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Luke - Chapter: 12


12:1	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.
12:2	For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
12:3	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.
12:4	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.
12:5	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.
12:6	Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
12:7	But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
12:8	Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
12:9	But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
12:10	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.
12:11	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:
12:12	For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
12:13	And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
12:14	And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
12:15	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.
12:16	And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
12:17	And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
12:18	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.
12:19	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.
12:20	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?
12:21	So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
12:22	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.
12:23	The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
12:24	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?
12:25	And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
12:26	If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
12:27	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.
12:28	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?
12:29	And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
12:30	For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
12:31	But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
12:32	Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
12:33	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.
12:34	For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
12:35	Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
12:36	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.
12:37	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.
12:38	And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
12:39	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.
12:40	Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
12:41	Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
12:42	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?
12:43	Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
12:44	Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
12:45	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;
12:46	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.
12:47	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.
12:48	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.
12:49	I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
12:50	But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
12:51	Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
12:52	For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
12:53	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.
12:54	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.
12:55	And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
12:56	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?
12:57	Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
12:58	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.
12:59	I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.


12:1	In the meane time, there gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, so that they trode one another: and he began to say vnto his disciples first, Take heede to your selues of the leauen of the Pharises, which is hypocrisie.
12:2	For there is nothing couered, that shall not bee reueiled: neither hidde, that shall not be knowen.
12:3	Wherefore whatsoeuer yee haue spoken in darkenesse, it shall be heard in the light: and that which ye haue spoken in the eare, in secret places, shall be preached on the houses.
12:4	And I say vnto you, my friendes, be not afraide of them that kill the bodie, and after that are not able to doe any more.
12:5	But I wil forewarne you, who ye shall feare: feare him which after hee hath killed, hath power to cast into hell: yea, I say vnto you, him feare.
12:6	Are not fiue sparowes bought for two farthings, and yet not one of them is forgotten before God?
12:7	Yea, and all the heares of your head are nombred: feare not therefore: yee are more of value then many sparowes.
12:8	Also I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall confesse mee before men, him shall the Sonne of man confesse also before the Angels of God.
12:9	But hee that shall denie mee before men, shall be denied before the Angels of God.
12:10	And whosoeuer shall speake a woorde against the Sonne of man, it shall be forgiuen him: but vnto him, that shall blaspheme ye holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiuen.
12:11	And when they shall bring you vnto the Synagogues, and vnto the rulers and Princes, take no thought howe, or what thing ye shall answere, or what yee shall speake.
12:12	For the holy Ghost shall teache you in the same houre, what yee ought to say.
12:13	And one of the companie said vnto him, Master, bidde my brother deuide the inheritance with me.
12:14	And he said vnto him, Man, who made me a iudge, or a deuider ouer you?
12:15	Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.
12:16	And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.
12:17	Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?
12:18	And he said, This wil I do, I wil pul downe my barnes, and builde greater, and therein will I gather all my fruites, and my goods.
12:19	And I wil say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods laide vp for many yeeres: liue at ease, eate, drinke and take thy pastime.
12:20	But God said vnto him, O foole, this night wil they fetch away thy soule from thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast prouided?
12:21	So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.
12:22	And he spake vnto his disciples, Therefore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate: neither for your body, what yee shall put on.
12:23	The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.
12:24	Consider the rauens: for they neither sowe nor reape: which neither haue storehouse nor barne, and yet God feedeth them: how much more are yee better then foules?
12:25	And which of you with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?
12:26	If yee then bee not able to doe the least thing, why take yee thought for the remnant?
12:27	Consider the lilies howe they growe: they labour not, neither spin they: yet I say vnto you, that Salomon himselfe in all his royaltie was not clothed like one of these.
12:28	If then God so clothe the grasse which is to day in the field, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, howe much more will he clothe you, O yee of litle faith?
12:29	Therefore aske not what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, neither hag you in suspense.
12:30	For all such things the people of the world seeke for: and your Father knoweth that ye haue neede of these things.
12:31	But rather seeke ye after the kingdome of God, and all these things shalbe cast vpon you.
12:32	Feare not, litle flocke: for it is your Fathers pleasure, to giue you the kingdome.
12:33	Sell that ye haue, and giue almes: make you bagges, which waxe not old, a treasure that can neuer faile in heauen, where no theefe commeth, neither mothe corrupteth.
12:34	For where your treasure is, there will your hearts be also.
12:35	Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning,
12:36	And ye your selues like vnto men that waite for their master, when he will returne from the wedding, that when he commeth and knocketh, they may open vnto him immediatly.
12:37	Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth shall finde waking: verely I say vnto you, he will girde himselfe about, and make them to sit downe at table, and will come forth, and serue them.
12:38	And if he come in the seconde watch, or come in the third watch, and shall finde them so, blessed are those seruants.
