NASB — Luke 12 — KJV

God Knows and Cares

1 Under° these° circumstances°, after Iso many° thousands° of IIpeople° had gathered° together° that they were stepping° on one° another°, He began° saying° to His disciples° first° [of all], aBeware° of the leaven° of the Pharisees°, which° is hypocrisy°. 2 aBut there is nothing° covered° up that will not be revealed°, and hidden° that will not be known°. 3 Accordingly°, whatever° you have said° in the dark° will be heard° in the light°, and what° you have Iwhispered°°° in the inner° rooms° will be proclaimed° upon athe housetops°.

[1] ILit myriads IILit the crowd aMt 16:6, 11f; Mk 8:15
[2] aLk 12:2-9: Mt 10:26-33; Mt 10:26; Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17
[3] ILit spoken in the ear aMt 10:27; 24:17

4“I say° to you, aMy 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 Iwarn° you whom° to fear°: afear° the One who, after° He has killed°, has° authority° to cast° into IIbhell°; yes°, I tell° you, fear° Him! 6 Are not afive° sparrows° sold° for two° Icents°? [Yet] not one° of them is forgotten° before° God°. 7 aIndeed°°, the very° hairs° of your head° are all° numbered°. Do not fear°; you are more° valuable° than many° sparrows°.

[4] aJn 15:13-15
[5] IOr show IIGr Gehenna aHe 10:31 bMt 5:22
[6] IGr assaria, the smallest of copper coins aMt 10:29
[7] aMt 10:30

8“And I say° to you, everyone° who° aconfesses° Me before° men°, the Son° of Man° will confess° him also° before° the angels° of God°; 9 but ahe who denies° Me before° men° will be denied° bbefore° the angels° of God°. 10 aAnd everyone° who° Ispeaks° a word° against° the Son° of Man°, it will be forgiven° him; but he who blasphemes° against° the Holy° Spirit°, it will not be forgiven° him. 11 When° they bring° you before° athe synagogues° and the rulers° and the authorities°, do not bworry° about how° or° what° you are to speak° in your defense°, or° what° you are to say°; 12 for athe Holy° Spirit° will teach° you in that very° hour° what° you ought° to say°.”

[8] aMt 10:32; Lk 15:10; Ro 10:9
[9] aMt 10:33; Lk 9:26 bLk 15:10
[10] ILit will speak aMt 12:31, 32; Mk 3:28-30
[11] aMt 10:17 bMt 6:25; 10:19; Mk 13:11; Lk 12:22; 21:14
[12] aMt 10:20; Lk 21:15

Covetousness Denounced

13 ¶ Someone° Iin the crowd° said° to Him, “Teacher°, tell° my brother° to divide° the [family] inheritance° with me.” 14 But He said° to him, aMan°, who° appointed° Me a judge° or° arbitrator° over° you?” 15 Then° He said° to them, aBeware°, and be on your guard° against° every° form° of greed°; for not [even] when° one° has° an abundance° does his life° consist° of his possessions°.” 16 And He told° them a parable°, saying°, “The land° of a rich° man° was very° productive°. 17 And he began reasoning° to himself°, saying°, ‘What° shall I do°, since° I have° no° place° to store° my crops°?’ 18 Then° he said°, ‘This° is what I will do°: I will tear° down° my barns° and build° larger° ones°, and there° I will store° all° my grain° and my goods°. 19 And I will say° to my soul°, “Soul°, ayou have° many° goods° laid° up for many° years° [to come]; take° your ease°, eat°, drink° [and] be merry°.”’ 20 But God° said° to him, ‘aYou fool°! This° [very] night° Ibyour soul° is required° of you; and c[now] who° will own what° you have prepared°?’ 21 So° is the man who astores° up treasure° for himself°, and is not rich° toward° God°.”

