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Ri fariseos caˈiˈ quipalej

12  Y ri winek xemolotej cˈa apo. Pa mil winek ri xquimol apo quiˈ. Rumariˈ niquipalbej chic quiˈ. Y ri Jesús xuchop cˈa tzij quiqˈui ri ye rudiscípulos nabey, y xubij cˈa chique: Tichajij iwiˈ chuwech ri chˈom (levadura) quiche (quixin) ri achiˈaˈ fariseos. Ri chˈom (levadura) quiche (quixin) ri achiˈaˈ fariseos ntel chi tzij chi xa caˈiˈ quipalej, xa ma niquiben ta ri niquicˈut. Y ronojel ri ma kˈalajsan ta, xtikˈalajin pe. Y ronojel ri tzˈapel ca rij, xtel cˈa pe chuwasakil. Rumacˈariˈ riyix, ronojel ri tzij ri nitzijoj pa kˈekuˈm, ronojel riˈ xtel rutzijoxic pa sakil. Y ronojel cˈa chˈabel ri pan ekal ibin pa tak ixquin ri pa tak jay, xtetamex na cuma ri winek y xtiquirek quichiˈ chubixic cˈa pa ruwiˈ tak jay.

Ri achoj chuwech rucˈamon chi nikaxibij wi kiˈ

Y riyix ri can yix wamigo nbij cˈa chiwe: Ma tixibij ta iwiˈ chiquiwech ri xaxu (xaxe wi) ri chˈaculaj ri yecowin niquicamisaj, y tek quicamisan chic ri chˈaculaj majun chic achique ta ri xquecowin xtiquiben. Y nbij cˈa chiwe achoj chuwech ri rucˈamon chi nixibij wi iwiˈ: Tixibij iwiˈ chuwech ri jun ri can nicowin nucamisaj ri chˈaculaj y nicowin yixrutek pa kˈakˈ. Can chuwech cˈa riˈ tixibij wi iwiˈ.

Y riyix chukaˈ jabel iwetaman chi tek yeˈicˈayij wuˈoˈ aj xicˈ tak chicop, xaxu (xaxe) wi caˈiˈ oxiˈ oc tak centavos cajel. Y ma riqˈui ta chi ri aj xicˈ tak chicop riˈ xa ma qˈuiy ta oc cajel, ri Dios majun bey yerumestaj ta ca. Y cˈa ta cˈa riyix. Ruma riyix hasta ri rusmal tak iwiˈ ajlan ronojel. Ri Dios can sibilaj yixrajoˈ. Riyix más cˈo iwejkalen que chiquiwech ye qˈuiy aj xicˈ tak chicop. Rumacˈariˈ ma tixibij ta iwiˈ.

Ri niniman riche (rixin) ri Jesucristo, ma tiqˈuix ta nukˈalajsaj riˈ

Chukaˈ nbij cˈa chiwe, chi xabachique winek ri nukˈalajsaj riˈ chi yin runiman riyin, queriˈ chukaˈ riyin ri Cˈajolaxel ri xinalex chicojol, xtinkˈalajsaj chiquiwech ri ruˈángeles ri Dios chi ri winek riˈ wuche (wixin) chic riyin. Yacˈa jun winek ri ma nukˈalajsaj ta riˈ chiquiwech ri winek chi yin runiman riyin, queriˈ chukaˈ xtinben riyin, man cˈa xtinkˈalajsaj ta chiquiwech ri ruˈángeles ri Dios, ruma ri winek riˈ xa ma wuche (wixin) ta riyin.

10 Y xabachique cˈa winek ri niyokˈon chuwij riyin ri Cˈajolaxel ri xinalex chicojol, cˈa nicuyutej na rumac. Yacˈa ri niyokˈon chrij ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu, man cˈa xticuyutej ta rumac.

11 Y tek yixucˈuex cˈa chiquiwech ri principaliˈ pa tak jay ri kas nicˈut wi ri ruchˈabel ri Dios, y tek yixucˈuex chukaˈ chiquiwech ri aj kˈatbel tak tzij, ma tichˈujirisaj ta iwiˈ chuchˈobic achique chi chˈabel ri xtibij tek yixchˈo chiquiwech. 12 Ruma tek cˈo chi yixchˈo apo, can ya ri Lokˈolaj Espíritu ri xtiyaˈo ri chˈabel chiwe ri rajawaxic chi xtibij apo, xchaˈ ri Jesús.

