Revised Version 1895

Luke 12:6-52

6AreG1510notG3756fiveπέντεpenteG4002sparrowsστρουθίαstrouthiaG4765soldπωλοῦνταιpōlountaiG4453forG1520twoδύο;duoG1417farthings?andκαὶkaiG2532notG3756oneἓνhenG1520ofG1537themαὐτῶνautōnG846isG1510forgottenἐπιλελησμένονepilelēsmenonG1950inG2316theτοῦtouG3588sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG1537Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

7ButἀλλὰallaG235theG3956veryG4183hairsτρίχεςtrichesG2359ofG3956yourκαὶkaiG2532headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776areallG3956numberedἠρίθμηνται.ērithmēntaiG705.Fearφοβεῖσθε·phobeistheG5399notμὴmēG3361: ye areofG3956moreG4183valuethanG4183manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183sparrowsστρουθίωνstrouthiōnG4765.

8AndG2532IἐμοὶemoiG1473sayΛέγωLegōG3004untoyouG5210,EveryG3956oneG3739whoG3739shallG444confessὁμολογήσῃhomologēsēG3670meG3004beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715menG444,himαὐτῷautōG846shallG444theG3956SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207manG444alsoκαὶkaiG2532confessὁμολογήσειhomologēseiG3670beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715theG3956angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32ofG5207Godθεοῦ·theouG2316:

9butG1161heG1161thatG2316deniethmeG1473inG2316theG3588presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG2316menG444shallG444beG2316deniedἀρνησάμενόςarnēsamenosG720inG2316theG3588presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG2316theG3588angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32ofG2316Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

10AndG2532everyG3956oneG3739whoG3739shallG444speakG3004awordλόγονlogonG3056againstεἰςeisG1519theG3956SonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofG5207manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,itG846shallG444beG2532forgivenἀφεθήσεταιaphethēsetaiG863himG846:butδὲdeG1161untohimG846thatG3739blasphemethagainstεἰςeisG1519theG3956HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151itG846shallG444notοὐκoukG3756beG2532forgivenἀφεθήσεται.¶aphethēsetaiG863.

11AndG2532whenὍτανHotanG3752theyG2532bringεἰσφέρωσινeispherōsinG1533youG5210beforeἐπὶepiG1909theτὰςtasG3588synagoguesσυναγωγὰςsunagōgasG4864,andG2532theτὰςtasG3588rulersἀρχὰςarchasG746,andG2532theτὰςtasG3588authoritiesἐξουσίας,exousiasG1849,beG2532notμὴmēG3361anxiousμεριμνήσητεmerimnēsēteG3309howπῶςpōsG4459orἢēG2228whatτίtiG5101yeshallG2532answer,orἢēG2228whatτίtiG5101yeshallG2532sayG3004:

12forγὰρgarG1063theG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151shallteachδιδάξειdidaxeiG1321youG5210inἐνenG1722thatG3739veryαὐτῇautēaG846hourὥρᾳhōraG5610whatG3739yeoughtδεῖdeiG1163toG3004sayG3004.

13AndδέdeG1161oneτιςtisG5100outG1537ofG1537theG3588multitudeὄχλουochlouG3793saidG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846, Master, bidmyG3326brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80divideμερίσασθαιmerisasthaiG3307theG3588inheritanceκληρονομίαν.klēronomianG2817withG3326meG3004.

14ButδὲdeG1161heG846saidG3004untohimG846,Manἄνθρωπε,anthrōpeG444,whoὁhoG3588madeκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525meG3004ajudgeκριτὴνkritēnG2923orἢēG2228a divideroverἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youG5210?

15AndG2532heG2532saidG3004untothemG846, Take heed,andG2532keepφυλάσσεσθεphulassestheG5442yourselvesG1438fromἀπὸapoG575allG3956covetousnessπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124:forὅτιhotiG3754aἐστινestinG1510man’sτινὶtiniG5100lifeζωὴzōēG2222consistethnotοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722theG3956abundanceπερισσεύεινperisseueinG4052ofἐκekG1537theG3956thingsG3956whichG3748heG2532possesseth.

16AndδὲdeG1161heG846spake aparableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850untothemG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,TheἡhēG3588groundofG5100acertainτινὸςtinosG5100richπλουσίουplousiouG4145manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444brought forth plentifully:

17andG2532heG2532reasonedδιελογίζετοdielogizetoG1260withinG1722himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,WhatτίtiG5101shallG2532IG1473doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160,becauseὅτιhotiG3754IG1473havenotοὐκoukG3756whereποῦpouG4226toG3004bestowmyG1722fruitsκαρπούςkarpousG2590?

