New American Standard Bible 2020
Luke 12
God Knows and Cares
1UnderG1722theseοἷςhoisG3739circumstancesG1722, afterso manyG3461thousandsG3461ofpeopleὄχλουochlouG3793had gatheredG1996togetherG1996that they were steppingG2662onG2662oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,He beganἤρξατοērxatoG757sayingλέγεινlegeinG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101firstπρῶτον·prōtonG4413of all, “Bewareπροσέχετε ἑαυτοῖςprosechete he'autoisG4337G1438of theleavenζύμηςzumēsG2219of the PhariseesΦαρισαίων.¶PharisaiōnG5330,whichἥτιςhētisG3748is hypocrisyὑπόκρισιςhupokrisisG5272.
3Accordinglyἀνθ᾽ ὧνanth᾽ hōnG473G3739,whateverὅσαhosaG3745you have saidG3004in the darkσκοτίᾳskotiaG4653will be heardἀκουσθήσεται,akousthēsetaiG191in the lightφωτὶphōtiG5457,and whatὃhoG3739you havewhisperedπρὸς οὖς ἐλαλήσατεpros ous elalēsateG2980G4314G3775in the innerταμείοιςtameioisG5009roomsG5009will be proclaimedκηρυχθήσεταιkēruchthēsetaiG2784onthe housetopsδωμάτων.¶dōmatōnG1430.
5But I will warnὑποδείξωhupodeixōG5263you whomτίναtinaG5101to fearφοβηθῆτε·phobēthēteG5399:fearφοβήθητεphobēthēteG5399the One who, afterμετὰmetaG3326He has killedἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615someone,hasἔχονταechontaG2192thepowerἐξουσίανexousianG1849to throwἐμβαλεῖνembaleinG1685that person intohellγέενναν.geennanG1067;yesναὶnaiG3483,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, fearφοβήθητε.phobēthēteG5399Him!
8“NowδὲdeG1161I sayΛέγωLegōG3004to you, everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὃςhosG3739confessesὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670Me beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715peopleἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will alsoκαὶkaiG2532confessὁμολογήσειhomologēseiG3670him beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715the angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;
10And everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὃςhosG3739speaksG3004a wordλόγονlogonG3056againstεἰςeisG1519the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,it will be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863him; but the one who blasphemesβλασφημήσαντιblasphēmēsantiG987againstεἰςeisG1519the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,it will not be forgivenἀφεθήσεται.¶aphethēsetaiG863him.
11NowδὲdeG1161whenὍτανHotanG3752they bringεἰσφέρωσινeispherōsinG1533you beforeἐπὶepiG1909the synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864and the officialsἀρχὰςarchasG746and the authoritiesἐξουσίας,exousiasG1849, do notworryG3309aboutG3309howπῶςpōsG4459orἢēG2228whatτίtiG5101you are to speakG626inG626your defenseἀπολογήσησθεapologēsēstheG626,orἢēG2228whatτίtiG5101you are to sayG3004;
Greed Denounced
15But He saidG3004to them, “BewareὁρᾶτεhorateG3708,and be on your guardφυλάσσεσθεphulassestheG5442againstἀπὸapoG575everyG3956formG3956of greedπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124; for not evenwhenἐνenG1722oneτινὶtiniG5100isG4052affluentG4052does his lifeζωὴzōēG2222consistἐστινestinG1510of his possessionsὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG5225.”
18And he saidG3004, ‘ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is whatI will doποιήσω·poiēsōG4160:I will tearG2507downG2507my barnsἀποθήκαςapothēkasG596and buildοἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsōG3618largerG3173onesG3173,and I will storeσυνάξωsunaxōG4863allπάνταpantaG3956my grainσῖτονsitonG4621and my goodsἀγαθάagathaG18thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.
22And He saidλέγωlegōG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101, “For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223I tellG3004you,do not worryμεριμνᾶτεmerimnateG3309aboutG3588yourlifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590, as towhatτίtiG5101you are to eatG2068;norμηδὲmēdeG3366for your bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983, as towhatτίtiG5101you are to wearἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746.
24ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657theravensκόρακαςkorakasG2876,that they neitherG3777sowσπείρουσινspeirousinG4687norG3777reapθερίζουσινtherizousinG2325;they have noG3756storeroomταμεῖονtameionG5009norG3761barnἀποθήκη,apothēkēG596, and yetGodθεὸςtheosG2316feedsτρέφειtrepheiG5142them; howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123valuableδιαφέρετεdiaphereteG1308you are than the birdsπετεινῶν;peteinōnG4071!
27ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657the liliesκρίναkrinaG2918,howπῶςpōsG4459they growαὐξάνει·auxaneiG837:they neitherG3777laborκοπιᾷkopiaG2872norG3777spinνήθει.nētheiG3514;but I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, not evenG3761SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672in allπάσῃpasēG3956his gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391clothedπεριεβάλετοperiebaletoG4016himself likeὡςhōsG5613oneἓνhenG1520of theseτούτων.toutōnG3778.
28NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779clothesG292the grassχόρτονchortonG5528in the fieldἀγρῷagrōG68, which is alivetodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594and tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839is thrownβαλλόμενονballomenonG906into the furnaceκλίβανονklibanonG2823,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will He clothe you?You ofG3640littleὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoiG3640faithG3640!
33“SellπωλήσατεpōlēsateG4453your possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225and giveδότεdoteG1325to charityἐλεημοσύνην·eleēmosunēnG1654;makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438moneyG905beltsG905that do not wearG3822outG3822,an inexhaustibleἀνέκλειπτονanekleiptonG413treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699noοὐκoukG3756thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812comesG1448nearG1448norοὐδὲoudeG3761does a mothσὴςsēsG4597destroyδιαφθείρει·diaphtheireiG1311.
Be in Readiness
36You are alsoG2532to belikeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444who are waitingπροσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisG4327for their masterκύριονkurionG2962whenπότεpoteG4219he returnsἀναλύσῃanalusēG360from the weddingγάμων,gamōnG1062feastG1062,soG2443thatG2443they may immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112openἀνοίξωσινanoixōsinG455the doorfor him when he comesἐλθόντοςelthontosG2064and knocksκρούσαντοςkrousantosG2925.
37BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107are thoseἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401whomοὓςhousG3739the masterκύριοςkuriosG2962will findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147on the alertγρηγοροῦντας·grēgorountasG1127when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064;trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, that he willprepareπεριζώσεταιperizōsetaiG4024himself to serve,and have them reclineἀνακλινεῖanaklineiG347at the table,and he will comeπαρελθὼνparelthōnG3928upG3928and serveδιακονήσειdiakonēseiG1247them.
39“Butbe sureγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097of thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778,that ifεἰeiG1487the headG3617ofG3617theG3617houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617had knownG3609at whatποίᾳpoiaG4169hourὥρᾳhōraG5610the thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would not have allowedἀφῆκενaphēkenG863his houseοἶκονoikonG3624to bebrokenδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358into.
42Andthe Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is the faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103and sensibleφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429stewardοἰκονόμοςoikonomosG3623,whomὃνhonG3739his masterκύριοςkuriosG2962will putG2525inG2525chargeG2525of his servantsθεραπείαςtherapeiasG2322,to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325them their rationsσιτομέτριον;sitometrionG4620at the properG2540timeG2540?
45But ifἘὰνEanG1437that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401saysG3004in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘My masterκύριόςkuriosG2962will takeG5549aG5549longG5549timeG5549to comeἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064,’and he beginsἄρξηταιarxētaiG757to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180the otherslavesG3814G3816, bothmenG3816and womenG3814,and to eatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068and drinkπίνεινpineinG4095and getG3182drunkμεθύσκεσθαι,methuskesthaiG3182;
46thenthe masterκύριοςkuriosG2962of that slaveδούλουdoulouG1401will comeἥξειhēxeiG2240on a dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250that he does not expectπροσδοκᾷprosdokaG4328,and at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610that he does not knowγινώσκειginōskeiG1097, and willcutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371him inG1371twoG1371,and assignθήσει.¶thēseiG5087him a placeμέροςmerosG3313with the unbelieversἀπίστωνapistōnG571.
48but the one who did notknowγνοὺςgnousG1097it,and committedποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160acts deservingἄξιαaxiaG514ofa beatingπληγῶνplēgōnG4127,will receiveG1194onlya fewὀλίγας.oligasG3641blowsG1194.From everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956whoᾧhōG3739has been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325muchπολύ,poluG4183,muchπολὺpoluG4183will be demandedζητηθήσεταιzētēthēsetaiG2212;and to whomᾧhōG3739they entrustedπαρέθεντοparethentoG3908muchπολύ,poluG4183,of him they will askαἰτήσουσινaitēsousinG154allG4055theG4055moreπερισσότερονperissoteronG4055.
Christ Divides People
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, “WheneverὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708a cloudνεφέληνnephelēnG3507risingἀνατέλλουσανanatellousanG393in the westδυσμῶν,dusmōnG1424,you immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘A showerὄμβροςombrosG3655is comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,’and soοὕτως.houtōsG3779it turnsG1096outG1096.
56You hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!You knowG3609howG3609to analyzeδοκιμάζειν,dokimazeinG1381the appearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of the earthγῆςgēsG1093and the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,but howπῶςpōsG4459is it thatyou do not know how to analyzeδοκιμάζειν;dokimazeinG1381thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778presenttimeκαιρὸνkaironG2540?
58ForwhenὡςhōsG5613you are goingὑπάγειςhupageisG5217with your accuserἀντιδίκουantidikouG476to appearbeforeἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909the magistrateἄρχοντα,archontaG758,on the wayὁδῷhodōG3598,makeδὸςdosG1325an effortἐργασίανergasianG2039tosettleἀπηλλάχθαιapēllachthaiG525with him, soG3379thatG3379he does not dragκατασύρῃkatasurēG2694you beforeπρὸςprosG4314the judgeκριτήν,kritēnG2923,and the judgeκριτήςkritēsG2923handG3860you 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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