Ri cˈambel tzij chrij jun beyon y ri rucˈayewal ri beyomel

13 Y chiriˈ chiquicojol ri sibilaj ye qˈuiy winek ri quimolon apo quiˈ, cˈo cˈa jun ri xchˈo apo y xubij chare ri Jesús: Tijonel, tabanaˈ jun utzil cachˈo riqˈui ri wachˈalal y tabij chare chi tuyaˈ pe ri werencia ri rubanon ka riche (rixin) chare, xchaˈ chare ri Jesús.

14 Yacˈa ri Jesús xubij chare ri achi: Riyin ma banon ta pe chuwe chi yin jun aj kˈatbel tzij pan iwiˈ riyix y chukaˈ ma yin ta jun jachoy herencia chicojol.

15 Y ri Jesús xchˈo chic cˈa chique ri winek y xubij: Can titzuˈ cˈa ka iwiˈ jabel riche (rixin) chi nichajij ri icˈaslen, riche (rixin) chi ma tipe ta raynic pa tak iwánima chrij ronojel ruwech cosas. Ruma astapeˈ jun winek sibilaj qˈuiy rubeyomal cˈo, ma ya ta riˈ ri xtiyaˈo ri rucˈaslen.

16 Y can yacˈariˈ tek ri Jesús xuchop rubixic jun cˈambel tzij, y xubij: Cˈo cˈa jun achi beyon, ri sibilaj ulef cˈo riqˈui. Y jun bey cˈa, qˈuiy cosecha ri xumol. 17 Rumacˈariˈ ri beyon riˈ xuchˈob ka pa ránima: ¿Achique ta jun nben riche (rixin) chi queriˈ nyec ronojel ri nucosecha? Ruma majun chic nyaˈ wi re nicˈaj chic, xchaˈ. 18 Y tek xchˈobotej chuwech, xubij: Más utz quenwulaj na el re cocoj tak nucˈujay, y yenben chic nicˈaj más ye nimaˈk. Y chupan ri nucˈujay riˈ xquenyacalaˈ wi ri cˈo wuqˈui y ronojel ri nucosecha. 19 Y xtinbij cˈa chare ri wánima: Wánima, wacami sibilaj qˈuiy abeyomal ri ayacon, y qˈuiy junaˈ ma xtatij ta wayjal. Caquicot cˈa, catuxlan, cawaˈ y catucˈyaˈ, xchaˈ ri beyon chare ri ránima. 20 Pero ri Dios xubij chare ri beyon riˈ: Nacanic chi achi, chupan re akˈaˈ reˈ xtinsiqˈuij (xtinwoyoj) el ri awánima, y ronojel ri abeyomal ri ayacon, ¿achoj riche (rixin) cami xtoc wi ca? 21 Quecˈariˈ ri winek ri nimolo beyomel riche (rixin) re ruwachˈulef, y xa man cˈo ta ri beyomel riche (rixin) ri Dios riqˈui.

Tek ri Jesús xubij chi ma tikachˈujirisaj ta kiˈ chupan ri kacˈaslen

22 Y ri Jesús xubij cˈa chique ri rudiscípulos: Nbij cˈa chiwe, chi ma tichˈujirisaj ta iwiˈ chupan ri icˈaslen, chi acuchi (achique) xtipe wi ri iway y chi acuchi (achique) xtipe wi ri itziak. 23 Ruma chi ri kitzij cˈaslen, más rejkalen que chuwech ri iway iwucˈyaˈ y ri ichˈacul chukaˈ can más rejkalen que chuwech ri itziak. 24 Queˈitzˈetaˈ na peˈ ri koˈch. Ri aj xicˈ tak chicop riˈ majun quiticoˈn niquiben ta, y majun cosecha niquelesaj, ni majun riche (rixin) quiwaybal quiyacon, majun chukaˈ quicˈujay. Pero ma riqˈui wi riˈ, riyeˈ yewaˈ, ruma chi ri Dios can nuyaˈ wi quiway. ¿Cˈa ta cˈa riyix man ta xtuyaˈ iway ri Dios? tek riyix más iwejkalen que chiquiwech ri aj xicˈ tak chicop. Rumacˈariˈ ma más ta cˈa tichˈob riˈ. 25 ¿La cˈo ta cami cˈa jun chiwe riyix ri nicowin chi niqˈuiy chic nicˈaj vara ri rupalen, ruma can nuchˈujirisaj riˈ? Majun. 26 Y wi xa jun samaj ri xa ti coˈol oc achiˈel riˈ ma yixcowin ta niben, ¿achique cˈa ruma tek can nichˈujirisaj iwiˈ riche (rixin) chi niwil nicˈaj chic chique ri yecˈatzin chiwe?