12:39	Nowe vnderstand this, that if the good man of the house had knowen at what houre the theefe would haue come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be digged through.
12:40	Be ye also prepared therefore: for the Sonne of man will come at an houre when ye thinke not.
12:41	Then Peter saide vnto him, Master, tellest thou this parable vnto vs, or euen to all?
12:42	And the Lord saide, Who is a faithfull steward and wise, whom the master shall make ruler ouer his householde, to giue them their portion of meate in season?
12:43	Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.
12:44	Of a trueth I say vnto you, that he wil make him ruler ouer all that he hath.
12:45	But if that seruant say in his heart, My master doeth deferre his comming, and ginne to smite the seruants, and maydens, and to eate, and drinke, and to be drunken,
12:46	The master of that seruant will come in a day when he thinketh not, and at an houre when he is not ware of, and will cut him off, and giue him his portion with the vnbeleeuers.
12:47	And that seruant that knewe his masters will, and prepared not himselfe, neither did according to his will, shalbe beaten with many stripes.
12:48	But he that knewe it not, and yet did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with fewe stripes: for vnto whomsoeuer much is giuen, of him shalbe much required, and to whom men much commit, the more of him will they aske.
12:49	I am come to put fire on the earth, and what is my desire, if it be already kindled?
12:50	Notwithstanding I must be baptized with a baptisme, and how am I grieued, till it be ended?
12:51	Thinke ye that I am come to giue peace on earth? I tell you, nay, but rather debate.
12:52	For from hencefoorth there shall be fiue in one house deuided, three against two, and two against three.
12:53	The father shalbe deuided against ye sonne, and the sonne against the father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother: the mother in lawe against her daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe.
12:54	Then said he to the people, When ye see a cloude rise out of the West, straightway ye say, A shower commeth: and so it is.
12:55	And when ye see the South winde blowe, ye say, that it wilbe hoate: and it commeth to passe.
12:56	Hypocrites, ye can discerne the face of the earth, and of the skie: but why discerne ye not this time?
12:57	Yea, and why iudge ye not of your selues what is right?
12:58	While thou goest with thine aduersarie to the ruler, as thou art in the way, giue diligence in the way, that thou mayest be deliuered from him, least he drawe thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the iayler, and the iayler cast thee into prison.
12:59	I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast payed the vtmost mite.


12:1	As ther gadered together an innumerable multitude of people (in so moche that they trood one another) he began to saye vnto his disciples: Fyrst of all beware of the leve of the Pharises which is ypocrisy.
12:2	For ther is no thinge covered that shall not be vncovered: nether hyd that shall not be knowen.
12:3	For whatsoever ye have spoken in in darknes: that same shalbe hearde in light. And that which ye have spoken in the the eare eve in secret places shalbe preached even on the toppe of the housses.
12:4	I saye vnto you my fredes: Be not afrayde of them that kyll the body and after that have no moare that they can do.
12:5	But I will shewe you whom ye shall feare. Feare him which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell. Ye I saye vnto you him feare.
12:6	Are not five sparowes bought for two farthinges? And yet not one of them is forgotten of God.
12:7	Also even the very heres of youre heedes are nombred. Feare not therfore: ye are moare of value then many sparowes.
12:8	I saye vnto you: Whosoever confesseth me before men eve him shall ye sonne of man confesse also before ye angels of God.
12:9	And he that denyeth me before men: shalbe denyed before ye angels of God.
12:10	And whosoever speaketh a worde agaynst ye sonne of ma it shalbe forgeven him. But vnto him yt blasphemeth the holy goost it shall not be forgeven.
12:11	When they bringe you vnto the synagoges and vnto the rulers and officers take no thought how or what thinge ye shall answer or what ye shall speake.
12:12	For the holy goost shall teache you in the same houre what ye ought to saye.
12:13	One of the company sayde vnto hym: Master byd my brother devide the enheritauce with me.
12:14	And he sayde vnto him: Man who made me a iudge or a devider over you?
12:15	Wherfore he sayde vnto them: take hede and beware of covetousnes. For no mannes lyfe stondeth in the aboundaunce of the thinges which he possesseth.
12:16	And he put forth a similitude vnto them sayinge: The groude of a certayne riche ma brought forth frutes plenteously
12:17	and he thought in himsilfe sayinge: what shall I do? because I have noo roume where to bestowe my frutes?
12:18	And he sayde: This will I do. I will destroye my barnes and bilde greater and therin will I gadder all my frutes and my goodes:
12:19	and I will saye to my soule: Soule thou hast moch goodes layde vp in stoore for many yeares take thyne ease: eate drinke and be mery.
12:20	But God sayde vnto him: Thou fole this night will they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall thoose thinges be which thou hast provyded?
