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Luke 12:1-59

1Inthose[times],themyriadsμυριάδωνmuriadōnG3461ofthecrowdὄχλουochlouG3793beingG1510gatheredG1996togetherG1996,soὥστεhōsteG5620thattheytrodoneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240onanother,hebeganG757tosayλέγεινlegeinG3004tohisdisciplesG3101firstπρῶτον·prōtonG4413,BewareG4337oftheleavenζύμηςzumēsG2219ofthePhariseesΦαρισαίων.¶PharisaiōnG5330,whichisG1510hypocrisyὑπόκρισιςhupokrisisG5272;

2butthereisG1510nothingcoveredupwhichshallnotbeG1510revealedἀποκαλυφθήσεται,apokaluphthēsetaiG601,norsecretG2927thatshallnotbeG1510knownG1097;

3thereforewhateveryehavesaidG3004inthedarknessσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653shallbeheardG191inthelightφωτὶphōtiG5457,andwhatyehavespokenἐλαλήσατεelalēsateG2980intheearοὖςousG3775inchambersshallbeproclaimedκηρυχθήσεταιkēruchthēsetaiG2784uponthehousetopsδωμάτων.¶dōmatōnG1430.

4ButIsayΛέγωLegōG3004toyou,myfriendsφίλοιςphiloisG5384,FearφοβηθῆτεphobēthēteG5399notthosewhokillἀποκτεινόντωνapokteinontōnG615thebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983andafterthishavenomorethattheycando.

5ButIwillshewyouwhomyeshallfearφοβηθῆτε·phobēthēteG5399:FearφοβήθητεphobēthēteG5399himwhoafterhehaskilledἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615hasauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849tocastintohellγέενναν.geennanG1067; yea,IsayλέγωlegōG3004toyou,Fearφοβήθητε.phobēthēteG5399him.

6AreG1510notfiveπέντεpenteG4002sparrowsστρουθίαstrouthiaG4765soldG4453fortwoδύο;duoG1417assaria?andoneἓνhenG1520ofthemisG1510notforgottenἐπιλελησμένονepilelēsmenonG1950beforeGodθεοῦ·theouG2316.

7ButevenκαὶkaiG2532thehairsτρίχεςtrichesG2359ofyourheadκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776areallnumberedἠρίθμηνται.ērithmēntaiG705.Fearφοβεῖσθε·phobeistheG5399nottherefore, yearebetterthanmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183sparrowsστρουθίωνstrouthiōnG4765.

8ButIsayΛέγωLegōG3004toyou, WhosoevershallconfessὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670mebeforemenG444,theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanG444willconfessὁμολογήσειhomologēseiG3670himalsoκαὶkaiG2532beforetheangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32ofGodθεοῦ·theouG2316;

9buthethatshallhavedeniedG720mebeforemenG444shallbedeniedG720beforetheangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316;

10andwhoevershallsayG3004awordλόγονlogonG3056againsttheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofmanἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444itshallbeforgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863him;buttohimthatspeaksG3004injuriouslyagainsttheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151itshallnotbeforgivenἀφεθήσεται.¶aphethēsetaiG863.

11ButwhenὍτανHotanG3752theybringεἰσφέρωσινeispherōsinG1533youbeforethesynagoguesG4864andrulersἀρχὰςarchasG746andtheauthoritiesἐξουσίας,exousiasG1849,benotcarefulhowπῶςpōsG4459orwhatyeshallanswer,orwhatyeshallsayG3004;

12fortheHolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151shallteachδιδάξειdidaxeiG1321youinthehourὥρᾳhōraG5610itselfwhatshouldbesaidG3004.

13AndapersonsaidG3004tohimoutofthecrowdὄχλουochlouG3793,Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,speakG3004tomybrotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80todividetheinheritanceκληρονομίαν.klēronomianG2817withme.

