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Taˈ tzi jun cristian wi ajsolcopil jcaybˈal

12  Cuando tijin Kakaj Jesús chi yoloj riqˈuilak yak ajtijoltak cristian re Jpixbˈ Kakaj Dios pach mak fariseo, subˈlaj qˈui cristian xmulbˈaˈ ribˈak asta tichak jtucˈ ribˈak. Kakaj Jesús nabˈe xoc chi jbˈij rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij: Atak, cwentij aybˈak re man jchˈamkˈorak mak fariseo ri ajsolcopil jcaybˈalak. Tijin tambˈij jilonri chirijak mak solcopil yoloj ri trantak, xcheˈ rechak.

Y xij chic: Taˈ ni jono kelen ri tibˈansaj chi mukukil miti tina elna chi sakil. Juntir ri tayoltak chawibˈilke aybˈak tina elna chi sakil y juntir ri tabˈijtak pi jasjail tina chˈejejna jonok bˈak ja chi jbˈijc, xcheˈ rechak.

Kakaj Jesús xij chic rechak: Atak, wichcˈulchiˈ, in tambˈij chawechak chi mi tzaak achˈolak chiwchak mak cristian ri ticamsan atioˈjlak jwiˈl xike li ticwintak, taˈ chiquiˈ nen ticwintak chi jbˈanic. In tambˈij chawechak nen quiek chiwch rajwax titzaak achˈolak: Riˈ tzaak achˈolak chiwch jun ri wiˈ kˈatbˈitzij laj jkˈabˈ tresaj acˈaslemalak neri wich ulew y wiˈ kˈatbˈitzij laj jkˈabˈ atjtˈojtak chic li man luwar re tijbˈi cˈax. Riˈ li rajwax titzaak achˈolak chiwch.

Jobˈ chi nuchˈ tzˈiquin ticˈayajiˈ chi quibˈ centaw, pero taˈ ni jono rechak sachal re Kakaj Dios y jilon rusumal ábˈak ajlaliˈ jwiˈl. Jwiˈliˈli mi tzaak achˈolak, atak masna atlokˈajtak chiwchak subˈlaj qˈui tzˈiquin, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

Kakaj Jesús xij chic rechak: In tambˈij chawechak chi nen jonok tibˈin chiwchak cristian chi tijchˈobˈaˈ inwch, jilon Jcˈajol Kakaj Dios ri xwux pi cristianil tijbˈijiˈ chiwchak ranjl Kakaj Dios chi tijchˈobˈaˈ jwich. Pero nen jonok taˈ raj tijbˈij chiwchak cristian chi tijchˈobˈaˈ inwch, jilon in taˈ tambˈij chiwchak ranjl Kakaj Dios chi tanchˈobˈaˈ jwich. 10 Nen jonok tiyokˈon chirij Jcˈajol Kakaj Dios ri xwux pi cristianil ticuysajiˈ jmac jwiˈl Kakaj Dios. Pero nen jonok tiyokˈon chirij Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios taˈ ni jun bˈwelt ticuysaj jmac jwiˈl Kakaj Dios.

11 Cuando atak atcˈamsajtakbˈi lak sinagog pire tibˈansaj kˈatbˈitzij chabˈak o cuando atcˈamsajtakbˈi chiwchak mak jbˈabˈaltak kˈatbˈitzij y chiwchak mak kˈatbˈitzij, mat octak il chi jchomorsaj nen tabˈantak chi jcolic aybˈak o nen tabˈijtak, 12 jwiˈl tibˈijsajiˈ chawechak laj awanmak jwiˈl Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios nen tabˈijtak cuando atchˈaˈwtak, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

Jun cristian ri tijmulbˈaˈ jbˈiomil

13 Xpe jun rechak yak winak, xij re Kakaj Jesús: Kajtijonl, bˈij re man wechˈelxic chi tijjach we, ri textament ri xcan jyeˈ inkaj, xcheˈ re.

