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Ri Jesús cuya tijonic chrij ri cawächil

12  Xquimulij cˈu quib sibalaj qˈuia winak je riˈ chi cäquitacˈalela quib. Ri Jesús xeutzijobej ru tijoxelab nabe, xubij chque: Chichajij iwib chuwäch ri qui chˈamil ri tataˈib fariseos. Ri chˈäm ri quinbij chiwe man kas tä chˈäm waˈ, xane are ri qui noˈj ri fariseos ri xak quieb qui wäch ri quinjunamaj rucˈ ri chˈäm, ―cächaˈ. Man cˈo tä cˈu ri chˈuktalic ri mat cäkˈalajin na. Man cˈo tä cˈu ri cˈuˈtalic ri mat quetamataj na. Ri i tzijom pa kˈekum, cätatabex na waˈ pa sakil. Ri i jasjatem xukujeˈ ri quiban pa ri ja, cätzijox na waˈ pa ri be, ―xcha chque.

Waral cätzijox wi jachin chuwäch ri rajwaxic cäkaxej wi kib

Quinbij cˈu chiwe ix, kachalal, chi mixej iwib chquiwäch ri quecämisan ri cuerpo, te cˈu riˈ man cˈo tä chi ri quecowin chubanic chiwe. Quincˈut na in jachin chuwäch ri rajwaxic quixej wi iwib. Are chixej iwib riˈ chuwäch ri jun ri cäcowinic quixuqˈuiäk bi pa ri kˈakˈ aretak ix u cämisam chic. Jeˈ quinbij chiwe, are chixej iwib chuwäch waˈ, ―xcha chque.

¿A mat quieb centavos queqˈuiyix wi job chiˈch? Man cˈo tä cˈu jun chque we alaj tak chicop riˈ ri cäsach pu jolom ri Dios. Xukujeˈ retam ri Dios joropaˈ ri rismal i wiˈ e cˈolic. Mixej ba iwib. Más ix lokˈ na ix chquiwäch qˈuia tak chiˈch, ―xcha ri Jesús chque.

Ri Jesús cutzijoj jas cäcaˈn ri winak ri cukˈalajisaj ri Areˈ chquiwäch niqˈuiaj winak chic

Jeˈ quinbij chiwe chi apachin ri cutzijoj chquiwäch ri winak chi are wachiˈl in, in riˈ ri Ralcˈual ri Dios ri Kas Winak, quinbij na chquiwäch ri ángeles re ri Dios chi wech in we winak riˈ. Apachin cˈu ri cubij chquiwäch ri winak chi man retam tä nu wäch in, quinbij cˈu na in chquiwäch ri ángeles re ri Dios chi man wetam tä u wäch we winak riˈ, ―cächa chque.

10 Apachique winak ri cäyokˈon chwe in, in riˈ ri Ralcˈual ri Dios ri Kas Winak, cäsach na u mac waˈ. Apachin cˈu ri cubij ri äwas u bixic chrij ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu re ri Dios, man cäsach tä na u mac riˈ, ―cächaˈ.

11 Aretak quixquichap ri winak, quixquicˈam bi chquiwäch ri qui nimakil ri winak re ri rachoch Dios o chquiwäch ri kˈatal tak tzij, xukujeˈ chquiwäch ri niqˈuiaj tak takanelab, mixej iwib che jas ri rajwaxic quibij o jas quitoˈbej iwib. 12 Are cˈu ri Lokˈalaj Espíritu cuya na chiwe pa we hora riˈ jas ri rajwaxic u bixic iwumal, ―xcha ri Jesús chque.

Waral cätzijox wi ri kˈinomalaj achi ri cuchomaj ri man jicom taj

13 Jun chque ri winak xubij che ri Jesús: Bij la che ri wachalal chi cuya we ri echbal, ―xcha riˈ.

14 Xchˈaw ri Jesús, xubij che: Tat, man in cojom tä che kˈatal tzij puwiˈ alak. Xukujeˈ man in cˈo tä che jachal echbal, ―xcha che.

15 Xubij cˈu chque conojel: Chilampe alak chi cächajij ib alak chuwäch ru rayixic qˈuia u wäch jastak ajuwächulew. Pune e cˈo qˈuia ri jastak re jun winak, man are tä riˈ ri cäyoˈw ru cˈaslemal, ―xcha chque.