14ButhesaidG3004tohim,Manἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,whoestablishedme[as]ajudgeκριτὴνkritēnG2923oradivideroveryou?

15AndhesaidG3004tothem, Take heedandkeepφυλάσσεσθεphulassestheG5442yourselvesfromallcovetousnessπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124,for[itisG1510]notbecauseamanisG1510inabundanceG4052[that]hislifeζωὴzōēG2222isG1510inhispossessionsὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG5225.

16AndhespokeG3004aparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850tothem,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThelandG5561ofacertainτινὸςtinosG5100richπλουσίουplousiouG4145manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444brought forth abundantly.

17AndhereasonedδιελογίζετοdielogizetoG1260withinhimselfsayingλέγων·legōnG3004,WhatshallIdo?forIhavenot[aplace]whereποῦpouG4226Ishalllay upmyfruitsκαρπούςkarpousG2590.

18AndhesaidG3004,ThiswillIdo:IwilltakeawaymygranariesandbuildοἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsōG3618greaterG3173,andthereIwilllayupallmyproduceG4160andmygoodG18thingsG3778;

19andIwillsayG3004tomysoulψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,Soulψυχή,psuchēG5590, thou hastmuchG4183goodἀγαθὰagathaG18thingsG4183laidbyformanyG4183yearsἔτηetēG2094; repose thyself,eatG2068,drinkπίε,pieG4095,bemerryεὐφραίνου.euphrainouG2165.

20ButGodθεός·theosG2316saidG3004tohim,Foolἄφρων,aphrōnG878,thisnightνυκτὶnuktiG3571thysoulψυχήνpsuchēnG5590shallbeἔσται;estaiG1510requiredofthee;andwhoseshallbeG1510whatthou hastpreparedἡτοίμασας,hētoimasasG2090?

21ThusG3779ishewholaysuptreasureforhimself,andisnotrichπλουτῶν.ploutōnG4147towardGodθεὸνtheonG2316.

22AndhesaidλέγωlegōG3004tohisdisciplesG3101,ForthiscauseIsayG3004untoyou,BenotcarefulforlifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,whatyeshalleatG2068,norforthebodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,whatyeshallputἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746on.

23ThelifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590isG1510moreG4183thanfoodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,andthebodyσῶμαsōmaG4983thanraiment.

24ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657theravens,thattheysowσπείρουσινspeirousinG4687notnorreapθερίζουσινtherizousinG2325;whichhaveneitherstorehousenorgranary;andGodθεὸςtheosG2316feedsτρέφειtrepheiG5142them.HowπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214betterareG1510yethanthebirdsπετεινῶν;peteinōnG4071?

25ButwhichofyoubybeingcarefulcanaddπροσθεῖναιprostheinaiG4369tohisstatureG2244oneG3588cubit?

26IfthereforeG3767yecannot[do]evenοὐδὲoudeG3761whatisleastἐλάχιστονelachistonG1646,whyτίtiG5101areye carefulabouttherestλοιπῶνloipōnG3062?

27ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657theliliesκρίναkrinaG2918howπῶςpōsG4459theygrowαὐξάνει·auxaneiG837:theyneithertoilG2872norspinνήθει.nētheiG3514;butIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,NotevenG3761SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672inallhisgloryδόξῃdoxēG1391wasclothedasoneἓνhenG1520ofthese.

28ButifGodθεὸςtheosG2316thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779clothethegrassχόρτονchortonG5528,whichto-dayisG1510inthefieldἀγρῷagrōG68andto-morrowisG1510castG906into[the] oven,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214ratherG3123you, O yeoflittle faith?

29Andye,seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212notwhatyeshalleatG2068orwhatyeshalldrinkπίητε,piēteG4095,andbenotinanxiety;

30forallthesethingsG3778dothenationsἔθνηethnēG1484oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889seekἐπιζητοῦσιν·epizētousinG1934after,andyourFatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsthatyehaveneedχρῄζετεchrēzeteG5535ofthesethingsG3778;

31butseekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212hiskingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,and[all]thesethingsταῦταtautaG3778shallbeaddedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetaiG4369toyou.

