New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 12:6-52

6Are notfiveπέντεpenteG4002sparrowsστρουθίαstrouthiaG4765soldπωλοῦνταιpōlountaiG4453for twoδύο;duoG1417centsἀσσαρίωνassariōnG787? Yetnot oneἓνhenG1520of them is forgottenἐπιλελησμένονepilelēsmenonG1950beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

7IndeedἀλλὰallaG235 G2532,the veryG2532hairsτρίχεςtrichesG2359of your headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776are allπᾶσαιpasaiG3956numberedἠρίθμηνται.ērithmēntaiG705.Do not fearφοβεῖσθε·phobeistheG5399;you are moreG1308valuableδιαφέρετε.¶diaphereteG1308than manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183sparrowsστρουθίωνstrouthiōnG4765.

8“And I sayΛέγωLegōG3004to you, everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὃςhosG3739confessesὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670Me beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will confessὁμολογήσειhomologēseiG3670him alsoκαὶkaiG2532beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;

9buthe who deniesἀρνησάμενόςarnēsamenosG720Me beforeG1715menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444will be deniedἀπαρνηθήσεταιaparnēthēsetaiG533beforeG1715the 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;

12forthe HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151will teachδιδάξειdidaxeiG1321you in that veryαὐτῇautēaG846hourὥρᾳhōraG5610whatἃhaG3739you oughtδεῖdeiG1163to sayG3004.”

13SomeoneτιςtisG5100in the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793saidG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,tellG3004my brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80to divideμερίσασθαιmerisasthaiG3307the familyinheritanceκληρονομίαν.klēronomianG2817with me.”

14But He saidG3004to him, “Manἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,whoτίςtisG5101appointedκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525Me a judgeκριτὴνkritēnG2923orἢēG2228arbitratorμεριστὴνmeristēnG3312overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909you?”

15ThenκαὶkaiG2532He saidG3004to them, “BewareὁρᾶτεhorateG3708,and be on your guardφυλάσσεσθεphulassestheG5442againstἀπὸapoG575everyG3956formG3956of greedπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124; for not evenwhenἐνenG1722oneτινὶtiniG5100hasG4052an abundanceG4052does his lifeζωὴzōēG2222consistἐστινestinG1510of his possessionsὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG5225.”

16And He toldG3004them a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“The landχώρα.chōraG5561of a richπλουσίουplousiouG4145manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444was veryG2164productiveG2164.

17And he began reasoningδιελογίζετοdielogizetoG1260to himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160,sinceὅτιhotiG3754I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756placeποῦpouG4226to storeσυνάξωsunaxōG4863my cropsκαρπούςkarpousG2590?’

18ThenG2532he saidG3004, ‘ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is what I will doποιήσω·poiēsōG4160:I will tearG2507downG2507my barnsἀποθήκαςapothēkasG596and buildοἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsōG3618largerG3173onesG3173,and thereἐκεῖekeiG1563I will storeσυνάξωsunaxōG4863allπάνταpantaG3956my grainσῖτονsitonG4621and my goodsἀγαθάagathaG18.

19And I will sayG3004to my soulψυχῇpsuchēaG5590, “Soulψυχή,psuchēG5590,you haveἔχειςecheisG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183goodsἀγαθὰagathaG18laidκείμεναkeimenaG2749up for manyπολλά.pollaG4183yearsἔτηetēG2094to come;takeG373your easeG373,eatG2068,drinkπίε,pieG4095andbe merryεὐφραίνου.euphrainouG2165.”’

20But Godθεός·theosG2316saidG3004to him, ‘You foolἄφρων,aphrōnG878!ThisταύτῃtautēG3778verynightνυκτὶnuktiG3571your soulψυχήνpsuchēnG5590is requiredἀπαιτοῦσινapaitousinG523of you; and nowwhoτίνιtiniG5101will own whatἃhaG3739you have preparedἡτοίμασας,hētoimasasG2090?’

21SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is the man whostoresG2343up treasureG2343for himselfG848,and is not richπλουτῶν.ploutōnG4147towardεἰςeisG1519GodθεὸνtheonG2316.”

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.

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