[13] ILit out of
[14] aMi 6:8; Ro 2:1, 3; 9:20
[15] a1Ti 6:6-10
[19] aEc 11:9
[20] ILit they are demanding your soul from you aJr 17:11; Lk 11:40 bJb 27:8 cPs 39:6
[21] aLk 12:33

22 ¶ And He said° to His disciples°, aFor this° reason° I say° to you, Ido not worry° about° [your] IIlife°, [as to] what° you will eat°; nor° for your body°, [as to] what° you will put° on. 23 For life° is more° than food°, and the body° more° than clothing°. 24 Consider° the aravens°, for they neither° sow° nor° reap°; they have no° storeroom° nor° bbarn°, and [yet] God° feeds° them; how° much° more° valuable° you are than the birds°! 25 And which° of you by worrying° can° add° a [single] Iahour° to his IIlife’s° span°? 26 If° then° you cannot°° do even° a very° little° thing°, why° do you worry° about° other° matters°? 27 Consider° the lilies°, how° they grow°: they neither° toil° nor° spin°; but I tell° you, not even° aSolomon° in all° his glory° clothed° himself like° one° of these°. 28 But if° God° so° clothes° the grass° in the field°, which is [alive] today° and tomorrow° is thrown° into the furnace°, how° much° more° [will He clothe] you? aYou men° of little° faith°! 29 And do not seek° what° you will eat° and what° you will drink°, and do not akeep worrying°. 30 For Iall° these° things° the nations° of the world° eagerly° seek°; but your Father° knows° that you need° these° things°. 31 But seek° His kingdom°, and athese° things° will be added° to you. 32 aDo not be afraid°, blittle° flock°, for cyour Father° has chosen° gladly° to give° you the kingdom°.

[22] IOr stop being worried IILit soul aLk 12:22-31: Mt 6:25-33
[24] aJb 38:41 bLk 12:18
[25] ILit cubit (approx 18 in.) IIOr height aPs 39:5
[27] a1K 10:4-7; 2Ch 9:3-6
[28] aMt 6:30
[29] aMt 6:31
[30] IOr these things all the nations of the world
[31] aMt 6:33
[32] aMt 14:27 bJn 21:15-17 cEp 1:5, 9

33aSell° your possessions° and give° to charity°; make° yourselves° money° belts° which do not wear° out, ban unfailing° treasure° in heaven°, where° no° thief° comes° near° nor° moth° destroys°. 34 For awhere° your treasure° is, there° your heart° will be also°.

[33] aMt 19:21; Lk 11:41; 18:22 bMt 6:20; Lk 12:21
[34] aMt 6:21

Be in Readiness

35IaBe dressed° in breadiness°, and [keep] your lamps° lit°. 36 Be like° men° who are waiting° for their master° when° he returns° from the wedding° feast°, so° that they may immediately° open° [the door] to him when he comes° and knocks°. 37 Blessed° are those° slaves° whom° the master° will find° aon the alert° when he comes°; truly° I say° to you, that bhe will gird° himself [to serve], and have them recline° [at the table], and will come° up and wait° on them. 38 aWhether° he comes° in the Isecond° watch°, or° even° in the IIthird°, and finds° [them] so°, blessed° are those° [slaves].

[35] ILit Let your loins be girded aMt 25:1ff bEp 6:14; 1P 1:13
[37] aMt 24:42 bLk 17:8; Jn 13:4
[38] II.e. 9 p.m. to midnight III.e. midnight to 3 a.m. aMt 24:43

39aBut Ibe sure° of this°, that if° the head° of the house° had known° at what° hour° the thief° was coming°, he would not have allowed° his house° to be IIbbroken° into. 40 aYou too°, be ready°; for the Son° of Man° is coming° at an hour° that you do not Iexpect°.”

[39] ILit know IILit dug through aLk 12:39, 40: Mt 24:43, 44 bMt 6:19
[40] ILit think, suppose aMk 13:33; Lk 21:36

41 ¶ Peter° said°, “Lord°, are You addressing° this° parable° to us, or° ato everyone° [else] as well°?” 42 And athe Lord° said°, bWho° then° is the faithful° and sensible° csteward°, whom° his master° will put° in charge° of his Iservants°, to give° them their rations° at the proper° time°? 43 Blessed° is that aslave° whom° his Imaster° finds° so° doing° when he comes°. 44 Truly° I say° to you that he will put° him in charge° of all° his possessions°. 45 But if° that slave° says° in his heart°, ‘My master° Iwill be a long° time° in coming°,’ and begins° to beat° the slaves°°, [both] men° and women°, and to eat° and drink° and get° drunk°; 46 the master° of that slave° will come° on a day° when° he does not expect° [him] and at an hour° he does not know°, and will cut° him in pieces°, and assign° him a place° with the unbelievers°. 47 And that slave° who knew° his master’s° will° and did not get° ready° or° act° in accord° with his will°, will° areceive° many° lashes°, 48 but the one who did not aknow° [it], and committed° deeds worthy° of Ia flogging°, will receive° but few°. bFrom everyone° who° has been given° much°, much° will be required°; and to whom° they entrusted° much°, of him they will ask° all° the more°.

