Luke 12:22-59

22And He saidG3004 to His disciplesG3101, “1For thisG3778 reasonG1223 I tellG3004 you, 2do not worryG3309 aboutG3588 your 3lifeG5590, as to whatG5101 you are to eatG2068; norG3366 for your bodyG4983, as to whatG5101 you are to wearG1746. 23For lifeG5590 is moreG4183 than foodG5160, and the bodyG4983 is more than clothingG1742. 24ConsiderG2657 the 4ravensG2876, that they neitherG3777 sowG4687 norG3777 reapG2325; they have noG3756 storeroomG5009 norG3761 5barnG596, and yet GodG2316 feedsG5142 them; howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 valuableG1308 you are than the birdsG4071! 25And whichG5101 of you by worryingG3309 canG1410 addG4369 a 67dayG4083 to his 8life’sG2244 spanG2244? 26ThereforeG3767 ifG1487 you cannotG1410G3761 do evenG3761 a veryG1646 littleG1646 thingG1646, whyG5101 do you worryG3309 aboutG4012 the otherG3062 thingsG3062? 27ConsiderG2657 the liliesG2918, howG4459 they growG837: they neitherG3777 laborG2872 norG3777 9spinG3514; but I tellG3004 you, not evenG3761 10SolomonG4672 in allG3956 his gloryG1391 clothedG4016 himself likeG5613 oneG1520 of theseG3778. 28NowG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316 soG3779 clothesG292 the grassG5528 in the fieldG68, which is alive todayG4594 and tomorrowG839 is thrownG906 into the furnaceG2823, howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 will He clothe you? 11You ofG3640 littleG3640 faithG3640! 29And do not 12seekG2212 whatG5101 you are to eatG2068 and whatG5101 you are to drinkG4095, and do not 13keep worryingG3349. 30For 14allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 are what the nationsG1484 of the worldG2889 15eagerlyG1934 seekG1934; and your FatherG3962 knowsG3609 that you needG5535 theseG3778 thingsG3778. 31But 16seekG2212 His kingdomG932, and 17theseG3778 thingsG3778 will be 18providedG4369 to you. 321920Do not beG5399 afraidG5399, 21littleG3398 flockG4168, becauseG3754 22your FatherG3962 has chosenG2106 to giveG1325 you the kingdomG932.

33“23SellG4453 your possessionsG5225 and giveG1325 to charityG1654; makeG4160 yourselvesG1438 moneyG905 beltsG905 that do not wearG3822 outG3822, 24an inexhaustibleG413 treasureG2344 in heavenG3772, whereG3699 noG3756 thiefG2812 comesG1448 nearG1448 norG3761 does a mothG4597 destroyG1311. 34For 25whereG3699 your treasureG2344 is, thereG1563 your heartG2588 will be alsoG2532.

35“2627Be preparedG4024, and keep your 28lampsG3088 litG2545. 36You are alsoG2532 to be likeG3664 peopleG444 who are waitingG4327 for their masterG2962 whenG4219 he returnsG360 from the weddingG1062 feastG1062, soG2443 thatG2443 they may immediatelyG2112 openG455 the door for him when he comesG2064 and knocksG2925. 37BlessedG3107 are thoseG1565 slavesG1401 whomG3739 the masterG2962 will findG2147 29on the alertG1127 when he comesG2064; trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, that 30he will 31prepareG4024 himself to serve, and have them reclineG347 at the table, and he will comeG3928 upG3928 and serveG1247 them. 3832WhetherG2579 he comesG2064 in the 33secondG1208 watchG5438, orG2579 evenG2579 in the 34thirdG5154, and findsG2147 them soG3779, blessedG3107 are thoseG1565 slaves.

39“35But 36be sureG1097 of thisG3778, that ifG1487 the headG3617 ofG3617 theG3617 houseG3617 had knownG3609 at whatG4169 hourG5610 the thiefG2812 was comingG2064, he would not have allowedG863 his houseG3624 to be 37brokenG1358 into. 4038You tooG2532, be readyG2092; becauseG3754 the SonG5207 of ManG444 is comingG2064 at an hourG5610 that you do not thinkG1380 He will.”

