Old/New Testament

12 ¹ in which circumstances, the myriads of the crowd having been gathered-together so that they were trampling one another:

Watch Out For The Leaven of The Pharisees, But Do Not Fear Them

He began to speak to His disciples first, “Take heed to yourselves because of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ² But nothing has been covered-up^[a] which will not be revealed, and is secret which will not be known. ³ Because whatever you said in the darkness will be heard in the light. And what you spoke to the ear in the inner-rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. ⁴ And I say to you My friends, do not fear anything from^[b] the ones killing the body, and after these things not having anything more to do. ⁵ But I will show you Whom you should fear— fear the One having the authority to throw into Gehenna^[c] after the killing. Yes, I say to you, fear this One. ⁶ Are not five sparrows sold for two assarion^[d]? And one of them has not been forgotten before God. ⁷ Yet even the hairs of your head have all been numbered. Do not be fearing; you are more valuable than many sparrows. ⁸ And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me in front of people, the Son of Man also will confess him in front of the angels of God. ⁹ But the one having denied Me before people will be denied before the angels of God. ¹⁰ And everyone who shall speak a word against the Son of Man— it will be forgiven to him. But to the one having blasphemed against the Holy Spirit— it will not be forgiven. ¹¹ And whenever they bring you in before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious-about how or what you should speak-in-defense, or what you should say. ¹² For the Holy Spirit will teach you at the very hour the things which you ought-to say”.

Life Is Not In What Abounds To You From Your Possessions. Be Rich Toward God

¹³ And someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me”. ¹⁴ But the One said to him, “Man, who appointed Me judge or arbitrator over you?” ¹⁵ And He said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greed, because one’s life is not in what abounds to him out of his possessions”. ¹⁶ And He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man was productive. ¹⁷ And he was reasoning within himself, saying, ‘What should I do, because I do not have a place where I will gather my fruits?’ ¹⁸ And he said, ‘I will do this— I will tear-down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will gather all my grain and good things. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things lying-in-store for many years. Be resting. Eat, drink. Be enjoying-yourself ”’. ²⁰ But God said to him, ‘Foolish one! On this night they^[e] are demanding your life^[f] from you. And the things which you prepared— for whom will they be?’ ²¹ So is the one storing-up for himself, and not being rich toward God”.

Do Not Worry About The Necessities of This Life; Seek God’s Kingdom

²² And He said to His disciples, “For this reason^[g], I say to you, do not be anxious for your life as to what you may eat, nor for your body as to what you may put-on. ²³ For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. ²⁴ Consider the ravens— that they do not sow nor reap, for which there is not a storeroom nor a barn. And God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds! ²⁵ And which of you while being anxious is able to add a cubit^[h] upon his life-span? ²⁶ If then you are not even able to do a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest? ²⁷ Consider the lilies, how they grow. They do not labor nor spin, but I say to you— not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these! ²⁸ But if God dresses in this manner the grass in a field existing today and being thrown into an oven tomorrow, how much more will He care for you— ones-of-little-faith? ²⁹ And don’t you be seeking what you may eat and what you may drink. And do not be unsettled^[i]. ³⁰ For the nations of the world are seeking-after all these things. And your Father knows that you have need of these things. ³¹ But be seeking His kingdom, and these things will be added to you.