[41] aLk 12:47, 48
[42] ILit service aLk 7:13 bLk 12:42-46: Mt 24:45-51 cMt 24:45; Lk 16:1ff
[43] IOr lord aLk 12:42
[45] ILit is delaying to come
[47] aDt 25:2; Jm 4:17
[48] ILit blows aLv 5:17; Nu 15:29f bMt 13:12

Christ Divides Men

49“I Ihave come° to cast° fire° upon the earth°; and IIhow° I wish° it were already° kindled°! 50 But I have° a abaptism° to Iundergo°, and how° distressed° I am until° it is accomplished°! 51 aDo you suppose° that I came° to grant° peace° on earth°? I tell° you, no°, but rather° division°; 52 for from now° on five° [members] in one° household° will be divided°, three° against° two° and two° against° three°. 53 They will be divided°, afather° 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°.”

[49] IOr came IILit what do I wish if...?
[50] ILit be baptized with aMk 10:38
[51] aLk 12:51-53: Mt 10:34-36
[53] aMi 7:6; Mt 10:21

54 ¶ And He was also° saying° to the crowds°, aWhen° you see° a cloud° rising° in the west°, immediately° you say°, ‘A shower° is coming°,’ and so° it turns° out. 55 And when° [you see] a south° wind° blowing°, you say°, ‘It will be a ahot° day,’ and it turns° out [that way]. 56 You hypocrites°! aYou know° how° to analyze° the appearance° of the earth° and the sky°, but Iwhy° do you not analyze° this° present time°?

[54] aMt 16:2f
[55] aMt 20:12
[56] ILit how aMt 16:3

57“And awhy° do you not even° on your own° initiative° judge° what° is right°? 58 For awhile° you are going° with your opponent° to appear before° the magistrate°, on [your] way° [there] make° an effort° to Isettle° with him, so° that he may not drag° you before° the judge°, and the judge° turn° you over° to the officer°, and the officer° throw° you into prison°. 59 I say° to you, you will not get° out of there° until° you have paid° the very° last° Iacent°.”

[57] aLk 21:30
[58] ILit be released from him aLk 12:58, 59: Mt 5:25, 26
[59] IGr lepton; i.e. 1/128 of a denarius aMk 12:42


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Christ preacheth to his disciples to avoid hypocrisy, and fearfulness in publishing his doctrine:

1 ¶ In¹ the mean time,º² when there were gathered togetherºª an innumerable multitudeº of people,º insomuch thatº they trodeºª one upon another,º he beganºª to sayºª untoº his¹² disciplesº first of all,º Bewareºª yeº ofº the² leavenº of the² Pharisees,º whichº isºª hypocrisy.º 2 Forº there isºª nothingº covered,ºª thatº shall¹ª notº be revealed;ºª neitherº hid,º thatº shall¹ª notº be known.ºª 3 Thereforeºº whatsoeverº ye have spokenºª inº darknessº shall be heardºª inº the² light;º andº that whichº ye have spokenºª inº the² earº inº closetsº shall be proclaimedºª uponº the² housetops.º 4 Andº I sayºª unto youº myº friends,º Be¹ª not¹ afraidºª² of² them¹ that killºª the² body,º andº afterº thatº haveºª noº¹ moreº² that they can do.ºª 5 Butº I will forewarnºª youº whomº ye shall fear:ºª Fearºª him, which after¹ he hath killedºª hathºª powerº to castºª intoº hell;º yea,º I sayºª unto you,º Fearºª him.º 6 Are¹ª notº fiveº sparrowsº soldºª for twoº farthings,º andº notº oneº ofº themº isºª forgottenºª beforeº God?º 7 Butº even² the² very¹ hairsº of yourº headº are¹ª allº numbered.ºª Fearºª notº therefore:º ye are of more valueºª than manyº sparrows.º 8 Alsoº I sayºª unto you,º Whosoeverººº shall confessºª¹ meº beforeº men,ºº himº shall¹ª the² Sonº of manº alsoº confessºª beforeº the² angelsº of God:º 9 Butº he that deniethºª meº beforeº menº shall be deniedºª beforeº the² angelsº of God.º 10 Andº whosoeverºº shall speakºª a wordº againstº the² Sonº of man,º it shall be forgivenºª him:º butº unto him that blasphemethºª againstº the² Holyº Ghostº it shall¹ª notº be forgiven.ºª 11 Andº whenº they bringºª youº untoº the² synagogues,º andº [unto] magistrates,º andº powers,º take¹ª ye no¹ thoughtºª² howº orº what thingº ye shall answer,ºª orº whatº ye shall say:ºª 12 Forº the² Holyº Ghostº shall teachºª you¹² inº the² sameº hourº whatº ye oughtºª to say.ºª