41PeterG4074 saidG3004, “LordG2962, are You tellingG3004 thisG3778 parableG3850 to us, orG2228 39to everyoneG3956 else asG2532 wellG2532?” 42And 40the LordG2962 saidG3004, “41WhoG5101 thenG686 is the faithfulG4103 and sensibleG5429 42stewardG3623, whomG3739 his masterG2962 will putG2525 inG2525 chargeG2525 of his servantsG2322, to giveG1325 them their rationsG4620 at the properG2540 timeG2540? 43BlessedG3107 is that 43slaveG1401 whomG3739 his 44masterG2962 findsG2147 soG3779 doingG4160 when he comesG2064. 44TrulyG230 I sayG3004 to you that he will putG2525 him inG2525 chargeG2525 of allG3956 his possessionsG5225. 45But ifG1437 that slaveG1401 saysG3004 in his heartG2588, ‘My masterG2962 will takeG5549 aG5549 longG5549 timeG5549 to comeG2064,’ and he beginsG757 to beatG5180 the other slavesG3814G3816, both menG3816 and womenG3814, and to eatG2068 and drinkG4095 and getG3182 drunkG3182; 46then the masterG2962 of that slaveG1401 will comeG2240 on a dayG2250 that he does not expectG4328, and at an hourG5610 that he does not knowG1097, and will 45cutG1371 him inG1371 twoG1371, and assignG5087 46him a placeG3313 with the unbelieversG571. 47And that slaveG1401 who knewG1097 his master’sG2962 willG2307 and did not getG2090 readyG2090 orG2228 actG4160 in accordanceG4314 with his willG2307, willG2307 47receiveG1194 manyG4183 blowsG1194, 48but the one who did not 48knowG1097 it, and committedG4160 acts deservingG514 of 49a beatingG4127, will receiveG1194 only a fewG3641 blowsG1194. 50From everyoneG3956 whoG3739 has been givenG1325 muchG4183, muchG4183 will be demandedG2212; and to whomG3739 they entrustedG3908 muchG4183, of him they will askG154 allG4055 theG4055 moreG4055.

49“I 51have comeG2064 to castG906 fireG4442 upon the earthG1093; and 52howG5101 I wishG2309 it were alreadyG2235 kindledG381! 50But I haveG2192 a 53baptismG908 54to undergoG907, and howG4459 distressedG4912 I am untilG2193 it is accomplishedG5055! 5155Do you thinkG1380 that I cameG3854 to provideG1325 peaceG1515 on earthG1093? NoG3780, I tellG3004 you, but ratherG2228 divisionG1267; 52for from nowG3568 on fiveG4002 members in oneG1520 householdG3624 will be dividedG1266, threeG5140 againstG1909 twoG1417 and twoG1417 againstG1909 threeG5140. 53They will be dividedG1266, 56fatherG3962 againstG1909 sonG5207 and sonG5207 againstG1909 fatherG3962, motherG3384 againstG1909 daughterG2364 and daughterG2364 againstG1909 motherG3384, mother-in-lawG3994 againstG1909 daughter-in-lawG3565 and daughter-in-lawG3565 againstG1909 mother-in-lawG3994.”

54And He was alsoG2532 sayingG3004 to the crowdsG3793, “57WheneverG3752 you seeG3708 a cloudG3507 risingG393 58in the westG1424, you immediatelyG2112 sayG3004, ‘A showerG3655 is comingG2064,’ and soG3779 it turnsG1096 outG1096. 55And wheneverG3752 you feel a 59southG3558 windG3558 blowingG4154, you sayG3004, ‘It will be a 60hotG2742 day,’ and it turnsG1096 outG1096 that way. 56You hypocritesG5273! 61You knowG3609 howG3609 to analyzeG1381 the appearanceG4383 of the earthG1093 and the skyG3772, but howG4459 is it that you do not know how to analyzeG1381 thisG3778 present timeG2540?

57“And 62whyG5101 do you not evenG2532 judgeG2919 by yourselvesG1438 whatG3588 is rightG1342? 58For 63whenG5613 you are goingG5217 with your accuserG476 to appear beforeG1909 the magistrateG758, on the wayG3598, makeG1325 an effortG2039 to 64settleG525 with him, soG3379 thatG3379 he does not dragG2694 you beforeG4314 the judgeG2923, and the judgeG2923 handG3860 you overG3860 to the officerG4233, and the officerG4233 throwG906 you into prisonG5438. 59I tellG3004 you, you will not getG1831 outG1831 of thereG1564 untilG2193 you have paidG591 upG591 65the veryG2532 lastG2078 6667leptonG3016.”