New American Standard Bible 1995
Luke 12
God Knows and Cares
1UnderG1722theseοἷςhoisG3739circumstancesG1722, afterso manyG3461thousandsG3461ofpeopleὄχλουochlouG3793had gatheredG1996togetherG1996that they were steppingκαταπατεῖνkatapateinG2662on oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757sayingλέγεινlegeinG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101firstπρῶτον·prōtonG4413of all, “BewareπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337of the leavenζύμηςzumēsG2219of the PhariseesΦαρισαίων.¶PharisaiōnG5330,whichἥτιςhētisG3748is hypocrisyὑπόκρισιςhupokrisisG5272.
3Accordinglyἀνθ᾽anth᾽G473,whateverὅσαhosaG3745you have saidG3004in the darkσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653will be heardἀκουσθήσεται,akousthēsetaiG191in the lightφωτὶphōtiG5457,and whatG3739you havewhisperedπρὸς οὖς ἐλαλήσατεpros ous elalēsateG2980G4314G3775in the innerταμείοιςtameioisG5009roomsG5009will be proclaimedκηρυχθήσεταιkēruchthēsetaiG2784uponthe housetopsδωμάτων.¶dōmatōnG1430.
5But I willwarnὑποδείξωhupodeixōG5263you whomτίναtinaG5101to fearφοβηθῆτε·phobēthēteG5399:fearφοβήθητεphobēthēteG5399the One who, afterμετὰmetaG3326He has killedἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615,hasἔχονταechontaG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to castἐμβαλεῖνembaleinG1685intohellγέενναν.geennanG1067;yesναὶnaiG3483,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, fearφοβήθητε.phobēthēteG5399Him!
8“And I sayΛέγωLegōG3004to you, everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὃςhosG3739confessesὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670Me beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will confessὁμολογήσειhomologēseiG3670him alsoκαὶkaiG2532beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;
10And everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὃςhosG3739speaksG3004a wordλόγονlogonG3056againstεἰςeisG1519the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,it will be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863him; but he who blasphemesβλασφημήσαντιblasphēmēsantiG987againstεἰςeisG1519the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,it will not be forgivenἀφεθήσεται.¶aphethēsetaiG863him.
11WhenὍτανHotanG3752they bringεἰσφέρωσινeispherōsinG1533you beforeἐπὶepiG1909the synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864and the rulersἀρχὰςarchasG746and the authoritiesἐξουσίας,exousiasG1849, do notworryμεριμνήσητεmerimnēsēteG3309about howπῶςpōsG4459orἢēG2228whatτίtiG5101you are to speakG626in your defenseἀπολογήσησθεapologēsēstheG626,orἢēG2228whatτίtiG5101you are to sayG3004;
Covetousness Denounced
15ThenκαὶkaiG2532He saidG3004to them, “BewareὁρᾶτεhorateG3708,and be on your guardφυλάσσεσθεphulassestheG5442againstἀπὸapoG575everyG3956formG3956of greedπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124; for not evenwhenἐνenG1722oneτινὶtiniG5100hasG4052an abundanceG4052does his lifeζωὴzōēG2222consistἐστινestinG1510of his possessionsὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG5225.”
18ThenG2532he saidG3004, ‘ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is what I will doποιήσω·poiēsōG4160:I will tearG2507downG2507my barnsἀποθήκαςapothēkasG596and buildοἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsōG3618largerG3173onesG3173,and thereἐκεῖekeiG1563I will storeσυνάξωsunaxōG4863allπάνταpantaG3956my grainσῖτονsitonG4621and my goodsἀγαθάagathaG18.
22And He saidλέγωlegōG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101, “For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223I sayG3004to you,do not worryμεριμνᾶτεmerimnateG3309aboutG3588yourlifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590, as towhatτίtiG5101you will eatG2068;norμηδὲmēdeG3366for your bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983, as towhatτίtiG5101you will putἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746on.
24ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657theravensκόρακαςkorakasG2876,for they neitherG3777sowσπείρουσινspeirousinG4687norG3777reapθερίζουσινtherizousinG2325;they have noG3756storeroomταμεῖονtameionG5009norG3761barnἀποθήκη,apothēkēG596, and yetGodθεὸςtheosG2316feedsτρέφειtrepheiG5142them; howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123valuableδιαφέρετεdiaphereteG1308you are than the birdsπετεινῶν;peteinōnG4071!
27ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657the liliesκρίναkrinaG2918,howπῶςpōsG4459they growαὐξάνει·auxaneiG837:they neitherG3777toilκοπιᾷkopiaG2872norG3777spinνήθει.nētheiG3514;but I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, not evenG3761SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672in allπάσῃpasēG3956his gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391clothedπεριεβάλετοperiebaletoG4016himself likeὡςhōsG5613oneἓνhenG1520of theseτούτων.toutōnG3778.
28But ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779clothesG292the grassχόρτονchortonG5528in the fieldἀγρῷagrōG68, which is alivetodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594and tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839is thrownβαλλόμενονballomenonG906into the furnaceκλίβανονklibanonG2823,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will He clothe you?You menG3640of littleὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoiG3640faithG3640!