[1] 2K 7:17; Jb 20:5; 27:8; 36:13; Is 33:14; Mt 16:6; Mk 8:15; Lk 5:1, 15; 6:17; 11:44; 12:56; Ac 21:20; 1Co 5:7; 15:3; Jm 3:17; 1P 2:1.
[2] Ec 12:14; Mt 10:26; Mk 4:22; Lk 8:17; Ro 2:16; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 5:10; Rv 20:11.
[3] Jb 24:14; Ec 10:12, 20; Mt 10:27; 12:36; Jde 1:14.
[4] So 5:1, 16; Is 41:8; 51:7; Jr 1:8, 17; 26:14; Ezk 2:6; Dn 3:16; Mt 10:28; Jn 15:14; Ac 4:13; 20:24; Php 1:28; Jm 2:23; 1P 3:14; Rv 2:10.
[5] Ps 9:17; Pv 14:26; Jr 5:22; 10:7; Mt 10:28; 25:41, 46; Mk 13:23; 1Th 4:6; 2P 2:4; Rv 14:7; 15:4; 20:14.
[6] Ps 50:10; 113:5; 145:15; 147:9; Mt 10:29; Lk 12:24, 27.
[7] 1S 14:45; 2S 14:11; Jb 35:11; Ps 8:6; Is 43:3; Mt 6:26; 10:30, 31; Lk 21:18; Ac 27:34.
[8] 1S 2:30; Ps 119:46; Mt 10:32; 25:31; Ro 10:9; 2Ti 2:12; 1Jn 2:23; Jde 1:24; Rv 2:10, 13; 3:4.
[9] Mt 7:23; 10:33; 25:12, 31, 41; Mk 8:38; Lk 9:26; 13:26; Ac 3:13; 2Ti 2:12; 1Jn 2:23, 28; Rv 3:8.
[10] Mt 12:31; Mk 3:28; Lk 23:34; 1Ti 1:13; He 6:4; 10:26; 1Jn 5:16.
[11] Mt 10:17; 23:34; Mk 13:9; Lk 21:12; Ac 4:5; 5:27; 6:9.
[12] Ex 4:11; Lk 21:15; Ac 4:8; 6:10; 7:2, 55; 26:1.

warneth the people to beware of covetousness, by the parable of the rich man who set up greater barns.

13 ¶ Andº oneº ofº the² companyº saidºª unto him,º Master,º speakºª to myº brother,º that he divideºª the² inheritanceº withº me.º 14 Andº he² saidºª unto him,º Man,º whoº madeºª meº a judgeº orº a dividerº overº you?º 15 Andº he saidºª untoº them,º Take heed,ºª andº bewareºª ofº covetousness:º forº a man'sº¹ lifeº consistethºª notº in¹ the abundanceºª ofº the things which he¹ possesseth.ºª² 16 Andº he spakeºª a parableº untoº them,º saying,ºª The² groundº of a certainº richº manº brought forth plentifully:ºª 17 Andº he thoughtºª withinº himself,º saying,ºª Whatº shall I do,ºª becauseº I haveºª noº room whereº to bestowºª myº fruits?º 18 Andº he said,ºª Thisº will I do:ºª I will pull downºª myº barns,º andº buildºª greater;º andº thereº will I bestowºª allº myº fruitsº andº myº goods.º 19 Andº I will sayºª to myº soul,º Soul,º thou hastºª muchº goodsº laid upºª forº manyº years;º take thine ease,ºª eat,ºª drink,ºª [and] be merry.ºª 20 Butº Godº saidºª unto him,º [Thou] fool,º thisº nightº thyº soulº shall be requiredºª ofº thee:º thenº whoseº shall those things² be,ºª which¹ thou hast provided?ºª 21 Soº [is] he² that layeth up treasureºª for himself,º andº is¹ª not¹ richºª² towardº God.º

