1 M eanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast 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, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.

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

3 T herefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on 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 “ I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that 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 warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell 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 “ Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins ? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

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

7 B ut the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value 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 “ I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess 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 who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

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

10 E veryone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will 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 W hen they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will 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 will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”

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

13 O ne of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell 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 made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

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

15 H e said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

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 H e spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.

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

17 H e reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’

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

18 H e said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

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 I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, 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 “ But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’

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 S o 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 H e said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.

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 L ife is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

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

24 C onsider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than 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 W hich of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?

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

26 I f then you aren’t able to do even the least things, why are you anxious 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 don’t toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like 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 this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you 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 D on’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.

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

30 F or the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need 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 God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.

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

32 D on’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure 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 that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

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 will your heart be also.

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

35 “ Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.

“Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning;

36 B e like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.

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 servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and 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 T hey will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so.

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

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 T herefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don’t expect him.”

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

41 P eter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?”

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

42 T he Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

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 servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.

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

44 T ruly I tell 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 servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and 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 hen the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn’t expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn’t know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.

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 T hat servant, who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

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 didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

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 came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already 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 baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

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

51 D o you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, 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 now on, there will be five in one house divided, three 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 T hey will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and 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 H e said to the multitudes also, “When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you 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 W hen a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.

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

56 Y ou hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don’t interpret 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 W hy don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

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

58 F or when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you 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 tell you, you will by no means get out of there, until you have paid the very last penny. ”

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