1 I n those, the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

2 b ut there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known;

For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.

3 t herefore whatever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. Jesus Teaches the Fear of God

4 B ut I say to you, my friends, Fear not those who kill the body and after this have no more that they can do.

“And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

5 B ut I will shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him.

But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!

6 A re not five sparrows sold for two assaria? and one of them is not forgotten before God.

“Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God.

7 B ut even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are better than many sparrows.

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. Confess Christ Before Men

8 B ut I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also before the angels of God;

“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.

9 b ut he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;

But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10 a nd whoever shall say a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but to him that speaks injuriously against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

“And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven.

11 B ut when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and the authorities, be not careful how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say;

“Now when they bring you to the synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say.

12 f or the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said.

For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.” The Parable of the Rich Fool

13 A nd a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14 B ut he said to him, Man, who established me a judge or a divider over you?

But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

15 A nd he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for not because a man is in abundance his life is in his possessions.

And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

16 A nd he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.

17 A nd he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not where I shall lay up my fruits.

And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’

18 A nd he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;

So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods.

19 a nd I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.

And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.”’

20 B ut God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’

21 T hus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

“So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” Do Not Worry

22 A nd he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.

Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.

23 T he life is more than food, and the body than raiment.

Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

24 C onsider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are ye than the birds?

Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?

25 B ut which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?

And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

26 I f therefore ye cannot even what is least, why are ye careful about the rest?

If you then are not able to do the least, why are you anxious for the rest?

27 C onsider the lilies how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I say unto you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these.

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

28 B ut if God thus clothe the grass, which to-day is in the field and to-morrow is cast into oven, how much rather you, O ye of little faith?

If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith?

29 A nd ye, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;

“And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.

30 f or all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things;

For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things.

31 b ut seek his kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.

But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

32 F ear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom.

“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

33 S ell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy.

Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.

34 F or where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant

35 L et your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;

“Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning;

36 a nd ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately.

and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.

37 B lessed are those bondmen whom the lord coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them.

Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them.

38 A nd if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find thus, blessed are those.

And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

39 B ut this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through.

But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.

40 A nd ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think, the Son of man comes.

Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

41 A nd Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all?

Then Peter said to Him, “Lord, do You speak this parable only to us, or to all people? ”

42 A nd the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season?

And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

43 B lessed is that bondman whom his lord coming shall find doing thus;

Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.

44 v erily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has.

Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has.

45 B ut if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and to drink and to be drunken,

But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk,

46 t he lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers.

the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

47 B ut that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared nor done his will, shall be beaten with many;

And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

48 b ut he who knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom have committed much, they will ask from him the more.

But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more. Christ Brings Division

49 I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled?

“I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

50 B ut I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened until it shall have been accomplished!

But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!

51 T hink ye that I have come to give peace in the earth? Nay, I say to you, but rather division:

Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division.

52 f or from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three:

For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three.

53 f ather against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.” Discern the Time

54 A nd he said also to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens.

Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is.

55 A nd when the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.

And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is.

56 H ypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how ye do not discern this time?

Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time? Make Peace with Your Adversary

57 A nd why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

“Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?

58 F or as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

When you go with your adversary to the magistrate, make every effort along the way to settle with him, lest he drag you to the judge, the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

59 I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence until thou hast paid the very last mite.

I tell you, you shall not depart from there till you have paid the very last mite.”