16 Ri Jesús xucoj chi na jun cˈutbal chquiwäch, xubij: Cˈo jun achi ri sibalaj kˈinom. Sibalaj nim ru wächinic ri rulew xuyaˈ. 17 Cächoman cˈu ri achi pa ranimaˈ, cubij: “¿Jas quinban na? Man cˈo tä chi cˈolibal jawijeˈ quinya wi ri nu jal,” ―cächa riˈ. 18 Xuchomaj pa ranimaˈ, xubij: “Are waˈ ri quinban na. Queinyojij na ri nu cˈuja, queinyac na jujun chic más nimak. Quinya na ri nu jal, xukujeˈ tak ri jastak we chquipam waˈ. 19 Te cˈu riˈ aretak quintoˈtaj chubanic waˈ quinbij na chwe chbil wib: Tuxlanok, twoˈk, chabana a nimakˈij rumal chi e qˈuia ri jastak awe ri a cˈolom. Cuban na waˈ che qˈuia junab,” ―quincha na in, ―cächa ri Jesús. 20 Xubij cˈu ri Dios che: “¡Conalaj achi! Cämic chakˈab catcämic, quel na rawanimaˈ. ¿Jachin lo ajchakˈel can ri jastak ri a cˈolom?” ―xcha ri Dios che, ―cächa ri Jesús. 21 Je riˈ ri cucˈulmaj ri winak ri cumulij kˈinomal che chbil rib, man kˈinom tä cˈu waˈ cho ri Dios, ―xcha ri Jesús chque.

Ri Dios queuchajij ri ralcˈual

22 Xubij cˈu ri Jesús chque ru tijoxelab: Rumal riˈ quinbij chiwe chi mixoc il che ri i cˈaslemal, jas ri quitijo, jas ri iwatzˈiak quicojo. 23 Nim cˈu na u banic ri i cˈaslemal chuwäch ri wa. Nim na u banic ri i cuerpo chuwäch ri atzˈiak, ―cächaˈ. 24 ¡Cheiwilampe ri joj! Man cäquitic tä abix, man cˈo tä cˈu jachˈ cäcaˈno. Man cˈo tä jawijeˈ quequicˈol wi ri jastak que, man cˈo tä cˈu qui cˈuja. Are cˈu ri Dios quetzukuwic. Ri ix cˈut más ix lokˈ na chquiwäch ri chicop ajuwocaj, ―cächaˈ. 25 ¿Jachin ta cˈu ne chiwe ix cäcowinic cäcˈasi na quieb oxib junab chic xak pa re wi? Man cˈo taj, ―cächaˈ. 26 We man quixcowin tä chubanic jun jasach ri nitzˈ na, ¿jas che quixoc il chque ri juleˈ jastak chic? ―cächaˈ.

27 Chiwilampe ri cotzˈij, jas cäcaˈno queqˈuiyic. Man quechacun taj, man cˈo tä cˈu quiem cäcaˈno. Pune ta ne je riˈ, quinbij chiwe chi ri nim takanel Salomón ojer rucˈ ronojel ru kˈinomal man jeˈ tä ratzˈiak waˈ xucojo jas jun chque we cotzˈij riˈ. 28 We ri Dios jeˈ cuban waˈ che catzˈiak ri kˈayes ri e cˈo cämic pa juyub, chuwek cˈut queyiˈ pa ri kˈakˈ, ¿a mat cärilij riˈ ri Dios ri iwatzˈiak ix? ―cächaˈ. ¡Ay ri ix, ix achijab ri xak jubikˈ quixcojonic! 29 ¡Mixoc baˈ il che jas quitijo, mixej cˈu iwib rumal waˈ! 30 Conojel we jastak riˈ ronojel kˈij kas cäquitzucuj ri niqˈuiaj winak chic ajuwächulew. Ri i Tat cˈut retam jachique ri cajwataj chiwe ix, ―cächaˈ. 31 Chixchacun baˈ nabe chujiquibaˈxic ru takanic ri Dios, quirik cˈu na xukujeˈ ri niqˈuiaj jastak chic ri e rajwaxic chiwe, ―xcha ri Jesús chque.

