New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 12:22-59

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.

23For lifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590is moreG4183than foodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,and the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983is morethan clothingἐνδύματος.endumatosG1742.

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

25And whichτίςtisG5101of you by worryingμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3309canδύναταιdunataiG1410addπροσθεῖναιprostheinaiG4369adayπῆχυνpēchunG4083to hislife’sG2244spanG2244?

26ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487you cannotδύνασθε,dunastheG1410 G3761do evenG3761a veryG1646littleG1646thingG1646,whyτίtiG5101do you worryμεριμνᾶτε;¶merimnateG3309aboutπερὶperiG4012the otherG3062thingsG3062?

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!

29And do notseekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212whatτίtiG5101you are to eatG2068and whatτίtiG5101you are to drinkπίητε,piēteG4095, and do notkeep worryingμετεωρίζεσθε.meteōrizestheG3349.

30ForallπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778are whatthe nationsἔθνηethnēG1484of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889eagerlyG1934seekἐπιζητοῦσιν·epizētousinG1934;and your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsG3609that you needχρῄζετεchrēzeteG5535theseG3778thingsG3778.

31ButseekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212His kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932, andtheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778will beprovidedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetaiG4369to you.

32Do not beG5399afraidG5399,littleμικρὸνmikronG3398flockποίμνιον,poimnionG4168,becauseὅτιhotiG3754your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has chosenεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325you the kingdomβασιλείαν.basileianG932.

33“SellπωλήσατεpōlēsateG4453your possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225and giveδότεdoteG1325to charityἐλεημοσύνην·eleēmosunēnG1654;makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438moneyG905beltsG905that do not wearG3822outG3822,an inexhaustibleἀνέκλειπτονanekleiptonG413treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699noοὐκoukG3756thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812comesG1448nearG1448norοὐδὲoudeG3761does a mothσὴςsēsG4597destroyδιαφθείρει·diaphtheireiG1311.

34ForwhereὅπουhopouG3699your treasureθησαυρὸςthēsaurosG2344is, thereἐκεῖekeiG1563your heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588will be alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

35“Be preparedπεριεζωσμέναιperiezōsmenaiG4024, and keep yourlampsλύχνοιluchnoiG3088litκαιόμενοι,kaiomenoiG2545.

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.

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

39“Butbe sureγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097of thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778,that ifεἰeiG1487the headG3617ofG3617theG3617houseοἰκοδεσπότηςoikodespotēsG3617had knownG3609at whatποίᾳpoiaG4169hourὥρᾳhōraG5610the thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812was comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,he would not have allowedἀφῆκενaphēkenG863his houseοἶκονoikonG3624to bebrokenδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358into.

40You tooκαὶkaiG2532,be readyἕτοιμοι,hetoimoiG2092;becauseὅτιhotiG3754the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is comingἔρχεται.¶erchetaiG2064at an hourὥρᾳhōraG5610that you do not thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380He will.”

41PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,are You tellingG3004thisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to us, orἢēG2228to everyoneπάντας;pantasG3956elseasG2532wellG2532?”

42Andthe Lordκύριος·kuriosG2962saidG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101thenἄραaraG686is the faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103and sensibleφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429stewardοἰκονόμοςoikonomosG3623,whomὃνhonG3739his masterκύριοςkuriosG2962will putG2525inG2525chargeG2525of his servantsθεραπείαςtherapeiasG2322,to giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325them their rationsσιτομέτριον;sitometrionG4620at the properG2540timeG2540?

43BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107is thatslaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401whomὃνhonG3739hismasterκύριοςkuriosG2962findsεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soοὕτως.houtōsG3779doingποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160when he comesἐλθὼνelthōnG2064.

44TrulyἀληθῶςalēthōsG230I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that he will putG2525him inG2525chargeG2525of allπᾶσινpasinG3956his possessionsὑπάρχουσινhuparchousinG5225.

45But ifἘὰνEanG1437that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401saysG3004in his heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588, ‘My masterκύριόςkuriosG2962will takeG5549aG5549longG5549timeG5549to comeἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064,’and he beginsἄρξηταιarxētaiG757to beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180the otherslavesG3814 G3816, 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.

47And that slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401who knewγνοὺςgnousG1097his master’sκυρίουkuriouG2962willG2307and did not getG2090readyG2090orἢēG2228actποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160in accordanceπρὸςprosG4314with his willG2307,willG2307receiveG1194manyπολλάς.pollasG4183blowsG1194,

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.

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

50But I haveἔχωechōG2192abaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908to undergoβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907,and howπῶςpōsG4459distressedσυνέχομαιsunechomaiG4912I am untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193it is accomplishedτελεσθῇ.telesthēaG5055!

51Do you thinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380that I cameπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēnG3854to provideδοῦναιdounaiG1325peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515on earthγῇ;gēaG1093?Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780,I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, 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, “WheneverὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708a cloudνεφέληνnephelēnG3507risingἀνατέλλουσανanatellousanG393in the westδυσμῶν,dusmōnG1424,you immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘A showerὄμβροςombrosG3655is comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,’and soοὕτως.houtōsG3779it turnsG1096outG1096.

55And wheneverὅτανhotanG3752you feel asouthνότονnotonG3558windG3558blowingπνέοντα,pneontaG4154,you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘It will be ahotκαύσωνkausōnG2742day,’and it turnsG1096outG1096that way.

56You hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!You knowG3609howG3609to analyzeδοκιμάζειν,dokimazeinG1381the appearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of the earthγῆςgēsG1093and the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,but howπῶςpōsG4459is it thatyou do not know how to analyzeδοκιμάζειν;dokimazeinG1381thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778presenttimeκαιρὸνkaironG2540?

57“AndwhyτίtiG5101do you not evenκαὶkaiG2532judgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919by yourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438whatτὸtoG3588is rightδίκαιον;dikaionG1342?

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.

59I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, you will not getG1831outG1831of thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193you have paidG591upG591the veryκαὶkaiG2532lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078leptonλεπτὸνleptonG3016.”

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