32Fearφοβοῦ,phobouG5399not,littleμικρὸνmikronG3398flockποίμνιον,poimnionG4168,forithasbeenthegoodpleasureG2106ofyourFatherπατὴρpatērG3962togiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325youthekingdomβασιλείαν.basileianG932.

33SellπωλήσατεpōlēsateG4453whatyepossessandgiveδότεdoteG1325almsἐλεημοσύνην·eleēmosunēnG1654;makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160toyourselvespurseswhichdonotgrowoldπαλαιούμενα,palaioumenaG3822,atreasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344whichdoesnotfailintheheavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812doesnotdrawἐγγίζειengizeiG1448nearnormothσὴςsēsG4597destroyδιαφθείρει·diaphtheireiG1311.

34ForwhereὅπουhopouG3699yourtreasureθησαυρὸςthēsaurosG2344isG1510,therealsoκαὶkaiG2532willyourheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588beG1510.

35LetyourloinsG3751beἜστωσανEstōsanG1510girdedπεριεζωσμέναιperiezōsmenaiG4024about,andlampsG3088burningκαιόμενοι,kaiomenoiG2545;

36andyelikemenG444whowaittheirownG1438lordG2962wheneverhemayleavetheweddingγάμων,gamōnG1062,thatwhenhecomesἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064andknocksG2925,theymayopenἀνοίξωσινanoixōsinG455tohimimmediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112.

37BlessedarethosebondmenwhomthelordG2962[on]comingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064shallfindεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147watchingγρηγοροῦντας·grēgorountasG1127; verilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thathewillgirdG4024himselfandmakethemreclineἀνακλινεῖanaklineiG347attable,andcomingG2064upwillserveδιακονήσειdiakonēseiG1247them.

38AndifhecomeἔλθῃelthēG2064inthesecondδευτέρᾳdeuteraG1208watchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,andcomeG2064inthethirdτρίτῃtritēG5154watchG5438,andfindεὕρῃheurēG2147[them]thusοὕτως,houtōsG3779,blessedareG1510those[bondmen].

39ButthisknowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097,thatifthemasterofthehouseοἶκονoikonG3624hadknownG1097inwhathourὥρᾳhōraG5610thethiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812wascomingG2064,hewouldhavewatched,andnothavesufferedhishouseG3624tobedug through.

40Andye therefore,beyereadyἕτοιμοι,hetoimoiG2092,forinthehourὥρᾳhōraG5610inwhichyedonotthinkG1380[it],theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444comesG2064.

41AndPeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004tohim,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, sayest thouthisparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850tous,oralsoκαὶkaiG2532toall?

42AndtheLordG2962saidG3004,WhothenisG1510thefaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andprudentstewardG3623,whomhislordG2962willsetκαταστήσειkatastēseiG2525overhishousehold,togiveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325themeasureofcorninseasonκαιρῷkairōG2540?

43BlessedisthatbondmanwhomhislordG2962[on]comingἐλθὼνelthōnG2064shallfindεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147doingthusοὕτως.houtōsG3779;

44verilyIsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,thathewillsetκαταστήσειkatastēseiG2525himoverallthathehas.

45ButifthatbondmanshouldsayG3004inhisheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,MylordG2962delaystocomeἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064,andbegintobeatτύπτεινtupteinG5180themenservantsandthemaidservants,andtoeatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068andtodrinkπίνεινpineinG4095andtobedrunken,

46thelordG2962ofthatbondmanshallcomeἥξειhēxeiG2240inadayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenhedoesnotexpectπροσδοκᾷprosdokaG4328it,andinanhourὥρᾳhōraG5610heknowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097notof,andshallcutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371himintwoandappointhisportionG3313withtheunbelieversἀπίστωνapistōnG571.