14 Xpe Kakaj Jesús, xij re man winak li: At wichcˈulchiˈ, in taˈ cojolquin pire kˈatbˈitzij chabˈak, ni taˈ takalquin chi jjachic textament chawchak, xcheˈ re.

15 Y xij chic rechak cristian: Iltak jcholajl nen tabˈantak, tacwentij aybˈak, ma rayajtak tiwaˈx mas apwaakak o tiwaˈx mas kelen awechak ri reke wich ulew. Jwiˈl jun cristian ri wiˈ subˈlaj kelen re, maˈ riˈ taˈ li tiyeˈw jcˈaslemal, xcheˈ rechak.

16 Xpe Kakaj Jesús, xij jun esbˈi noˈj rechak jilonri: Wiˈ jun winak subˈlaj bˈiom. Juntir jticoˈn ri xtic laj rulew subˈlaj kus xwichintak. 17 Man bˈiom li xoc chi jchomorsaj laj ranm, xij: ¿Nen tambˈan lajori? Taˈ lamas tancˈolwiˈ juntir jwich inticoˈn, xcheˈ.

18 Y xij: Wetamchak nen tambˈan, tanyoj mak incˈújaj ri wiˈ y tambˈan chic nicˈj mas nimak chic y claˈ tancˈolwiˈ juntir jwich inticoˈn y juntir kelen we. 19 Y tambˈij re wanm: Wiˈ subˈlaj kelen awe re atuxlan subˈlaj junabˈ, tij aw, tij awucˈaˈ, uxlanok y quiˈcoten, incheˈ re, xcheˈ.

20 Pero Kakaj Dios xij re man winak li: At, atke sons, lakˈabˈ wica atcamc y juntir kelen awe ri cˈolan awiˈl, ¿nen quiek re ticanwiˈ? xcheˈ re.

21 Y jilon jun cristian ri tijmulbˈaˈ jbˈiomil xike pire re ricˈan, taˈ nen tichacuj, jwiˈl chiwch Kakaj Dios powriˈn, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

Kakaj Dios tijchajajiˈ yak ralcˈwal

22 Kakaj Jesús xij rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij: In tambˈij chawechak chi mat octak il chirij nen tatijtak laj acˈaslemalak, ni mat octak il chirij awitzˈikak re tacojtak, 23 jwiˈl acˈaslemalak masna nim jkˈij chiwch ri tatijtak y atioˈjlak masna nim jkˈij chiwch man itzˈik. 24 Riˈ iltak nen mo yoˈltak mak joj, rechak taˈ titiconantak y taˈ tiochˈontak, ni taˈ tijcˈoltak jwich jticoˈnak laj jcˈujaak, riˈ Kakaj Dios titzukuw rechak. Y atak masna nim akˈijak chiwchak mak tzˈiquin li. 25 Taˈ ni jun chawechak ticwin chi jyoˈrsaj ribˈ quibˈ uxibˈ or mas re jcˈaslemal ri yeˈl jwiˈl Kakaj Dios jwiˈlke tioc il chirij jcˈaslemal. 26 Y wi mitaˈ atcwintak chi jbˈanic mak tra nuchˈ kelen li, ¿nencˈu chac atoctak il chirijak mak nicˈj nimaktak kelen chic?

27 Iltak nen mo jqˈuiyic mak cutzˈiˈj re lak tzaˈl, rechak taˈ tichacuntak y taˈ tiquemowtak itzˈik. Pero in tambˈij chawechak chi Salomón subˈlaj kustaklaj itzˈik xcoj, pero taˈ ni jono ritzˈik xcoj jilon chapcaˈ mak kustaklaj cutzˈiˈj li. 28 Wi jilonli jwikic mak woron li tran Kakaj Dios ri lajori wiˈtak lak tzaˈl y chwekˈ ticˈatsajtak li jorn, kes tzˈetel tzˈet atjwikaˈtakaˈ atak ri taˈ mas cubˈul achˈolak chirij Kakaj Dios.