33“SellπωλήσατεpōlēsateG4453your possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225and giveδότεdoteG1325to charityἐλεημοσύνην·eleēmosunēnG1654;makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438moneyG905beltsG905which do not wearπαλαιούμενα,palaioumenaG3822out,an unfailingἀνέκλειπτονanekleiptonG413treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699noοὐκoukG3756thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812comesG1448nearG1448norοὐδὲoudeG3761mothσὴςsēsG4597destroysδιαφθείρει·diaphtheireiG1311.
Be in Readiness
36Be likeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444who are waitingπροσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisG4327for their masterκύριονkurionG2962whenπότεpoteG4219he returnsἀναλύσῃanalusēG360from the weddingγάμων,gamōnG1062feastG1062,soἵναinaG2443that they may immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112openἀνοίξωσινanoixōsinG455the doorto him when he comesἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064and knocksκρούσαντοςkrousantosG2925.
37BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107are thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401whomοὓςhousG3739the masterκύριοςkuriosG2962will findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147on the alertγρηγοροῦντας·grēgorountasG1127when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064;trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, thathe will girdπεριζώσεταιperizōsetaiG4024himself to serve,and have them reclineἀνακλινεῖanaklineiG347at the table,and will comeπαρελθὼνparelthōnG3928up and waitδιακονήσειdiakonēseiG1247on them.
39“Butbe sureγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097of thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778,that ifεἰeiG1487the headG3617of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617had knownG3609at whatποίᾳpoiaG4169hourὥρᾳhōraG5610the thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would not have allowedἀφῆκενaphēkenG863his houseοἶκονoikonG3624to bebrokenδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358into.
42Andthe Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is the faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103and sensibleφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429stewardοἰκονόμοςoikonomosG3623,whomὃνhonG3739his masterκύριοςkuriosG2962will putG2525in chargeG2525of hisservantsθεραπείαςtherapeiasG2322,to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325them their rationsσιτομέτριον;sitometrionG4620at the properG2540timeG2540?
45But ifἘὰνEanG1437that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401saysG3004in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘My masterκύριόςkuriosG2962will be a longG5549timeG5549in comingἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064,’and beginsἄρξηταιarxētaiG757to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180the slavesG3814G3816, bothmenG3816and womenG3814,and to eatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068and drinkπίνεινpineinG4095and getG3182drunkμεθύσκεσθαι,methuskesthaiG3182;
46the masterκύριοςkuriosG2962of that slaveδούλουdoulouG1401will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240on a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenG3739he does not expectπροσδοκᾷprosdokaG4328himand at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610he does not knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097,and will cutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371him in piecesG1371,and assignθήσει.¶thēseiG5087him a placeμέροςmerosG3313with the unbelieversἀπίστωνapistōnG571.
48but the one who did notknowγνοὺςgnousG1097it,and committedποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160deeds worthyἄξιαaxiaG514ofa floggingπληγῶνplēgōnG4127,will receiveδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194but fewὀλίγας.oligasG3641.From everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956whoᾧhōG3739has been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325muchπολύ,poluG4183,muchπολὺpoluG4183will be requiredG523;and to whomᾧhōG3739they entrustedπαρέθεντοparethentoG3908muchπολύ,poluG4183,of him they will askαἰτήσουσινaitēsousinG154allG4057the moreG4057.
Christ Divides Men
53They will be dividedδιαμερισθήσονται,diameristhēsontaiG1266,fatherπατὴρpatērG3962againstἐπὶepiG1909sonυἱῷhuiōG5207and sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207againstἐπὶepiG1909fatherπατρί,patriG3962,motherμήτηρmētērG3384againstἐπὶepiG1909daughterθυγατέραthugateraG2364and daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364againstἐπὶepiG1909motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384,mother-in-lawπενθερὰpentheraG3994againstἐπὶepiG1909daughter-in-lawνύμφηνnumphēnG3565and daughter-in-lawνύμφηnumphēG3565againstἐπὶepiG1909mother-in-lawπενθεράνpentheranG3994.”
54And He was alsoG2532sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to the crowdsὄχλοις·ochloisG3793, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708a cloudνεφέληνnephelēnG3507risingἀνατέλλουσανanatellousanG393in the westδυσμῶν,dusmōnG1424,immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘A showerὄμβροςombrosG3655is comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,’and soοὕτως.houtōsG3779it turnsγίνεταιginetaiG1096out.
56You hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!You knowG3609howG3609to analyzeδοκιμάζειν,dokimazeinG1381the appearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of the earthγῆςgēsG1093and the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772, butwhyπῶςpōsG4459do you not analyzeδοκιμάζειν;dokimazeinG1381thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778present timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540?
58ForwhileὡςhōsG5613you are goingὑπάγειςhupageisG5217with your opponentἀντιδίκουantidikouG476to appear beforeἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909the magistrateἄρχοντα,archontaG758, on yourwayὁδῷhodōG3598theremakeδὸςdosG1325an effortἐργασίανergasianG2039tosettleἀπηλλάχθαιapēllachthaiG525with him, soG3379that he may not dragκατασύρῃkatasurēG2694you beforeπρὸςprosG4314the judgeκριτήν,kritēnG2923,and the judgeκριτήςkritēsG2923turnG3860you overG3860to the officerπράκτορι,praktoriG4233,and the officerπράκτωρpraktōrG4233throwβαλεῖbaleiG906you into prisonφυλακήν.phulakēnG5438.
Commentaries on Luke 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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