New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 12:22-59

22And He saidλέγωlegōG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101, “For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223I sayG3004to you,do not worryμεριμνᾶτεmerimnateG3309aboutG3588yourlifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590, as towhatτίtiG5101you will eatG2068;norμηδὲmēdeG3366for your bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983, as towhatτίtiG5101you will putἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746on.

23For lifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590is moreG4183than foodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,and the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983moreG4183than clothingἐνδύματος.endumatosG1742.

24ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657theravensκόρακαςkorakasG2876,for they neitherG3777sowσπείρουσινspeirousinG4687norG3777reapθερίζουσινtherizousinG2325;they have noG3756storeroomταμεῖονtameionG5009norG3761barnἀποθήκη,apothēkēG596, and yetGodθεὸςtheosG2316feedsτρέφειtrepheiG5142them; howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123valuableδιαφέρετεdiaphereteG1308you are than the birdsπετεινῶν;peteinōnG4071!

25And whichτίςtisG5101of you by worryingμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3309canδύναταιdunataiG1410addπροσθεῖναιprostheinaiG4369a singlehourπῆχυνpēchunG4083to hislife’sG2244spanG2244?

26IfεἰeiG1487thenοὖνounG3767you cannotδύνασθε,dunastheG1410 G3761do evenG3761a veryG1646littleG1646thingG1646,whyτίtiG5101do you worryμεριμνᾶτε;¶merimnateG3309aboutπερὶperiG4012otherG3062mattersG3062?

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!

29And do not seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212whatτίtiG5101you will eatG2068and whatτίtiG5101you will drinkπίητε,piēteG4095, and do notkeep worryingμετεωρίζεσθε.meteōrizestheG3349.

30ForallπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778the nationsἔθνηethnēG1484of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889eagerlyG1934seekἐπιζητοῦσιν·epizētousinG1934;but your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsG3609that you needχρῄζετεchrēzeteG5535theseG3778thingsG3778.

31But seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212His kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932, andtheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778will be addedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetaiG4369to you.

32Do not be afraidφοβοῦ,phobouG5399,littleμικρὸνmikronG3398flockποίμνιον,poimnionG4168, foryour FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has chosenG2106gladlyG2106to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325you the kingdomβασιλείαν.basileianG932.

33“SellπωλήσατεpōlēsateG4453your possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225and giveδότεdoteG1325to charityἐλεημοσύνην·eleēmosunēnG1654;makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438moneyG905beltsG905which do not wearπαλαιούμενα,palaioumenaG3822out,an unfailingἀνέκλειπτονanekleiptonG413treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699noοὐκoukG3756thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812comesG1448nearG1448norοὐδὲoudeG3761mothσὴςsēsG4597destroysδιαφθείρει·diaphtheireiG1311.

34ForwhereὅπουhopouG3699your treasureθησαυρὸςthēsaurosG2344is, thereἐκεῖekeiG1563your heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588will be alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

35“Be dressedG4024inreadinessG4024, and keepyour lampsλύχνοιluchnoiG3088litκαιόμενοι,kaiomenoiG2545.

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.

38WhetherG2579he comesἔλθῃelthēG2064in thesecondδευτέρᾳdeuteraG1208watchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,orG2579evenG2579in thethirdτρίτῃtritēG5154,and findsεὕρῃheurēG2147themsoοὕτως,houtōsG3779,blessedμακάριοίmakarioiG3107are thoseἐκεῖνοι.¶ekeinoiG1565slaves.

39“Butbe sureγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097of thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778,that ifεἰeiG1487the headG3617of the houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617had knownG3609at whatποίᾳpoiaG4169hourὥρᾳhōraG5610the thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would not have allowedἀφῆκενaphēkenG863his houseοἶκονoikonG3624to bebrokenδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358into.

40You tooκαὶkaiG2532,be readyἕτοιμοι,hetoimoiG2092;for the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is comingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610that you do notexpectδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380.”

41PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,are You addressingG3004thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to us, orἢēG2228to everyoneπάντας;pantasG3956elseas wellκαὶkaiG2532?”

42Andthe Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is the faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103and sensibleφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429stewardοἰκονόμοςoikonomosG3623,whomὃνhonG3739his masterκύριοςkuriosG2962will putG2525in chargeG2525of hisservantsθεραπείαςtherapeiasG2322,to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325them their rationsσιτομέτριον;sitometrionG4620at the properG2540timeG2540?

43BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is thatslaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whomὃνhonG3739hismasterκύριοςkuriosG2962findsεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soοὕτως.houtōsG3779doingποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064.

44TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that he will putG2525him in chargeG2525of allπᾶσινpasinG3956his possessionsὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinG5225.

45But ifἘὰνEanG1437that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401saysG3004in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘My masterκύριόςkuriosG2962will be a longG5549timeG5549in comingἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064,’and beginsἄρξηταιarxētaiG757to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180the slavesG3814 G3816, 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.

47And that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401who knewγνοὺςgnousG1097his master’sκυρίουkuriouG2962willG2307and did not getG2090readyG2090orἢēG2228actποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160in accordπρὸςprosG4314with his willG2307,willG2307receiveG1194manyπολλάς.pollasG4183lashesG1194,

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.

49“Ihave comeἦλθονēlthonG2064to castβαλεῖνbaleinG906fireΠῦρPurG4442upon the earthγῆνgēnG1093; andhowτίtiG5101I wishθέλωthelōG2309it were alreadyἤδηēdēG2235kindledἀνήφθη.anēphthēG381!

50But I haveἔχωechōG2192abaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908toundergoβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,and howπῶςpōsG4459distressedσυνέχομαιsunechomaiG4912I am untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it is accomplishedτελεσθῇ.telesthēaG5055!

51Do you supposeδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that I cameπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēnG3854to grantδοῦναιdounaiG1325peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515on earthγῇ;gēaG1093?I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,but ratherἢēG2228divisionδιαμερισμόν.diamerismonG1267;

52for from nowνῦνnunG3568on fiveπέντεpenteG4002membersin oneἑνὶheniG1520householdοἴκῳoikōG3624will be dividedδιαμεμερισμένοι,diamemerismenoiG1266,threeτρεῖςtreisG5140againstἐπὶepiG1909twoδυσὶνdusinG1417and twoδύοduoG1417againstἐπὶepiG1909threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140.

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.

55And whenὅτανhotanG3752you seea southνότονnotonG3558windG3558blowingπνέοντα,pneontaG4154,you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘It will be ahotκαύσωνkausōnG2742day,’ and it turnsγίνεται.ginetaiG1096out that way.

56You hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!You knowG3609howG3609to analyzeδοκιμάζειν,dokimazeinG1381the appearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of the earthγῆςgēsG1093and the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772, butwhyπῶςpōsG4459do you not analyzeδοκιμάζειν;dokimazeinG1381thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778present timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540?

57“AndwhyτίtiG5101do you not evenκαὶkaiG2532on your ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438initiativeἀφ᾽aph᾽G575judgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919whatG1342is rightδίκαιον;dikaionG1342?

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.

59I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, you will not getἐξέλθῃςexelthēsG1831out of thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193you have paidἀποδῷς.¶apodōsG591the veryκαὶkaiG2532lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078centλεπτὸνleptonG3016.”

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