29 Jwiˈliˈli atak mat octak il chi jtoquic awak y awucˈaˈak. 30 Riˈ juntir mak kelen li tioctak il mak cristian chirij ri taˈ tijcojtak Jyolj Kakaj Dios, pero Kakaj Dios retamiˈ chi juntir mak kelen li tichoconiˈ awiˈlak. 31 Pi jqˈuexwach atoctak il chirij mak kelen li, riˈ oquentak il chi jtoquic Kakaj Dios pire titakon chabˈak y bˈantak lawiˈ raj Kakaj Dios tabˈantak y juntir mak kelen li tiyeˈsajiˈ chawechak jwiˈl Kakaj Dios, xcheˈ rechak.

32 Kakaj Jesús xij chic rechak: Mi tzaak achˈolak atak incarner, taˈ atak qˈui, pero Kakaj Dios nojeliˈ ranm tijyeˈ luwar chawechak pire atoctak laj jkˈabˈ pire titakon chabˈak. 33 Y cˈayajtak juntir kelen awechak ri wiˈ y sipajtak rijil rechak yak ri wiˈ rajwax rechak, riˈ coj achokˈbˈak chi jmolic jwich abˈiomilak ri taˈ tikˈax jwich y taˈ tisaach jwich. Mulbˈaˈ abˈiomilak riqˈui Kakaj Dios lecj ri lamas taˈ alkˈom tioc, ni taˈ pocˈ tibˈanow cˈax re kelen. 34 Lamas wiˈ abˈiomilak, claˈ tiwaˈx awanmak, jwiˈl riˈ bˈesal awanmak chirij abˈiomilak, xcheˈ rechak.

Rajwaxiˈ atke chajintak

35 Kakaj Jesús xij chic rechak: Atak, ulbˈentake y tzijke akˈakˈak 36 chapcaˈ trantak yak mocom ri tike tijin chi rulbˈej jpatronak nen or akˈabˈ tikˈajch li jun tzˈam pire cuando tichˈabˈejtak, laj or tibˈe jtebˈaˈtak pwert chiwch.

37 Tzi rechak yak mocom ri tibˈe taˈmajtak jwiˈl jpatronak, yoˈltak chi rulbˈej nen or tikˈajch. Kes tzˈetel tzˈet tambˈij chawechak, laj or tipe man jpatronak tijcubˈaˈtak chiˈ mex y tioc chi jyeˈic jwaak. 38 Tzi rechak yak mocom ri tiyuk taˈmajtak jwiˈl jpatronak tijintak chi ulbˈenc, wi tiyuk nicˈaj akˈabˈ o sakaremchak re cuando tiyuk.

39 Pero tatak jcholajl, witi man rajw ja retam nen or titaw man alkˈom laj richoch, re tiyoˈriˈ chi jchajajc, taˈ tijyeˈ luwar tioc alkˈom laj richoch chi ralkˈaj kelen re. 40 Y jiˈcˈulon atak, ulbˈentake jwiˈl taˈ etemal nen or tipe chic Jcˈajol Kakaj Dios ri xwux pi cristianil, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

41 Xpe Pedro, xtzˈonaj re Kakaj Jesús: Kajawl, mak esbˈi noˈj ri, ri attijin chi jbˈijc, ¿pi keke oj o pi rechakiˈ juntir cristian? xcheˈ re.