[13] Ps 17:14; Ezk 33:31; Lk 6:45; Ac 8:18; 1Ti 6:5.
[14] Ex 2:14; Lk 5:20; 22:58; Jn 6:15; 8:11; 18:35; Ro 2:1, 3; 9:20.
[15] Jsh 7:21; Jb 2:4; 31:24; Ps 10:3; 37:16; 62:10; 119:36; Pv 15:16; 16:16; 23:4; 28:16; Ec 4:6; 5:10; Jr 6:13; 22:17; Mi 2:2; Hab 2:9; Mt 6:25; Mk 7:22; Lk 8:14; 16:14; 21:34; 1Co 5:10; 6:10; Ep 5:3; Col 3:5; 1Ti 6:6, 7; 2Ti 3:2; He 13:5; 2P 2:3, 14.
[16] Gn 26:12; 41:47; Jb 12:6; Ps 73:3, 12; Ho 2:8; Mt 5:45; Ac 14:17.
[17] Ec 11:2; Is 58:7; Mt 5:42; Lk 3:11; 10:25; 11:41; 12:22, 29, 33; 14:13; 16:3, 9; 18:22; 19:17; Ac 2:37; 16:30; Ro 12:13; 2Co 9:6; 1Ti 6:17; 1Jn 3:16.
[18] Ps 17:14; Lk 12:21; 18:4, 6; Jm 3:15; 4:15.
[19] Dt 6:11; 8:12; Jb 14:1; 21:11; 31:24; Ps 49:5, 18; 52:5; 62:10; Pv 18:11; 23:5; 27:1; Ec 11:9; Is 5:8, 11; 22:13; Ho 12:8; Am 6:3; Hab 1:16; Mt 6:19; Lk 16:19; 21:34; 1Co 15:32; Php 3:19; 1Ti 5:6; 6:17; 2Ti 3:4; Jm 4:13; 5:1, 5; 1P 4:3; Rv 18:7.
[20] Ex 16:9; 1S 25:36; 2S 13:28; 1K 16:9; Es 5:11; 8:1; Jb 20:20; 27:8, 16; Ps 39:6; 49:17; 52:5; 73:19; 78:30; Pv 11:4; 28:8; Ec 2:18; 5:14; Jr 17:11; Dn 5:1, 25, 28; Na 1:10; Mt 24:48; Lk 11:40; 16:22; 1Th 5:3; 1Ti 6:7; Jm 4:14.
[21] Ho 10:1; Hab 2:9; Mt 6:19; Lk 6:24; 12:33; 16:11; Ro 2:5; 2Co 6:10; 1Ti 6:18, 19; Jm 2:5; 5:1; Rv 2:9.

We must not be over careful of earthly things,

22 ¶ Andº he saidºª untoº his¹² disciples,º Thereforeºº I sayºª unto you,º Take¹ª no¹ thoughtºª² for yourº life,º whatº ye shall eat;ºª neitherº for the² body,º whatº ye shall put on.ºª 23 The² lifeº isºª moreº than meat,º andº the² bodyº [is more] than raiment.º 24 Considerºª the² ravens:º forº they neitherº sowºª norº reap;ºª whichº neitherº haveºª storehouseº norº barn;º andº Godº feedethºª them:º how muchº moreº are¹ª ye¹ better²² than¹ª the² fowls?º 25 Andº whichº ofº youº with taking thoughtºª canºª addºª toº his¹² statureº oneº cubit?º 26 Ifº ye thenº be¹ª not¹ able²² to do¹ª that thing which is least,º whyº take ye thoughtºª forº the² rest?º 27 Considerºª the² liliesº howº they grow:ºª they toilºª not,º they spinºª not;º and² yet¹ I sayºª unto you,º that Solomonº inº allº his¹² gloryº was¹ª notº arrayedºª likeº oneº of these.º 28 ² Ifº then¹ Godº soº clotheºª the² grass,º which¹ª is² to dayº inº the² field,º andº to morrowº is castºª intoº the oven;º how muchº moreº [will he clothe] you,º O ye of little faith?º 29 Andº seekºª notº yeº whatº ye shall eat,ºª orº whatº ye shall drink,ºª¹ neitherº² be ye of doubtful mind.ºª 30 Forº allº these thingsº do¹ª the² nationsº of the² worldº seek after:ºª andº yourº Fatherº knowethºª thatº ye have need¹ª² of these things.º

