| 1 | In the mean time , when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people , insomuch that they trode 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 | For there is nothing covered , that shall not be revealed ; neither hid , that shall not be known . |
| 3 | Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light ; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops . |
| 4 | 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 | But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear : Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell ; yea , I say unto you , Fear him . |
| 6 | Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings , and not one of them is forgotten before God ? |
| 7 | But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered . Fear not therefore : ye are of more value than many sparrows . |
| 8 | Also I say unto you , Whosoever shall confess me before men , him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God : |
| 9 | But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God . |
| 10 | And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man , it shall be forgiven him : but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven . |
| 11 | And when they bring you unto the synagogues , and [unto] magistrates , and powers , take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer , or what ye shall say : |
| 12 | For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say . |
| 13 | And one of the company said unto him , Master , speak to my brother , that he divide the inheritance with me . |
| 14 | And he said unto him , Man , who made me a judge or a divider over you ? |
| 15 | And he said unto them , Take heed , and beware of covetousness : for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth . |
| 16 | And he spake a parable unto them , saying , The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully : |
| 17 | And he thought within himself , saying , What shall I do , because I have no room where to bestow my fruits ? |
| 18 | And he said , This will I do : I will pull down my barns , and build greater ; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods . |
| 19 | And I will say to my soul , Soul , thou hast much goods laid up for many years ; take thine ease , eat , drink , [and] be merry . |
| 20 | But God said unto him , [Thou] fool , this night thy soul shall be required of thee : then whose shall those things be , which thou hast provided ? |
| 21 | So [is] he that layeth up treasure for himself , and is not rich toward God . |
| 22 | And he said unto his disciples , Therefore I say unto you , Take no thought for your life , what ye shall eat ; neither for the body , what ye shall put on . |
| 23 | The life is more than meat , and the body [is more] than raiment . |
| 24 | Consider the ravens : for they neither sow nor reap ; which neither have storehouse nor barn ; and God feedeth them : how much more are ye better than the fowls ? |
| 25 | And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit ? |
| 26 | If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least , why take ye thought for the rest ? |
| 27 | Consider the lilies how they grow : they toil not , they spin not ; and yet I say unto you , that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these . |
| 28 | If then God so clothe the grass , which is to day in the field , and to morrow is cast into the oven ; how much more [will he clothe] you , O ye of little faith ? |
| 29 | And seek not ye what ye shall eat , or what ye shall drink , neither be ye of doubtful mind . |
| 30 | For all these things do the nations of the world seek after : and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things . |
| 31 | But rather seek ye the kingdom of God ; and all these things shall be added unto you . |
| 32 | Fear not , little flock ; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom . |
| 33 | Sell that ye have , and give alms ; provide yourselves bags which wax not old , a treasure in the heavens that faileth not , where no thief approacheth , neither moth corrupteth . |
| 34 | For where your treasure is , there will your heart be also . |
| 35 | Let your loins be girded about , and [your] lights burning ; |
| 36 | And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord , when he will return from the wedding ; that when he cometh and knocketh , they may open unto him immediately . |
| 37 | 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 to sit down to meat , and will come forth and serve them . |
| 38 | And if he shall come in the second watch , or come in the third watch , and find [them] so , blessed are those servants . |
| 39 | And this know , that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come , he would have watched , and not have suffered his house to be broken through . |
| 40 | Be ye therefore ready also : for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not . |
| 41 | Then Peter said unto him , Lord , speakest thou this parable unto us , or even to all ? |
| 42 | And the Lord said , Who then is that faithful and wise steward , whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his household , to give [them their] portion of meat in due season ? |
| 43 | Blessed [is] that servant , whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing . |
| 44 | Of a truth I say unto you , that he will make him ruler over all that he hath . |
| 45 | But and if that servant say in his heart , My lord delayeth his coming ; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens , and to eat and drink , and to be drunken ; |
| 46 | The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware , and will cut him in sunder , and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers . |
| 47 | And that servant , which knew his lord's will , and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will , shall be beaten with many [stripes]. |
| 48 | But he that knew not , and did commit things worthy of stripes , shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given , of him shall be much required : and to whom men have committed much , of him they will ask the more . |
| 49 | I am come to send fire on the earth ; and what will I , if it be already kindled ? |
| 50 | But I have a baptism to be baptized with ; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished ! |
| 51 | Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth ? I tell you , Nay ; but rather division : |
| 52 | For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided , three against two , and two against three . |
| 53 | The father shall be divided against the son , and the son against the father ; the mother against the daughter , and the daughter against the mother ; the mother in law against her daughter in law , and the daughter in law against her mother in law . |
| 54 | And he said also to the people , When ye see a cloud rise out of the west , straightway ye say , There cometh a shower ; and so it is . |
| 55 | And when [ye see] the south wind blow , ye say , There will be heat ; and it cometh to pass . |
| 56 | [Ye] hypocrites , ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth ; but how is it that ye do not discern this time ? |
| 57 | Yea , and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right ? |
| 58 | When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate , [as thou art] in the way , give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him ; lest he hale thee to the judge , and the judge deliver thee to the officer , and the officer cast thee into prison . |
| 59 | I tell thee , thou shalt not depart thence , till thou hast paid the very last mite . |
