^{1 Ref} At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, `Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

^{2 Ref} and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known;

^{3 Ref} because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.

^{4 Ref} `And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do;

^{5 Ref} but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him.

^{6 Ref} `Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God,

^{7 Ref} but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value.

^{8 Ref} `And I say to you, Every one -- whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers of God,

^{9 Ref} and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God,

^{10 Ref} and every one whoever shall say a word to the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven to him, but to him who to the Holy Spirit did speak evil, it shall not be forgiven.

^{11 Ref} `And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye may reply, or what ye may say,

^{12 Ref} for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what it behoveth `you' to say.'

^{13 Ref} And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, `Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.'

^{14 Ref} And he said to him, `Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?'

^{15 Ref} And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

^{16 Ref} And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

^{17 Ref} and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?

^{18 Ref} and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,

^{19 Ref} and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

^{20 Ref} `And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be?

^{21 Ref} so `is' he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'

^{22 Ref} And he said unto his disciples, `Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;

^{23 Ref} the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.

^{24 Ref} `Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?

^{25 Ref} and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?

^{26 Ref} If, then, ye are not able for the least -- why for the rest are ye anxious?

^{27 Ref} `Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these;

^{28 Ref} and if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you -- ye of little faith?

^{29 Ref} `And ye -- seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,

^{30 Ref} for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things;

^{31 Ref} but, seek ye the reign of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

^{32 Ref} `Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;

^{33 Ref} sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;

^{34 Ref} for where your treasure is, there also your heart will be.

^{35 Ref} `Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,

^{36 Ref} and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.

^{37 Ref} `Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;

^{38 Ref} and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find `it' so, happy are those servants.

^{39 Ref} `And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;

^{40 Ref} and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.'

^{41 Ref} And Peter said to him, `Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'

^{42 Ref} And the Lord said, `Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?

⁴³ Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so;

^{44 Ref} truly I say to you, that over all his goods he will set him.

^{45 Ref} `And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken;

^{46 Ref} the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for `him', and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint.

^{47 Ref} `And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes,

^{48 Ref} and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.

^{49 Ref} `Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled?

^{50 Ref} but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed!

^{51 Ref} `Think ye that peace I came to give in the earth? no, I say to you, but rather division;

^{52 Ref} for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided -- three against two, and two against three;

^{53 Ref} a father shall be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.'

^{54 Ref} And he said also to the multitudes, `When ye may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately ye say, A shower doth come, and it is so;

^{55 Ref} and when -- a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is;

^{56 Ref} hypocrites! the face of the earth and of the heaven ye have known to make proof of, but this time -- how do ye not make proof of `it'?

^{57 Ref} `And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?

^{58 Ref} for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison;

^{59 Ref} I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.'

^{1 Ref} In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

^{2 Ref} But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

^{3 Ref} Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

^{4 Ref} And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

^{5 Ref} But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

^{6 Ref} Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.

^{7 Ref} But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

^{8 Ref} And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

^{9 Ref} but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

^{10 Ref} And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

^{11 Ref} And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

^{12 Ref} for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

^{13 Ref} And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.

^{14 Ref} But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

^{15 Ref} And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

^{16 Ref} And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

^{17 Ref} and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

^{18 Ref} And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.

^{19 Ref} And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

^{20 Ref} But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

^{21 Ref} So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

^{22 Ref} And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for `your' life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

^{23 Ref} For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

^{24 Ref} Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

^{25 Ref} And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

^{26 Ref} If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?

^{27 Ref} Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

^{28 Ref} But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more `shall he clothe' you, O ye of little faith?

^{29 Ref} And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

^{30 Ref} For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

^{31 Ref} Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.

^{32 Ref} Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

^{33 Ref} Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

^{34 Ref} For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

^{35 Ref} Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

^{36 Ref} and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.

^{37 Ref} Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.

^{38 Ref} And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find `them' so blessed are those `servants'.

^{39 Ref} But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.

^{40 Ref} Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

^{41 Ref} And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all?

^{42 Ref} And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

⁴³ Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

^{44 Ref} Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

^{45 Ref} But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

^{46 Ref} the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.

^{47 Ref} And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many `stripes';

^{48 Ref} but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few `stripes'. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.

^{49 Ref} I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?

^{50 Ref} But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

^{51 Ref} Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

^{52 Ref} for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

^{53 Ref} They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.

^{54 Ref} And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.

^{55 Ref} And when `ye see' a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.

^{56 Ref} Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?

^{57 Ref} And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

^{58 Ref} For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.

^{59 Ref} I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.

^{1 Ref} Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

^{2 Ref} But there is nothing covered up, that will not be revealed, nor hidden, that will not be known.

^{3 Ref} Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers will be proclaimed on the housetops.

^{4 Ref} "I tell you, my friends, don't be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

^{5 Ref} But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna.{or, Hell} Yes, I tell you, fear him.

^{6 Ref} "Aren't five sparrows sold for two assaria coins{An assarion was a small copper coin worth about an hour's wages for an agricultural laborer.}? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

^{7 Ref} But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.

^{8 Ref} "I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God;

^{9 Ref} but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

^{10 Ref} Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

^{11 Ref} When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don't be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;

^{12 Ref} for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say."

^{13 Ref} One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."

^{14 Ref} But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"

^{15 Ref} He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."

^{16 Ref} He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

^{17 Ref} He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?'

^{18 Ref} He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

^{19 Ref} I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'

^{20 Ref} "But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared--whose will they be?'

^{21 Ref} So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

^{22 Ref} He said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, don't be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.

^{23 Ref} Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

^{24 Ref} Consider the ravens: they don't sow, they don't reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!

^{25 Ref} Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?

^{26 Ref} If then you aren't able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?

^{27 Ref} Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

^{28 Ref} But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?

^{29 Ref} Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.

^{30 Ref} For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.

^{31 Ref} But seek God's Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.

^{32 Ref} Don't be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

^{33 Ref} Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.

^{34 Ref} For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

^{35 Ref} "Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning.

^{36 Ref} Be like men watching for their lord, when he returns from the marriage feast; that, when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.

^{37 Ref} Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most assuredly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.

^{38 Ref} They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch, and finds them so.

^{39 Ref} But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not allowed his house to be broken into.

^{40 Ref} Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don't expect him."

^{41 Ref} Peter said to him, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?"

^{42 Ref} The Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

⁴³ Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.

^{44 Ref} Truly I tell you, that he will set him over all that he has.

^{45 Ref} But if that servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays his coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,

^{46 Ref} then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn't expecting him, and in an hour that he doesn't know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.

^{47 Ref} That servant, who knew his lord's will, and didn't prepare, nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,

^{48 Ref} but he who didn't know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whoever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.

^{49 Ref} "I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled.

^{50 Ref} But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!

^{51 Ref} Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.

^{52 Ref} For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

^{53 Ref} They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

^{54 Ref} He said to the multitudes also, "When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it happens.

^{55 Ref} When a south wind blows, you say, 'There will be a scorching heat,' and it happens.

^{56 Ref} You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don't interpret this time?

^{57 Ref} Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?

^{58 Ref} For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

^{59 Ref} I tell you, you will by no means get out of there, until you have paid the very last penny.{Literally, lepton. A lepton is a very small brass Jewish coin worth half a Roman quadrans each, which is worth a quarter of the copper assarion. Lepta are worth less than 1% of an agricultural worker's daily wages.}"