12:21	So is it with him that gadereth ryches and is not ryche in God.
12:22	And he spake vnto his disciples: Therfore I saye vnto you: take no thought for youre lyfe what ye shall eate nether for youre body what ye shall put on.
12:23	The lyfe is moare then meate and the bodye is moare then rayment.
12:24	Considre the ravens for they nether sowe nor repe which nether have stoorehousse ner barne and yet God fedeth them. How moche are ye better then the foules.
12:25	Which of you with takynge thought can adde to his stature one cubit?
12:26	Yf ye then be not able to do that thinge which is least: why take ye thought for the remmaunt?
12:27	Considre the lylies how they growe: They laboure not: they spyn not: and yet I saye vnto you that Salomon in all this royalte was not clothed lyke to one of these.
12:28	Yf the grasse which is todaye in the felde and tomorowe shalbe cast into the fornace God so clothe: how moche moore will he clothe you o ye endued wt litell faith?
12:29	And axe not what ye shall eate or what ye shall drinke nether clyme ye vp an hye
12:30	for all suche thinges the hethen people of the worlde seke for. Youre father knoweth that ye have nede of suche thinges.
12:31	Wherfore seke ye after the kyngedome of God and all these thinges shalbe ministred vnto you.
12:32	Feare not litell floocke for it is youre fathers pleasure to geve you a kingdome.
12:33	Sell that ye have and geve almes. And make you bagges which wexe not olde and treasure that fayleth not in heaven where noo these commeth nether moth corrupteth.
12:34	For where youre treasure is there will youre hertes be also.
12:35	Let youre loynes be gerdde about and youre lightes brennynge
12:36	and ye youre selves lyke vnto men that wayte for their master when he will returne fro a weddinge: that assone as he cometh and knocketh they maye ope vnto him.
12:37	Happy are those servauntes which the Lorde when he cometh shall fynde wakynge. Verely I saye vnto you he will gerdde him selfe about and make them sit doune to meate and walke by and minister vnto them.
12:38	And yf he come in the seconde watche ye if he come in the thyrde watche and shall fynde them soo happy are those servauntes.
12:39	This vnderstonde that yf the good man of the housse knewe what houre ye these wolde come he wolde suerly watche: and not suffer his housse to be broken vp.
12:40	Be ye prepared therfore: for the sonne of man will come at an houre when ye thinke not.
12:41	Then Peter sayde vnto him: Master tellest thou this similitude vnto vs or to all men?
12:42	And the Lorde sayde: If there be any faith full servaut and wise whom his Lorde shall make ruler over his housholde to geve them their duetie of meate at due season:
12:43	happy is that servaunt whom his master when he cometh shall finde soo doinge.
12:44	Of a trueth I saye vnto you: that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
12:45	But and yf the evyll servaunt shall saye in his hert: My master wyll differre his cominge and shall beginne to smyte the servauntes and maydens and to eate and drinke and to be dronken:
12:46	the Lorde of that servaunt will come in a daye when he thinketh not and at an houre when he is not ware and will devyde him and will geve him his rewarde with the vnbelevers.
12:47	The servaut that knewe his masters will and prepared not him selfe nether dyd accordinge to his will shalbe bete with many strypes.
12:48	But he that knewe not and yet dyd committe thinges worthy of strypes shalbe beaten with feawe strypes. For vnto whom moche is geven of him shalbe moche requyred. And to whom men moche commyt the moare of him will they axe.
12:49	I am come to sende fyre on erth: and what is my dysyre but that it were all redy kyndled?
12:50	Not with stondinge I must de baptised with a baptyme: and how am I payned till it be ended?
12:51	Suppose ye that I am come to sende peace on erth? I tell you naye: but rather debate.
12:52	For fro hence forthe ther shalbe five in one housse devided thre agaynst two and two agaynst thre.
12:53	The father shalbe devided agaynst the sonne and the sonne agaynst the father. The mother agaynst the doughter and the doughter agaynst the mother. The motereleawe agaynst hir doughterelawe and the doughterelawe agaynst hir motherelawe.
12:54	Then sayde he to the people: when ye se a cloude ryse out of the west strayght waye ye saye: we shall have a shower and soo it is.
12:55	And when ye se the south wynde blow ye saye: we shall have heet and it cometh to passe.
12:56	Ypocrites ye can skyll of the fassion of the erth and of the skye: but what is ye cause that ye canot skyll of this time?
12:57	Ye and why iudge ye not of youre selves what is righte?
12:58	Whill thou goest with thyne adversary to the ruler: as thou arte in the waye geve diligence that thou mayst be delivered fro him least he bringe the to the iudge and the iudge delyver the to the iaylar and the iaylar cast the in to preson.
12:59	I tell ye thou departest not thence tyll thou have made good ye vtmost myte.

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