[22] Mt 6:25; Lk 12:29; 1Co 7:32; Php 4:6; He 13:5.
[23] Gn 19:17; Jb 1:12; 2:4, 6; Pv 13:8; Ac 27:18, 38.
[24] 1K 17:1; Jb 35:11; 38:41; Ps 145:15; 147:9; Mt 10:31; Mk 6:26; Lk 12:7, 30.
[25] Mt 5:36; 6:27; Lk 19:3.
[26] Ps 39:6; Ec 7:13; Lk 12:29; 1P 5:7.
[27] 1K 10:1; 2Ch 9:1; Mt 6:28; Lk 12:24; Jm 1:10.
[28] Is 40:6; Mt 8:26; 14:31; 16:8; 17:17, 20; Lk 8:25; 1P 1:24.
[29] Mt 6:31; Lk 10:7; 12:22; 22:35.
[30] Mt 5:47; 6:1, 8, 32; 10:20; 18:14; Lk 12:32; Jn 20:17; Ep 4:17; 1Th 4:5; 1P 4:2.

but seek the Kingdom of God,

31But² rather¹ seek² ye¹ª the² kingdomº of God;º andº allº these thingsº shall be addedºª unto you.º 32 Fearºªª not,º littleº flock;º forº it is¹ª your¹ Father's¹ good pleasureºª²² to giveºª youº the² kingdom.º

[31] 1K 3:11; Ps 34:9; 37:3, 19, 25; 84:11; Is 33:16; Mt 6:33; Lk 10:42; Jn 6:27; Ro 8:31; 1Ti 4:8; He 13:5.
[32] So 1:7; Is 40:11; 41:14; 53:6; Jr 3:19; Mt 7:15; 11:25; 18:12; 20:16; 25:34; Lk 10:21; Jn 10:26; 18:36; Ro 6:23; 8:28; Ep 1:5; Php 2:13; 2Th 1:5, 11; He 12:28; Jm 2:5; 1P 1:3; 2P 1:11; Rv 1:6; 22:5.

give alms,

33 Sellºª that ye¹ have,ºª² andº giveºª alms;º provideºª yourselvesº bagsº which wax¹ª not¹ old,ºª² a treasureº inº the² heavensº that faileth not,º whereº noº thiefº approacheth,ºª neitherº mothº corrupteth.ºª 34 Forº whereº yourº treasureº is,ºª thereº will¹ª yourº heartº beºª also.º 35 Let¹ª yourº loinsº beºª girded about,ºª andº [your] lightsº burning;ºª

[33] Hg 1:6; Mt 6:19; 19:21; Lk 16:9; 18:22; Jn 12:6; Ac 2:45; 4:34; 2Co 8:2; 1Ti 6:17; Jm 5:1.
[34] Mt 6:21; Php 3:20; Col 3:1.
[35] 1K 18:46; Pv 31:17; Is 5:27; 11:5; Mt 5:16; 25:1, 4; Ep 6:14; Php 2:15; 1P 1:13.

be ready at a knock to open to our Lord whensoever he cometh.