27 Queˈitzuˈ na peˈ ri cotzˈiˈj ri lirio quibiˈ. Queˈitzuˈ na peˈ tek yeqˈuiy. Riyeˈ ma yesamej ta, ni ma yebatzˈin ta, riyeˈ majun quitziak niquiben, pero ma riqˈui wi riˈ jabel oc yetzuˈun. Y cˈo cˈa jun rey riche (rixin) re ruwachˈulef Israel ri xcˈojeˈ ojer ca, ri xubiniˈaj Salomón. Riyaˈ ruyon jabel tak tziek ri xerucusaj, pero majun bey xucusaj ta jun rutziak ri can achiˈel jun cotzˈiˈj. 28 Y wi ri Dios queriˈ yeruwik ri kˈayis, ri wacami cˈo pa juyuˈ y chuaˈk xa niyaˈ pa kˈakˈ, ¿cˈa ta cˈa riyix winek chi man ta xtuyaˈ itziak ri Dios? Rumariˈ, ¿achique cˈa ruma tek xa ma nicukubaˈ ta icˈuˈx riqˈui? 29 Rumariˈ riyix ma tichˈujirisaj ta iwiˈ chupan ri icˈaslen chi acuchi (achique) nipe wi ri iway iwucˈyaˈ. 30 Ruma chi quinojel ri winek queriˈ niquiben. Yacˈa riyix cˈo jun Itataˈ ri can retaman chi ronojel riˈ nicˈatzin chiwe. 31 Rumariˈ ri más rajawaxic chi niben riyix ya ri ticanoj ri rajawaren ri Dios. Y wi queriˈ xtiben, ri Dios can xtuyaˈ cˈa pe ronojel ri nicˈatzin chiwe.

Ri beyomel riche (rixin) ri chilaˈ chicaj

32 Ma tixibij ta iwiˈ riyix ri yixtzekelben wuche (wixin), ruma astapeˈ xa yix jubaˈ oc, ri Tataˈixel can nrajoˈ wi cˈa chi yixbecˈojeˈ pa rajawaren. 33 Ticˈayilaˈ cˈa ri cˈo iwuqˈui y tiyalaˈ chique ri winek ri nicˈatzin quitoˈic. Wi queriˈ niben, xticˈojeˈ jun iyaconobal chilaˈ chicaj ri majun bey xtijar ta, y xticˈojeˈ ibeyomal chupan, beyomel ri majun bey xtiqˈuis ta, ni majun alekˈom xtelekˈan ta, ni ma nichicopir ta chukaˈ. 34 Ruma chi acuchi (achique) cˈo wi ri ibeyomal, chiriˈ chukaˈ nicˈojeˈ wi ri iwánima.