18AndG2532heG2532saidG3004,ThisG3778willG3778IG1473doποιήσω·poiēsōG4160:IG1473willG3778pulldownκαθελῶkathelōG2507myG3956barnsἀποθήκαςapothēkasG596,andG2532buildοἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsōG3618greaterμείζοναςmeizonasG3173;andG2532thereἐκεῖekeiG1563willG3778IG1473bestowallG3956myG3956cornandG2532myG3956goodsἀγαθάagathaG18.

19AndG2532IG1473willG4183sayG3004toG1519myG4095soulψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,Soulψυχή,psuchēG5590, thou hastmuchG4183goodsἀγαθὰagathaG18laidκείμεναkeimenaG2749upG1519forG1519manyG4183yearsἔτηetēG2094;takeG373thineeaseG373,eatG2068,drinkπίε,pieG4095,beG2532merryεὐφραίνου.euphrainouG2165.

20ButδὲdeG1161Godθεός·theosG2316saidG3004untohimG846, Thoufoolishἄφρων,aphrōnG878oneG3739,thisG3778nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571isἔσται;estaiG1510thysoulψυχήνpsuchēnG5590requiredἀπαιτοῦσινapaitousinG523ofἀπὸapoG575thee;andδὲdeG1161theG3588thingsG3778whichG3739thou hastpreparedἡτοίμασας,hētoimasasG2090,whoseG3739shallG3778theyG846beG1510?

21SoG2532isheG2532thatG846layethupG1519treasureθησαυρίζωνthēsaurizōnG2343forG1519himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,andG2532isnotμὴmēG3361richπλουτῶν.ploutōnG4147towardG1519GodθεὸνtheonG2316.

22AndG1161heG846saidλέγωlegōG3004untohisG846disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,ThereforeG1223IG3778sayG3004untoyouG5210,BeG3366notμὴmēG3361anxiousμεριμνᾶτεmerimnateG3309forG1223yourG1223lifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590,whatτίtiG5101yeshallG3778eatG2068;norG3366yetG1161forG1223yourG1223bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,whatτίtiG5101yeshallG3778putἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746onG1161.

23ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588lifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590isἐστινestinG1510moreG4183thanG4183theτῆςtēsG3588foodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983thanG4183theτοῦtouG3588raiment.

24ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657theG3588ravensκόρακαςkorakasG2876,thatὅτιhotiG3754theyG846sowσπείρουσινspeirousinG4687notοὐouG3756,neitherG3777reapθερίζουσινtherizousinG2325;whichοἷςhoisG3739haveG1510noοὐκoukG3756store-chambernorG3761barnἀποθήκη,apothēkēG596;andG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316feedeththemG846:ofG2316howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123valueareG1510yethanG2532theG3588birdsπετεινῶν;peteinōnG4071!

25AndδὲdeG1161whichτίςtisG5101ofG1537youG5210byG1537beingὑμῶνhumōnG4771anxiousμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3309canδύναταιdunataiG1410addπροσθεῖναιprostheinaiG4369a cubit untohisαὐτοῦautouG846statureἡλικίανhēlikianG2244?

26IfεἰeiG1487thenοὖνounG3767ye arenotG3761ableδύνασθε,dunastheG1410toG1410doG1410evenοὐδὲoudeG3761thatG3767whichG5101isleastἐλάχιστονelachistonG1646,whyτίtiG5101are yeanxiousμεριμνᾶτε;¶merimnateG3309concerningπερὶperiG4012theτῶνtōnG3588restλοιπῶνloipōnG3062?

27ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657theG3956liliesκρίναkrinaG2918,howπῶςpōsG4459theyG846growαὐξάνει·auxaneiG837:theyG846toilκοπιᾷkopiaG2872notG3761,neitherG3777doG3004theyG846spinνήθει.nētheiG3514;yetδὲdeG1161IG3778sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,EvenG3761SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672inἐνenG1722allG3956hisG846gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391wasnotG3761arrayedlikeὡςhōsG5613oneἓνhenG1520ofG1391theseG3778.

28ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316dothsoG2532clothetheG3588grassχόρτονchortonG5528inἐνenG1722theG3588fieldἀγρῷagrōG68,whichG3588todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594isG1510,andG2532tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839isG1510castβαλλόμενονballomenonG906intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588oven;howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123shallG2532heG2532clotheyouG5210, O yeofG2316little faith?

29AndG2532seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212notG3361yewhatτίtiG5101yeshallG2532eatG2068,andG2532whatτίtiG5101yeshallG2532drinkπίητε,piēteG4095,neitherG2532beG2532yeofG2532doubtfulmindG2532.

