Luke:12

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* In the mean time , when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people , so that they stepped one on another , he began to say to his disciples first of all , Beware you 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 whatever you have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light ; and that which you have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed on the housetops . * And I say to 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 you shall fear : Fear him , which after he has killed has power to cast into hell ; yes , I say to 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 : you are of more value than many sparrows . * Also I say to you , Whoever shall confess me before men , him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God : * But he that denies me before men shall be denied before the angels of God . * And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man , it shall be forgiven him : but to him that blasphemes against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven . * And when they bring you to the synagogues , and to magistrates , and powers , take you no thought how or what thing you shall answer , or what you shall say : * For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you ought to say . * And one of the company said to him , Master , speak to my brother , that he divide the inheritance with me . * And he said to him , Man , who made me a judge or a divider over you ? * And he said to them , Take heed , and beware of covetousness : for a man ' life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses . * And he spoke a parable to them , saying , The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully : * And he thought within himself , saying , What shall I do , because I have no room where to bestow my fruits ? * 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 . * And I will say to my soul , Soul , you have much goods laid up for many years ; take your ease , eat , drink , and be merry . * But God said to him , You fool , this night your soul shall be required of you : then whose shall those things be , which you have provided ? * So is he that lays up treasure for himself , and is not rich toward God . * And he said to his disciples , Therefore I say to you , Take no thought for your life , what you shall eat ; neither for the body , what you shall put on . * The life is more than meat , and the body is more than raiment . * Consider the ravens : for they neither sow nor reap ; which neither have storehouse nor barn ; and God feeds them : how much more are you better than the fowls ? * And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit ? * If you then be not able to do that thing which is least , why take you thought for the rest ? * Consider the lilies how they grow : they toil not , they spin not ; and yet I say to you , that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these . * 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 you of little faith ? * And seek not you what you shall eat , or what you shall drink , neither be you of doubtful mind . * For all these things do the nations of the world seek after : and your Father knows that you have need of these things . * But rather seek you the kingdom of God ; and all these things shall be added to you . * Fear not , little flock ; for it is your Father ' good pleasure to give you the kingdom . * Sell that you have , and give alms ; provide yourselves bags which wax not old , a treasure in the heavens that fails not , where no thief approaches , neither moth corrupts . * For where your treasure is , there will your heart be also . * Let your loins be girded about , and your lights burning ; * And you yourselves like to men that wait for their lord , when he will return from the wedding ; that when he comes and knocks , they may open to him immediately . * Blessed are those servants , whom the lord when he comes shall find watching : truly I say to you , that he shall gird himself , and make them to sit down to meat , and will come forth and serve them . * And if he shall come in the second watch , or come in the third watch , and find them so , blessed are those servants . * And this know , that if the manager 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 . * Be you therefore ready also : for the Son of man comes at an hour when you think not . * Then Peter said to him , Lord , speak you this parable to us , or even to all ? * 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 ? * Blessed is that servant , whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing . * Of a truth I say to you , that he will make him ruler over all that he has . * But and if that servant say in his heart , My lord delays his coming ; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens , and to eat and drink , and to be drunken ; * The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks 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 . * And that servant , which knew his lord ' will , and prepared not himself , neither did according to his will , shall be beaten with many stripes . * But he that knew not , and did commit things worthy of stripes , shall be beaten with few stripes . For to whomsoever much is given , of him shall be much required : and to whom men have committed much , of him they will ask the more . * I am come to send fire on the earth ; and what will I , if it be already kindled ? * But I have a baptism to be baptized with ; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished ! * Suppose you that I am come to give peace on earth ? I tell you , No ; but rather division : * For from now on there shall be five in one house divided , three against two , and two against three . * 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 . * And he said also to the people , When you see a cloud rise out of the west , straightway you say , There comes a shower ; and so it is . * And when you see the south wind blow , you say , There will be heat ; and it comes to pass . * You hypocrites , you can discern the face of the sky and of the earth ; but how is it that you do not discern this time ? * Yes , and why even of yourselves judge you not what is right ? * When you go with your adversary to the magistrate , as you are in the way , give diligence that you may be delivered from him ; lest he hale you to the judge , and the judge deliver you to the officer , and the officer cast you into prison . * I tell you , you shall not depart there , till you have paid the very last mite .

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