Rajawaxic chi nikoyobej apo ri kˈij tek xtipe ri Jesucristo

35 Tichajij cˈa ri icˈaslen, y can ma tichuptej ta ri icantil. 36 Tibanaˈ cˈa achiˈel niquiben ri mozos pa jun jay. Ri mozos coyoben ajan (jampeˈ) nitzolin pe ri quipatrón ri benak pa jun cˈulanen, riche (rixin) chi queriˈ tek noka y nisiqˈuin (noyon) apo, can yacˈariˈ niquijek pe ruchiˈ ri jay chuwech. 37 Y can jabel cˈa ruwaquikˈij ri mozos ri ye qˈues tek noka ri quipatrón. Y kas kitzij nbij chiwe, chi ri quipatrón xtuchojmirisaj cˈa riˈ y yerutzˈuyubaˈ cˈa ri rumozos pa mesa. Y yerunimaj yerilij apo jabel ruma sibilaj niquicot chi cˈa coyoben na apo ri hora riˈ. 38 Y wi ri quipatrón ri mozos riˈ noka pa nicˈaj akˈaˈ o ya tek xa niseker yan pe, ri mozos riˈ can jabel ruwaquikˈij ruma cˈa ye qˈues na chiroyobexic ri quipatrón ri hora riˈ. 39 Y riyix iwetaman, chi xa ta ri rajaf jun jay nretamaj ajan (jampeˈ) napon ri alekˈom pa rachoch, ri rajaf ri jun jay riˈ nicˈaseˈ ta riche (rixin) chi nuchajij ri rachoch, y man ta nuyaˈ kˈij chare ri alekˈom chi nelekˈ el pa rachoch. 40 Rumacˈariˈ riyix nicˈatzin chi can quiniwoyobej apo, ruma riqˈui jubaˈ ri hora tek xa ma yin ta riyin ri yinichˈob, yariˈ tek xquipe riyin ri Cˈajolaxel ri xinalex chicojol, xchaˈ ri Jesús.

Tikabanaˈ achiˈel nuben jun utzilaj mozo, y ma tikaben ta achiˈel nuben jun itzel mozo

41 Yacˈariˈ tek ri Pedro xubij chare ri Jesús: Ajaf, ¿tek riyit xatzijoj re cˈambel tzij reˈ, la xaxu (xaxe) wi chake riyoj ri yoj adiscípulos, o xabij chukaˈ chique quinojel ri winek?

42 Y ri Ajaf xubij: Ri mayordomo ri choj y cˈo runaˈoj, yacˈariˈ ri nichaˈox (nchaˈ) ca ruma ri rupatrón, riche (rixin) chi nicanaj ca pa quiwiˈ quinojel ri yecˈo pa rachoch ri rupatrón, riche (rixin) chi nuyaˈ quiway y ronojel ri nicˈatzin chique tek napon ri hora. 43 Can jabel cˈa ruwarukˈij ri mozo riˈ, ruma ntajin chubanic ri samaj tek noˈilitej ruma ri rupatrón. 44 Can kitzij cˈa nbij chiwe chi ri patrón can xtuyaˈ wi cˈa ronojel ri rubeyomal pa rukˈaˈ ri mozo riche (rixin) chi nuchajij. 45 Pero ri mozo riˈ wi xa nuchˈob ka pa ránima: Ri nupatrón riˈ xa cˈa ma jane noka ta na, nichaˈ; y nuchop cˈa quichˈayic ri nicˈaj chic mozos chi achiˈaˈ y chi ixokiˈ, y can xu (xe) wi waˈin y tijoj yaˈ nuben quiqˈui ri kˈabarelaˈ, 46 ya cˈa ri kˈij y ri hora tek majun nuchˈob chi noka ri rupatrón, yacˈariˈ tek noka. Ri rupatrón can xtucˈajsaj wi ruwech ri mozo riˈ y xtuyaˈ quiqˈui ri nicˈaj chic ri ma yeniman ta tzij.

47 Ri mozo ri retaman achique ri nrajoˈ ri rupatrón, pero xa ma xuchojmij ta riˈ riche (rixin) chi nuben ri samaj, ni ma nuben ta ri nrajoˈ ri rupatrón, ri mozo cˈa riˈ sibilaj cˈa xtichˈay. 48 Yacˈa ri mozo ri xa ma retaman ta achique ri nrajoˈ ri rupatrón, astapeˈ cˈo ri ma utz ta yerubanalaˈ apo, y astapeˈ ri mozo riˈ can rucˈamon chi nichˈay ta más, pero xa ma que ta riˈ xtiban chare. Riyaˈ ma xtikˈax ta ruwiˈ ri chˈayquil ri xtiban chare. Ruma ri can qˈuiy cˈa yaˈon ca chare, chukaˈ can qˈuiy cˈa ri xtichˈojix chare, y chukaˈ ri can qˈuiy ri jachon ca pa rukˈaˈ, can qˈuiy cˈa chukaˈ ri xticˈutux chare, xchaˈ ri Jesús.