30ForγὰρgarG1063allG3956theseG3778thingsG3778doG1492theG3956nationsἔθνηethnēG1484ofG3962theG3956worldκόσμουkosmouG2889seekἐπιζητοῦσιν·epizētousinG1934afterG1161:butG1161yourG3956FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knoweththatὅτιhotiG3754ye haveneedχρῄζετεchrēzeteG5535ofG3962theseG3778thingsG3778.

31HowbeitseekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212yehisαὐτοῦautouG846kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,andG2532theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778shallG3778beG2532addedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetaiG4369untoyouG5210.

32Fearφοβοῦ,phobouG5399notΜὴMēG3361,littleμικρὸνmikronG3398flockποίμνιον,poimnionG4168;forὅτιhotiG3754itG2106isyourG1325Father’sπατὴρpatērG3962goodG2106pleasureG2106toG1325giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325youG5210theG3588kingdomβασιλείαν.basileianG932.

33SellπωλήσατεpōlēsateG4453thatG1438ye have,andκαὶkaiG2532giveδότεdoteG1325almsἐλεημοσύνην·eleēmosunēnG1654;makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160forG1722yourselvesG1438purseswhichG3699waxnotG3756oldπαλαιούμενα,palaioumenaG3822, atreasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344inG1722theG3588heavensοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772thatG1438failethnotG3756,whereὅπουhopouG3699noG3756thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812drawethnearἐγγίζειengizeiG1448,neitherG3756mothσὴςsēsG4597destroyeth.

34ForγάρgarG1063whereὅπουhopouG3699yourG2532treasureθησαυρὸςthēsaurosG2344isG1510,thereἐκεῖekeiG1563willG1510yourG2532heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588beG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

35LetG1510yourG2532loinsὀσφύεςosphuesG3751beἜστωσανEstōsanG1510girdedπεριεζωσμέναιperiezōsmenaiG4024aboutG3588,andG2532yourG2532lampsλύχνοιluchnoiG3088burningκαιόμενοι,kaiomenoiG2545;

36andG2532beG2532yeyourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438likeὅμοιοιhomoioiG3664untomenG444lookingπροσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenoisG4327forG2443theirG846lordκύριονkurionG2962,whenG2532heG2532shallG444returnfromἐκekG1537theG3588marriageG1062feastγάμων,gamōnG1062;thatG2443,whenG2532heG2532comethandG2532knocketh,theyG846mayG2532straightwayopenἀνοίξωσινanoixōsinG455untohimG846.

37BlessedμακάριοιmakarioiG3107arethoseG3588servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401,whomG3739theG3588lordκύριοςkuriosG2962whenG2532heG2532comethshallG2532findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147watchingγρηγοροῦντας·grēgorountasG1127: verilyIG3739sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,thatὅτιhotiG3754heG2532shallG2532girdG4024himselfG846,andG2532makeG4024themG846sitG347downG347toG3004meatG3588,andG2532shallG2532comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andG2532serveδιακονήσειdiakonēseiG1247themG846.

38AndG2532ifG2579heG2532shallG2532comeἔλθῃelthēG2064inἐνenG1722theG3588secondδευτέρᾳdeuteraG1208watchφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,andG2532ifG2579inἐνenG1722theG3588thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154,andG2532findεὕρῃheurēG2147themG2147soG2532,blessedμακάριοίmakarioiG3107areεἰσινeisinG1510thoseG3588servants.

39ButG1161knowγινώσκετεginōsketeG1097thisG3778,thatὅτιhotiG3754ifεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588masterofG3624theὁhoG3588houseοἶκονoikonG3624hadknownG1097inG2064whatποίᾳpoiaG4169hourὥρᾳhōraG5610theτὸνtonG3588thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812wascomingG2064,heG846wouldἂνanG302have watched,andG1161notοὐκoukG3756haveleftἀφῆκενaphēkenG863hisG846houseG3624toG2064beG3778brokenδιορυχθῆναιdioruchthēnaiG1358through.

40BeG1096yealsoκαὶkaiG2532readyἕτοιμοι,hetoimoiG2092:forG3754inG2532anG1096hourὥρᾳhōraG5610thatG3754yethinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380notοὐouG3756theG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444cometh.

41AndG2532PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004,Lordκύριε,kurieG2962, speakest thouthisταύτηνtautēnG3778parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850untousG3004,orἢēG2228evenG2532untoallπάντας;pantasG3956?