47ButthatbondmanwhoknewG1097hisownlord'swill,andhadnotpreparedG2090[himself]nordonehiswill,shallbebeatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194withmanyπολλάς.pollasG4183[stripes];

48buthewhoknewG1097[it]not,anddidthingsG3956worthyἄξιαaxiaG514ofstripes,shallbebeatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194withfewὀλίγας.oligasG3641.AndtoeveryoneG3739towhommuchπολύ,poluG4183hasbeengivenG1325,muchπολὺpoluG4183shallberequiredfromhim;andtowhom[men]havecommittedmuchπολύ,poluG4183,theywillaskαἰτήσουσινaitēsousinG154fromhimthemoreG4183.

49IhavecomeG2064tocastβαλεῖνbaleinG906afireΠῦρPurG4442ontheearthγῆνgēnG1093;andwhatwillIifalreadyἤδηēdēG2235ithasbeenkindled?

50ButIhaveabaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908tobebaptisedwith,andhowπῶςpōsG4459amIstraiteneduntilitshallhavebeenaccomplishedτελεσθῇ.telesthēaG5055!

51ThinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380yethatIhavecomeG3854togiveδοῦναιdounaiG1325peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515intheearthγῇ;gēaG1093? Nay,IsayλέγωlegōG3004toyou,butratherG235division:

52forfromhenceforththereshallbeἔσονταιesontaiG1510fiveπέντεpenteG4002inoneἑνὶheniG1520houseοἴκῳoikōG3624dividedG1266;threeτρεῖςtreisG5140shallbeG1510dividedG1266againsttwoδυσὶνdusinG1417,andtwoδύοduoG1417againstthreeτρισὶνtrisinG5140:

53fatherπατὴρpatērG3962againstsonυἱῷhuiōG5207,andsonυἱὸςhuiosG5207againstfatherπατρί,patriG3962;motherμήτηρmētērG3384againstdaughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364,anddaughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364againstmotherμητέρα,mēteraG3384;amother-in-lawagainstherdaughter-in-law,andadaughter-in-lawagainsthermother-in-law.

54AndhesaidἜλεγενElegenG3004alsoG2532tothecrowdsὄχλοις·ochloisG3793,WhenὅτανhotanG3752yeseeG3708acloudνεφέληνnephelēnG3507risingoutofthewestδυσμῶν,dusmōnG1424, straightway yesayλέγετεlegeteG3004,AshoweriscomingG2064;andsoithappensG1096.

55AndwhenὅτανhotanG3752[ye see]thesouthνότονnotonG3558windG3558blowπνέοντα,pneontaG4154, yesayλέγετεlegeteG3004,Therewillbeἔσται,estaiG1510heatκαύσωνkausōnG2742;andithappensG1096.

56Hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273, yeknowhowπῶςpōsG4459tojudgeoftheappearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093andoftheheavenG3772;howG4459[isitthenthat] yedonotdiscernthistimeκαιρὸνkaironG2540?

57AndwhyτίtiG5101evenκαὶkaiG2532ofyourselvesjudgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919yenotwhatisrightδίκαιον;dikaionG1342?

58Forasthou goestwiththine adverse partybeforeamagistrate, striveinthewayὁδῷhodōG3598tobereconciledwithhim, lesthedragtheeawayG5217tothejudgeκριτήν,kritēnG2923,andthejudgeκριτήςkritēsG2923shalldeliverπαραδώσειparadōseiG3860theetotheofficerπράκτορι,praktoriG4233,andtheofficerπράκτωρpraktōrG4233castβαλεῖbaleiG906theeintoprisonφυλακήν.phulakēnG5438.

59IsayλέγωlegōG3004unto thee, Thou shaltinnowisecomeἐξέλθῃςexelthēsG1831outthenceuntilthou hastpaidG591theverylastἔσχατονeschatonG2078mite.

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