36 Andº ye yourselvesº like¹ unto² menº that wait¹ª for² theirº lord,º whenº he will returnºª fromº the² wedding;º thatº when he comethºª andº knocketh,ºª they may openºª unto himº immediately.º 37 Blessedº [are] thoseº servants,º whomº the² lordº when he comethºª shall findºª watching:ºª verilyº I sayºª unto you,º thatº he shall gird² himself,¹ª andº make¹ª themº to sit down to meat,ºª andº will come forthºª and serveºª them.º 38 Andº ifº he shall comeºª inº the² secondº watch,º orº comeºª inº the² thirdº watch,º andº findºª [them] so,º blessedº areºª thoseº servants.º 39 Andº thisº know,ºª thatº ifº the² goodman of the houseº had knownºª whatº hourº the² thiefº would come,ºª¹ he would have watched,ºª² andº¹ notº have sufferedºª² his¹² houseº to be broken through.ºª 40 Beºª yeº thereforeº readyº also:º forº¹ the² Sonº of manº comethºª at² an hourº when ye thinkºª not.º

[36] Gn 49:18; So 5:5; Is 64:4; Lm 3:25; Mt 22:1; 24:42; 25:1; Mk 13:34; Lk 2:25; Jm 5:7; 2P 1:13; Jde 1:20; Rv 3:20.
[37] Is 62:5; Jr 32:41; Zp 3:17; Mt 24:45; 25:20; Lk 12:43; 21:36; Jn 12:26; 13:4; 1Co 2:9; Php 1:21, 23; 2Ti 4:7; 1P 5:1; 2P 1:11; 3:14; Rv 3:21; 7:17; 14:3, 13.
[38] Mt 25:6; 1Th 5:4.
[39] Mt 24:43; 1Th 5:2; 2P 3:10; Rv 3:3; 16:15.
[40] Mt 24:42, 44; 25:13; Mk 13:33; Lk 21:34; Ro 13:11, 14; 1Th 5:6; 2P 3:12; Rv 19:7.

Christ's ministers are to see to their charge,

41 ¶ Thenº Peterº saidºª unto him,º Lord,º speakest² thou¹ª thisº parableº untoº us,º orº evenº toº all?º 42 Andº the² Lordº said,ºª Whoº thenº isºª that faithfulº andº wiseº steward,º whomº [his] lordº shall make rulerºª overº his¹² household,º to giveºª [them their] portion of meatº inº due season?º 43 Blessedº [is] thatº servant,º whomº hisº lordº when he comethºª shall findºª soº doing.ºª 44 Of a truthº I sayºª unto you,º thatº he will make him¹ rulerºª² overº allº that he¹ hath.ºª² 45 But² and¹ ifº thatº servantº sayºª inº his¹² heart,º Myº lordº delayethºª his coming;ºª andº shall beginºª to beatºª the² menservantsº andº maidens,º andº to eatºª andº drink,ºª andº to be drunken;ºª 46 The² lordº of thatº servantº will comeºª inº a dayº whenº he looketh¹ª not¹ forºª² [him], andº atº an hourº whenº he is¹ª not¹ aware,ºª² andº will cut¹ª him¹ in sunder,ºª² andº will appointºª him² his¹ portionº withº the² unbelievers.º 47 Andº thatº servant,º which¹ knewºª hisº lord'sº will,º andº preparedºª notº [himself], neitherº didºª according¹ to² hisº will,º shall be beatenºª with manyº [stripes]. 48 Butº he that knewºª not,º andº did commitºª things worthyº of stripes,º shall be beatenºª with fewº [stripes]. Forº unto whomsoeverºº muchº is given,ºª ofº himº shall be muchº required:ºª andº to whom² men¹ have committedºª much,º of himº they will askºª the more.º

[41] Mk 13:37; 14:37; 1P 4:7; 5:8.
[42] Pv 15:23; Is 50:4; Jr 23:4; Ezk 34:3; Mt 13:52; 20:8; 24:45; 25:20; Lk 16:1; 19:15; Jn 21:15; Ac 20:28; 1Co 4:1; 1Ti 3:15; 5:17; 2Ti 4:2; Tit 1:7; He 3:5; 13:7, 17; 1P 4:10; 5:1.
[43] Lk 12:37.
[44] Dn 12:2; Mt 24:47; Lk 19:17; 22:29; Rv 3:18.
[45] Is 56:10; 65:6; Jr 20:2; Ezk 12:22, 27; 34:3, 8; Mt 22:6; 24:48; Ro 16:18; 2Co 11:20; Php 3:18; 2P 2:3, 13, 19; 3Jn 1:9; Jde 1:12; Rv 13:7, 15; 16:6; 17:5; 18:7, 24.
[46] Jb 20:29; Ps 11:5; 37:9; 94:14; Mt 7:22; 13:41, 49; 24:51; Lk 12:19, 40; Rv 16:15.
[47] Nu 15:30; Dt 25:2; Mt 11:22; Lk 10:12; Jn 9:41; 12:48; 15:22; 19:11; Ac 17:30; 2Co 2:15; Jm 4:17.
[48] Gn 39:8; Lv 5:17; Mt 25:14; Lk 16:2, 10; Jn 15:22; Ac 17:30; Ro 2:12; 1Co 9:17; 1Ti 1:11, 13; 6:20; Tit 1:3; Jm 3:1.

and look for persecution.

