1 ¶ In the meantime, 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.

In 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;

2 F or there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed, neither hid that shall not be known.

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

3 T herefore whatever 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.

therefore 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.

4 A nd I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of those that kill the body and, after that, have no more that they can do.

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

5 B ut I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who, after being killed, has power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

But 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.

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

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

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

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

8 A lso I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God;

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

9 b ut he that denies me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God;

10 A nd whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, there is forgiveness for him; but unto him that blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven.

and 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.

11 A nd 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;

But 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;

12 f or the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said.

13 ¶ And one of the crowd said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

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

14 A nd he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

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

15 A nd he said unto them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

And 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.

16 A nd he spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully;

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

17 a nd he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

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

18 A nd he said, This will I do: I will pull down my storehouses and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

And 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;

19 A nd I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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

20 B ut God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast stored up?

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

21 S o is he that lays up treasure for himself and is not rich in God.

Thus is he who lays 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.

And 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.

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

The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.

24 C onsider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Consider 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?

25 A nd which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?

26 I f ye then are not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

If therefore ye cannot even what is least, why are ye careful about the rest?

27 C onsider 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.

Consider 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.

28 I f then God so clothes the grass, which is today in the field and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

But 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?

29 A nd seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, neither be ye high minded.

And ye, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;

30 F or all these things do the Gentiles of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things.

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

31 B ut rather seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you.

but seek his kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.

32 F ear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

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

33 S ell what ye 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.

Sell 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.

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

For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

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

Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning;

36 a nd ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he comes and knocks, they may open unto him immediately.

and 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.

37 B lessed are those slaves, whom the lord when he comes shall find watching; verily I say unto you that he shall gird himself and make them to sit down to food and will come forth and serve them.

Blessed 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.

38 A nd if he shall come in the second watch or come in the third watch and find them so, blessed are those slaves.

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

39 A nd know this: that if the husband 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.

But 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.

40 B e ye therefore ready also; for the Son of man comes at an hour when ye think not.

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

41 ¶ Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us or even to all?

And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all?

42 A nd 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 food in due season?

And 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?

43 B lessed is that slave whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.

Blessed is that bondman whom his lord coming shall find doing thus;

44 O f a truth I say unto you that he will make him ruler over all that he has.

verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has.

45 B ut and if that slave shall say in his heart, My lord delays his coming, and shall begin to beat the menslaves and maids and to eat and drink and to be drunken,

But 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,

46 t he lord of that slave will come in a day when he does not look for him and at an hour when he is not aware and will cut him off and will appoint him his portion with the unfaithful.

the 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.

47 A nd that slave who knew his lord’s will and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

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

48 B ut 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 much be required; and to whom much was committed, more will be asked of him.

but 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.

49 I am come to cast fire into the earth; and what do I desire, except that it be kindled?

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

50 B ut I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am anguished until it is accomplished!

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

51 T hink ye that I am come to the earth to give peace? No, I tell you, but rather division;

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

52 f or from now on there shall be five in one house divided: three against two and two against three.

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

53 T he 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.

father 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.

54 ¶ And he said also to the people, When ye see the cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower comes, and so it is.

And 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.

55 A nd when the south wind blows, ye say, There will be heat, and it comes to pass.

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

56 Y e hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

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

57 Y ea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

58 W hen thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou may be delivered from him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

For 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.

59 I tell thee, in no wise shalt thou come out of there until thou hast paid the very last mite.

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