hunu naj chejab yohta tzet choche yahaw, yajaˈ mach chaco naj yin̈ iscˈul iswatxˈeni, yeb xin mach chisyijepaxo naj tzet chal naj yahaw tuˈ, haˈ huneˈ naj chejab tuˈ niman isyaˈtajil chischah naj. 48 Walpaxo naj chejab, mach yohtajo ta txˈoj tzet chiswatxˈe, haˈ naj tuˈ hanicˈn̈echˈan tzˈum chˈakˈlax yijaˈ. Haˈ mac niman tzet akˈbilcano tet, nimanpaxo chikˈanlax tet, yebpaxo mac niman tzet akˈbilico yul iskˈab, ecˈbalxa niman chu iskˈanlaxayo tet, ẍi Comam.

Chiscajlecan̈ isba anma yu Comam Jesús

49 Yalnipaxo Comam Jesús:

―Hanintiˈan hulnajinan wakˈacojan huneˈ hacaˈ kˈaˈ yul yiban̈kˈinal tiˈ. Ay walaˈan ta chiah xaj huneˈ kˈaˈ tuˈ tinan̈. 50 Ay huneˈ niman isyaˈtajil chihul wiban̈an, haˈ ton huneˈ tuˈ ayco yin̈ wanmahan, caw xin chˈecˈyaˈ wanmahan masanto chijaˈ isba huneˈ tuˈ. 51 ¿Ham heyalni ta yu wanicojan akˈancˈulal xol anma yuxin quinhulan? Machoj, to yu ispohlen isba. 52 Wal tinan̈ istzabloxaco huneˈ tiˈ xol anma. Kˈinalo ta ay howan̈o yul hunu n̈a, oxwan̈ chˈoc howal yin̈ cawan̈, haxa cawan̈ tuˈ chˈoc howal yin̈ oxwan̈. 53 Naj mame, chˈoc naj howal yin̈ iscˈahol, naj cˈahole chˈoc howal yin̈ ismam, ix miˈe chˈoc ix howal yin̈ yunin, ix unine chˈoc ix howal yin̈ ismiˈ. Wal ixnam alibe chˈoc ixnam howal yin̈ yalib, cat yocpaxo ix alibe howal yin̈ ixnam alibe tuˈ, ẍi Comam.

Yal Comam ta mach chinachalo yu anma yin̈ huneˈ tiempohal bay aya

54 Yalni Comam Jesús tet anma:

―Hayet cheyilni moyan bay chito tzˈayic, caw an̈e chenaloj cat heyalni: “Chakˈaˈ n̈ab tinan̈,” quexchi. Caw xin chij isba tzet cheyala. 55 Hayet cheyaben istit jakˈekˈ yin̈ sur, cheyalpaxoj: “Caw chixobxonoj,” quexchi. Hac tuˈ xin chu yijni isba. 56 Hex cheyal heba cˈulal tiˈ, caw helanex hetxumni yin̈ tzet chute isba txˈo txˈotxˈ tiˈ, yeb tzet ye tuˈ cheyil satcan̈ yet chishelni isba tiempo, yaj mach chinacha heyu tzet yelapno ye huneˈ tiempo bay ayexico tiˈ, ẍi Comam.

Ocan̈we yin̈ akˈancˈulal yeb anma ayco ishowal teyin̈

57 Yalnipaxo Comam:

―¿Tzet yin̈ yuxin caw mach chewatxˈelo hunu tzet ye tuˈ texol hechuquil yin̈ caw istoholal? 58 Kˈinalo ta ay hunu mac chachawten sata naj alcal, haˈojab yet lan̈an isto naj yul beh, cat hakˈanni nimancˈulal tawin̈ tet naj yin̈ akˈancˈulal. Ta mach xin, yet chaẍapni sata naj alcal, chaẍalaxico yul iskˈab naj mayor, cat cachyanicto naj yul teˈ preso. 59 Chiwalan tawet mach chaẍelti yul preso tuˈ tato mach tzˈajano chawakˈ hamulta, ẍi Comam.

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

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.

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

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.

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.

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.

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

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

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.