49I am comeºª to sendºª fireº onº the² earth;º andº whatº will² I,¹ª ifº it be¹ª alreadyº kindled?ºª 50 Butº I haveºª a baptismº to be baptized² with;¹ª andº howº am I straitenedºª tillº¹ it² be accomplished!ºª 51 Suppose² ye¹ª thatº I am comeºª to giveºª peaceº onº earth?º I tellºª you,º Nay;º butº ratherº division:º 52 Forº fromº henceforthº there shall beºª fiveº inº oneº houseº divided,ºª threeº againstº two,º andº twoº againstº three.º 53 The fatherº shall be dividedºª againstº the son,º andº the sonº againstº the father;º the motherº againstº the daughter,º andº the daughterº againstº the mother;º the mother in lawº againstº her¹² daughter in law,º andº the daughter in lawº againstº her¹² mother in law.º

[49] Is 11:4; Jol 2:30; Mal 3:2; 4:1; Mt 3:10; Lk 11:53; 12:51; 13:31; 19:39; Jn 9:4; 11:8; 12:17.
[50] Ps 40:8; Mt 20:17; Mk 10:32; Jn 4:34; 7:6, 10; 10:39; 12:27; 18:11; 19:30; Ac 20:22.
[51] Zc 11:7, 10, 14; Mt 10:34; 24:7; Lk 12:49.
[52] Ps 41:9; Mi 7:5; Jn 7:41; 9:16; 10:19; 15:18; 16:2; Ac 13:43; 14:1; 28:24.
[53] Mi 7:6; Zc 13:2; Mt 10:21; 24:10.

The people must take this time of grace,

54 ¶ Andº he saidºª alsoº to the² people,º Whenº ye seeºª a cloudº riseºª out ofº the west,º straightwayº ye say,ºª There comethºª a shower;º and¹² soº it is.ºª 55 Andº whenº [ye see] the south windº blow,ºª ye say,ºª¹ There will beºª heat;º andº it cometh to pass.ºª 56 [Ye] hypocrites,º ye canºª discernºª the² faceº of the² skyº andº of the² earth;º butº how² is it¹ that ye do notº discernºª thisº time?º 57 Yea,¹ and² whyº evenº ofº yourselvesº judge² ye¹ª notº what is right?º

[54] 1K 18:44; Mt 16:2.
[55] Jb 37:17.
[56] 1Ch 12:32; Dn 9:24; Hg 2:7; Mal 3:1; 4:2; Mt 11:25; 16:3; 24:32; Lk 19:42; Ac 3:24; Ga 4:4.
[57] Dt 32:29; Mt 15:10; 21:21, 32; Ac 2:40; 13:26; 1Co 11:14.

because it is a fearful thing to die without reconciliation.

58² Whenº¹ thou goestºª withº thineº adversaryº toº the magistrate,º [as thou art] inº the² way,º giveºª diligenceº that thou mayest be deliveredºª fromº him;º lestº he haleºª theeº toº the² judge,º andº the² judgeº deliverºª theeº to the² officer,º andº the² officerº castºª theeº intoº prison.º 59 I tellºª thee,º thou shalt¹ª notº departºª thence,º¹ tillº¹ thou hast² paidºª the² very² lastº mite.º

[58] Gn 32:3; 1S 25:18; Jb 22:21; 23:7; 36:17; Ps 32:6; 50:22; Pv 6:1; 25:8; Is 55:6; Mt 5:23; 18:30; Lk 13:24; 14:31; 2Co 6:2; He 3:7; 1P 3:19; Rv 20:7.
[59] Mt 18:34; 25:41, 46; Mk 12:42; Lk 16:26; 2Th 1:3.


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