Luke 12 But as many people encompassed him round about, insomuch that they crouded one upon another, he began to say unto the disciples, First of all beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisie.

Whiston⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ But as many people encompassed him round about, insomuch that they crouded one upon another, he began to say unto the disciples, First of all beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisie. ² For there is nothing covered, that they shall not be made manifest; neither hid, that shall not be known. ³ 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 house tops. ⁴ And I say unto you, my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul, and have not any more that they can do. ⁵ But I will forewarn you whom you shall fear: Him who, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into gehenna; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. ⁶ Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? ⁷ But even the very hairs of your head are all numbred. Fear not therefore; for ye are of more value than many sparrows. ⁸ Also I say unto you that, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God. ⁹ 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 against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age, nor in that to come, ¹¹ And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and magistrates, and powers, be not sollicitous before hand how 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 over you? ¹⁵ And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of all sort of covetousness; for life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which a man 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 make them greater;and there will I collect all my fruits. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods; 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 -- ²² And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not sollicitous for [your] life, what ye shall eat: neither for the body, what ye shall put on, ²³ For the life is more than meat, and the body than raiment. ²⁴ Consider the fowls of heaven: for they neither sow, nor reap: which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: Are ye not better than the fowls? ²⁵ And which of you can add to his stature a cubit? ²⁶ And why are ye sollicitous for the rest? ²⁷ Consider the lilies: They neither spin, nor weave: and yet I say unto you, that neither was Solomon in all his glory, arayed like one of these. ²⁸ If then God so clothe the grass of the field, which is to day, and to morrow is cast into the oven: how much more 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: For 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 Fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³ Sell that ye have, and give alms: provide your selves 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 loyn be girded about, and lights burning; ³⁶ And ye your selves 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 sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. ³⁸ And if he shall come in the evening watch, and find them so, And if he come in the second or third [watch] they are blessed. ³⁹ And this know, that if the good man of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched. ⁴⁰ But be ye ready: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. ⁴¹ And Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us? ⁴² And the Lord said, Who then is that wise and good steward, whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his houshold, to give [them their] portion of meat in due season? ⁴³ Blessed[is] that servant, when his lord when he cometh, shall find him so doing. ⁴⁴ Verily 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, both eating, and drinking, and being drunken: ⁴⁶ His lord 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 who knew his lords will, but did not 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. To whom much is given they will require the more from him; and to whom they have committed much, of him they will require 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 straitned till it be accomplished! ⁵¹ Suppose ye that I am come to make peace on earth? I tell you, No, 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 his father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against the daughter in law, and the daughter in law against the 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, that there will be heat; and it cometh to pass. ⁵⁶ Ye hypocrites, ye can indeed discern the face of the sky, and of the earth: but how is it, that ye do not discern this time? ⁵⁷ And [why] do ye not even of your selves judge what is right. ⁵⁸ When thou are with thine adversary before a Magistrate, in the way, give diligence that thou mayst be delivered from him; lest he condemn thee with the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison. ⁵⁹ I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the last mite.