42 Kakaj Jesús ri Kajawl xij: Jun mocom ri tzi tran laj jchac y tzi jnoˈj ticojsajiˈ pire jbˈabˈalak mak nicˈj mocom chic jwiˈl jpatron y riˈ re titzukuw rechak lak or re wicˈ. 43 Tzi re man mocom li, ri tiyuk taˈsajok jwiˈl jpatron tijin chi jbˈanic chapcaˈ xcan bˈijsaj re. 44 Kes tzˈetel tzˈet tambˈij chawechak chi man patron tijcojaˈ man mocom li chi jchajaj juntir kelen re ri wiˈ. 45 Pero wi man mocom li tijbˈij laj ranm chi taˈ tikˈajch jpatron laj or, tioc chi jseqˈuicak yak nicˈj mocom chic pach mak ajicˈ, tioc chi wicˈ, tioc chi ucˈaˈjanc y tioc chi kˈabˈric. 46 Titaw jun kˈij y titaw jun or ri taˈ ricˈabˈ cuando tiyuk jpatron. Man patron li tijyeˈ jun cˈaxlaj cˈachbˈi wich re man jmocom li, tresaj chi jchajaj kelen re, tijtak chijxoˈlak mak ri taˈ ticojontak. 47 Man mocom ri retam nen raj jpatron tran y taˈ raj tran, tisecˈsajiˈ jwiˈl jpatron pire cˈachbˈi jwich jwiˈl taˈ tzi tran. 48 Man mocom ri taˈ retam nen raj jpatron tran y tran kelen ri taˈ tzi tiilsajwiˈ jwiˈl jpatron, tisecˈsajiˈ pire cˈachbˈi jwich, pero taˈ mas. Nen nim tiyeˈsaj re, masna nim titzˈonaj re. Nen wiˈ mas rekleˈn, masna nim ri rajwax tran, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

Ri quiek jwiˈl tipe chˈoˈj chijxoˈlak cristian

49 Kakaj Jesús xij chic rechak: In ximpe chi jcojic kˈakˈ neri wich ulew. Y in riˈ chwaj chi tichak tijin jcˈatic man kˈakˈ li. 50 Y rajwaxiˈ tina intijna jun nimlaj cˈax y subˈlaj cˈax tantij asta titaw man kˈij li. 51 Ma bˈij atak chi inwiˈlke in tiwaˈx utzil chijxoˈlak cristian. Jwiˈl inwiˈlke in tijtos ribˈak yak cristian.

52 Lajori ticholmajbˈic, wi wiˈ jobˈ cristian li jun ja, tijcontrijiˈ ribˈak, uxibˈ tijcontrijtak mak quibˈ y mak quibˈ tijcontrijtak mak uxibˈ. 53 Jun winak tijcontrij jcˈajol y re ticontrij jwiˈl jcˈajol. Jun kˈapoj anm tijcontrij jchuch y jun albˈ tijcontrij man alibˈxel y man alibˈxel tijcontrij ralbˈ, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús.

Cˈutbˈire wi tran sakˈj o jabˈ

54 Kakaj Jesús xij rechak subˈlaj qˈui cristian: Cuando tawiltak tipe sutzˈ laj jsucˈlal lamas tikej kˈij, atak tabˈijtak chi tipetiˈ jabˈ y tzˈetiˈ tipe jabˈ. 55 Y cuando tatatak tijubˈubˈ tew li sur tabˈijtak chi tieliˈ sakˈj y tzˈetiˈ tiel sakˈj.

56 Atak ajsolcopil acaybˈalak, atak awetamakiˈ rilic nen tran caj pach ulew, pero taˈ tachˈobˈtak chirij mak ri tijin tawiltak laˈ mak junabˈ lajori, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

57 Kakaj Jesús xtzˈonaj rechak: ¿Nen chac maˈ tachomorsajtak pi awicˈanak lawiˈ tzi y lawiˈ ri taˈ tzi? 58 Wi wiˈ nen atsiqˈuin li kˈatbˈitzij, jat riqˈuil, chomorsaj aybˈak pi utzil riqˈuil laj or cuando bˈesalcatak li bˈe pire taˈ chiquiˈ atbˈe jacheˈ laj jkˈabˈ man kˈatbˈitzij, jwiˈl wi atjjach laj jkˈabˈ man kˈatbˈitzij, tipe man kˈatbˈitzij atjjach laj jkˈabˈak mak mayor y rechak atjcojtak li cars. 59 Tambˈij chawe chi wi xatkej li cars, taˈ atelbˈi wi mitaˈ tatoj man qˈuisbˈi centaw pire atesajbˈic, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús rechak.

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.