Cˈo baˈ i kˈinomal chicaj

32 Pune ri ix man ix qˈuia taj, mixej baˈ iwib. Rumal chi cäquicot ranimaˈ ri ka Tat chuyaˈic chiwe chi quixcˈoji na pa ru takanic ri Dios. 33 Chiqˈuiyij ri jastak iwe, chisipaj ri rajil chque ri mebaˈib. Je riˈ cäyiˈ na chiwe jun iwechbal pa ri caj ri man cäkˈelob taj. Cäyiˈ na xukujeˈ jun kˈinomal chicaj ri man cˈo tä u qˈuisic. Man copan tä cˈu elakˈom chilaˈ, man cächicopir tä waˈ, ―cächaˈ. 34 Jun winak are amakˈel cuchomaj ri jastak re. We cˈo ri iwech ix pa ri caj, are quichomaj na ri cˈo chicaj, man xuwi tä riˈ ri cˈo cho ruwächulew, ―xcha ri Jesús chque.

Chiweyej na ru petbal ri Jesucristo

35 Chisucˈumaj baˈ iwib, chitzija cˈu ri i candela chucˈulaxic ri Iwajaw. 36 Jeˈ quibano jas ri cäcaˈn ri patäninelab ri queyeˈm u cˈulaxic ri qui patrón cätzelej lok pa jun cˈulanem, rech aretak culic, cächˈaw chiˈ ri porta, chanim cäquitor chuwäch. 37 Utz que ri patäninelab riˈ ri queriktaj na rumal ri qui patrón chi e cˈaslic aretak cätzelej lok. Kas tzij quinbij chiwe chi ri qui patrón queutˈuyubaˈ na chiˈ ri mesa, cusucˈumaj na rib rech cuya que ri qui wa, ―cächaˈ. 38 Pune ta cˈä teˈ cul ri qui patrón pa niqˈuiaj akˈab, pune sibalaj akˈab, we cärilo chi e cˈaslic, utz que ri patäninelab riˈ, ―xchaˈ. 39 Chichˈobo baˈ waˈ chi we ta jun ajchakˈel ja cäretamaj jachique hora copan ri elakˈom, cäcˈascˈat na riˈ, man cuyaˈ tä riˈ chi cocbex ri rachoch, ―cächaˈ. 40 Chiwila baˈ chi ri ix, ix sucˈumatal chic rumal chi cätzelej na lok ri Ralcˈual ri Dios ri Kas Winak pa ri hora ri man quichomaj taj, ―xcha ri Jesús chque.

Ri utzalaj patäninel rucˈ ri patäninel ri man utz taj

41 Te riˈ xubij ri tat Pedro che: Kajaw, ¿a xtzijoj la waˈ we cˈutbal riˈ xak xuwi chke uj? ¿A mat chque conojel? ―xcha che.

42 Xubij ri Kajaw Jesús: ¿Jachin lo ri jun utzalaj patäninel ri sibalaj cˈo u noˈj? We patäninel riˈ are cäcoj na rumal ru patrón pa qui wiˈ ri niqˈuiaj patäninelab chic rech cuya ri qui wa ronojel kˈij. 43 Utz re ri patäninel riˈ ri cäriktajic chi tajin cuban ru chac aretak copan ru patrón, ―cächaˈ. 44 Are kas tzij ri quinbij chiwe chi ri patrón cucoj na ri patäninel riˈ pa qui wiˈ conojel ri jastak re. 45 Kachomaj baˈ jas cucˈulmaj na we man utz tä cuban ri patäninel riˈ, xane ri areˈ cuchomaj chi xa cäbeytaj ru patrón, cuchaplej cˈu ri u banic cˈäx chque ri niqˈuiaj ajchaquib chic xukujeˈ chque ri ajicˈab, xukujeˈ ne cuchaplej u banic nimakˈij. Xa sibalaj cäwiˈc, xukujeˈ cäkˈabaric. 46 Xak teˈtalic cˈut cul ru patrón pa jun kˈij ri man cuchomaj tä riˈ ri patäninel, pa jun hora ri man retam taj. Kas tzij chi sibalaj cäcˈäjisax na u wäch ri patäninel riˈ rumal chi man jicom tä ri ranimaˈ chubanic ronojel ri xtakan wi ri rajaw, ―cächaˈ.