Tek ri Jesús xubij chi ruma Riyaˈ tek nipe oyowal chiquicojol ri winek

49 Riyin can chuyaquic cˈa kˈakˈ chicojol re xipe chuwech re ruwachˈulef. Y riyin nwajoˈ chi ri kˈakˈ riˈ nicˈat ta chic. 50 Pero nabey nicˈatzin cˈa chi nkˈaxaj na tijoj pokonal, y can nikˈaxo ri wánima ruma ri woyoben apo, y sibilaj nrayij chi kˈaxnek ta chic ca ri jun cˈayewalej bautismo riˈ. 51 ¿Riyix nichˈob chi riyin xipe riche (rixin) chi nyaˈ uxlanibel cˈuˈx chuwech re ruwachˈulef? Ma que ta riˈ. Wuma riyin yecˈo ri xa xtiquitaluj quiˈ. 52 Rumariˈ re xtibe apo, wi pa jun jay yecˈo ye wuˈoˈ winek, ye oxiˈ xa xqueyacatej cˈa chiquij ri ye caˈiˈ, o ya ri ye caˈiˈ ri xqueyacatej chiquij ri ye oxiˈ. Y can xtiquitaluj quiˈ. 53 Ri tataˈaj ma xtika ta cˈa chuwech ri nubij ri rucˈajol. Ni ri cˈajolaxel ma xtika ta chuwech ri nubij ri tataˈaj. Ni ri teˈej ma xtika ta chuwech ri nubij ri ruxokˈal (ruxok‑al) chare. Y can queriˈ cˈa chukaˈ ri kˈopoj ma xtika ta chuwech ri nubij ri ruteˈ chare. Y can quecˈariˈ ri aliteˈ ma xtiquicˈuaj ta quiˈ riqˈui ri ralibatz, ruma ma junan ta niquichˈob, y can ni ta cˈa ri alibetz xtiquicˈuaj quiˈ riqˈui ri raliteˈ.

Ri Jesús xubij chi cˈo retal tek nijalatej ri tiempo

54 Y ri Jesús xubij cˈa chukaˈ chique ri winek: Riyix iwetaman achique nitzuˈun ri sutzˈ ri nicˈamo pe job. Y tek nitzˈet cˈa ri sutzˈ riˈ, chanin nibij chi nipe job. Y can nipe wi. 55 Y tek nipe ri cakˈikˈ quereˈ pa sur, ya cˈa retal riˈ iyaˈon chi nuchop rukˈijul ri sakˈij. Y can nuchop wi cˈa ri sakˈij. 56 Riyix xa caˈiˈ cˈa ipalej, ruma jabel iwetaman nitzuˈ achique nuben ruwech ri caj y jabel chukaˈ iwetaman achique ri nipe xaxu (xaxe wi) riqˈui nitzuˈ achique rubanon re ruwachˈulef. ¿Achique cˈa ruma tek can ma niwetamaj ta chukaˈ achique tiempo re yojcˈo wi wacami?

Tatojoˈ cˈa ri acˈas chanin, riche (rixin) chi ma yatucˈuex ta chuwech ri aj kˈatbel tzij

57 ¿Y achique ruma tek ma nichˈobotej ta ka iwuma riyix mismo achique ri rucˈamon chi niben y achique ri ma rucˈamon ta? 58 Tek cˈo jun chiwe riyix ri nitzujux (nisujux) pa kˈatbel tzij, tutijaˈ rukˈij riche (rixin) chi nuchojmirisaj riˈ riqˈui ri rucˈulel tek xa cˈacˈariˈ quichapon el bey pa kˈatbel tzij. Ruma wi ma nuchojmirisaj ta riˈ riqˈui ri nitzujun (nisujun) chrij, can xtucˈuex cˈa chuwech ri aj kˈatbel tzij, y ri aj kˈatbel tzij riˈ nujech el pa rukˈaˈ ri aj chˈameˈy, y ri aj chˈameˈy nucˈuaj el, y nberutzˈapij ca pa cárcel. 59 Y can kitzij nbij, chi ri winek ri ntoc pa cárcel ruma rucˈas, ma xtel ta pe chiriˈ cˈa ya tek rutojon chic ca ri ruqˈuisbel centavo ri nibix chare ri cˈo chi nutoj.

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