42AndG2532theG3588LordG2962saidG3004,WhoG3739thenG2532isἐστὶνestinG1510theG3588faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103andG2532wiseφρόνιμοςphronimosG5429stewardοἰκονόμοςoikonomosG3623,whomG3739hisG846lordG2962shallG2532setκαταστήσειkatastēseiG2525overἐπὶepiG1909hisG846household,toG3004giveδιδόναιdidonaiG1325themG846theirG846portionofG2962foodinἐνenG1722dueseasonκαιρῷkairōG2540?

43BlessedμακάριοςmakariosG3107isthatG3739servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,whomG3739hisG846lordG2962whenἐλθὼνelthōnG2064heG846comethshallG2962findεὑρήσειheurēseiG2147soοὕτως.houtōsG3779doingποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160.

44OfG1909a truthIG3754sayλέγωlegōG3004untoyouG5210,thatG3754heG846willG3956setκαταστήσειkatastēseiG2525himG846overG1909allG3956thatG3754heG846hath.

45ButδὲdeG1161ifἘὰνEanG1437thatἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565servantπαῖδαςpaidasG3816shallG2532sayG3004inG1722hisG846heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,MyG1722lordκύριόςkuriosG2962delayethhisG846comingἔρχεσθαι,erchesthaiG2064;andG2532shallG2532beginG756toG3004beatτύπτεινtupteinG5180theG3588menservantsandG2532theG3588maidservants,andG2532toG3004eatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068andG2532drinkπίνεινpineinG4095,andG2532toG3004beG2532drunken;

46theG3588lordκύριοςkuriosG2962ofG2250thatG3739servantδούλουdoulouG1401shallG2532comeἥξειhēxeiG2240inἐνenG1722adayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250whenG2532heG2532expectethnotοὐouG3756,andG2532inἐνenG1722anG2532hourὥρᾳhōraG5610whenG2532heG2532knowethnotοὐouG3756,andG2532shallG2532cutδιχοτομήσειdichotomēseiG1371himαὐτὸνautonG846asunder,andG2532appointhisαὐτοῦautouG846portionμέροςmerosG3313withμετὰmetaG3326theG3588unfaithful.

47AndG2532thatἘκεῖνοςEkeinosG1565servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401,whichG3588knewγνοὺςgnousG1097hisαὐτοῦautouG846lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,andG2532madeG4160notμὴmēG3361readyἑτοιμάσαςhetoimasasG2090,norG2532didG4160accordingG4314toG4314hisαὐτοῦautouG846willθέλημαthelēmaG2307,shallG2532beG2532beatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194withG4314manyπολλάς.pollasG4183stripes;

48butG1161heG2532thatG3739knewγνοὺςgnousG1097notμὴmēG3361,andG2532didG4160thingsG3956worthyἄξιαaxiaG514ofG3956stripes,shallG2532beG2532beatenδαρήσεταιdarēsetaiG1194withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844fewὀλίγας.oligasG3641stripes.AndG2532toG2212whomsoevermuchπολύ,poluG4183isgivenἐδόθηedothēG1325,ofG3956himG846shallG2532muchπολὺpoluG4183beG2532required:andG2532toG2212whomG3739theyG846commitG4160muchπολύ,poluG4183,ofG3956himG846willG3739theyG846askαἰτήσουσινaitēsousinG154theG3956moreG4183.

49IG2532cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toθέλωthelōG2309castβαλεῖνbaleinG906fireΠῦρPurG4442uponἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093;andG2532whatG5101willG5101IG2532,ifεἰeiG1487itG2532isalreadyἤδηēdēG2235kindledἀνήφθη.anēphthēG381?

50ButG1161IG2532have abaptismβάπτισμαbaptismaG908toἕωςhe'ōsG2193beG2532baptizedβαπτισθῆναιbaptisthēnaiG907withG2532;andG2532howπῶςpōsG4459amἔχωechōG2192IG2532straitened tillitG1161beG2532accomplishedτελεσθῇ.telesthēaG5055!

51ThinkδοκεῖτεdokeiteG1380yethatG3754IG3754amcomeπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēnG3854toG3004giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588earthγῇ;gēaG1093?IG3754tellG3004youG5210, Nay;butG235ratherG235divisionδιαμερισμόν.diamerismonG1267:

52forγὰρgarG1063thereG1510shallG1417beἔσονταιesontaiG1510fromἀπὸapoG575henceforthfiveπέντεpenteG4002inἐνenG1722oneἑνὶheniG1520houseοἴκῳoikōG3624dividedδιαμεμερισμένοι,diamemerismenoiG1266,threeτρεῖςtreisG5140againstἐπὶepiG1909twoδυσὶνdusinG1417,andκαὶkaiG2532twoδύοduoG1417againstἐπὶepiG1909threeτρισὶνtrisinG5140.

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