47 Ri patäninel ri cuchˈobo jas ru rayinic ru patrón, te cˈu riˈ man cujiquiba tä cˈu rib, man cäniman tä cˈu che, are cˈu waˈ we winak riˈ sibalaj cäcˈäjisax na u wäch. 48 Ri patäninel cˈut ri man cuchˈob tä ru rayinic ru patrón, cuban cˈut jachique ri takal wi u cˈäjisaxic u wäch, cätan na riˈ ri cˈäjisabal u wäch ri cäban na che. We jun winak cuya rib pa cˈolibal re ekleˈn, nim waˈ ri cätaˈ na che cumal ri niqˈuiaj winak chic. We ri winak qui jiquibam wi canimaˈ che jun winak chic, qˈuia cˈu ri utzil cäquitaˈ che we winak riˈ, ―xcha ri Jesús chque.

Ri Jesús cutzijoj ri chˈoj ri cäpe cho ruwächulew rumal

49 Xinpe in rech quinya tijonic chque ri winak ajuwächulew. We tijonic riˈ are jeˈ jas ru tˈikic kˈakˈ cho tak ri juyub. Cwaj ta na chi ya tajin cäcˈat chi we kˈakˈ riˈ, ―cächa chque. 50 Cˈo na jun nimalaj cˈäx ri rajwaxic quinriko. Cwaj ta na chi xbantaj ta can ri cˈäx riˈ, xintoˈtaj ta cˈu che, ―cächa ri Jesús. 51 ¿A quichomaj ix chi in petinak rech xa cäcˈoji utzil chquixol ri winak ajuwächulew? ¡Man jeˈ taj! Xane xinpe in chubanic chˈoj. 52 Tzcämic riˈ cächap na bi u banic we chˈoj riˈ. Job winak ri e cˈo pa jun ja cäquicˈulelaj na quib, ri oxib chquij ri quieb, ri quieb chic chquij ri oxib. 53 Cäbantaj na chˈoj, jun tataˈ cucˈulelaj na ru cˈojol, ru cˈojol cˈut cucˈulelaj na ru tat, xukujeˈ ri chichuˈ cucˈulelaj na ri ral ali, ri ali cucˈulelaj na ru nan, xukujeˈ ne ri jun ali chic cucˈulelaj na ri ralib chichuˈ, ri ralib chichuˈ cˈut cucˈulelaj na ri areˈ, ―xcha ri Jesús chque.

Ri Jesús cuya tijonic chrij ri kˈij junab riˈ

54 Xubij cˈu ri Jesús chque ri qˈuialaj winak: We quiwil ri sutzˈ ri cäpaki lok, chanim quibij: Craj cäpe jäb, ―quixchaˈ. Jeˈ cˈu cäcˈulmatajic, ―cächaˈ. 55 Aretak cäxuli ri quiäkikˈ, quibij: Cäpe na ri sakˈij, ―quixchaˈ. Jeˈ cäcˈulmatajic, ―cächaˈ. 56 ¡Ri alak, xa quieb wäch alak! Cächob alak ri u wo ri caj xukujeˈ ruwächulew. ¿Jas che man cächˈob tä alak jas u wäch waˈ we kˈij junab riˈ? ―xcha chque.

Rajwaxic chi jun winak cärutzirisaj rib rucˈ ru cˈulel

57 ¿Jas che man cächomaj tä alak jas riˈ ri kas jicom, jas riˈ ri man kas jicom taj? 58 Aretak queˈ alak cho ri kˈatal tzij achiˈl alak ri cˈulel alak, tijaˈ baˈ kˈij alak che rutzirisaxic ib alak pa ri be, rech man cäcˈam tä bi alak cho ri kˈatal tzij. Are cˈu ri kˈatal tzij cäjachow alak pu kˈab ri mayor. Ri mayor cˈut cäyoˈw can alak pa cheˈ. 59 Kas tzij ri quinbij chi man quel tä na alak pa cheˈ cˈä cätoj na alak ri qˈuisbal centavo re ri multa, ―xcha ri Jesús chque.

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.