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| [1]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; |
[1]In the mean time, there gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, so that they trod one another: and he began to say unto his disciples first, Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. |
| [2]and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known; |
[2]For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed: neither hid, that shall not be known. |
| [3]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. |
[3]Wherefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness, it shall be heard in the light: and that which ye have spoken in the ear, in secret places, shall be preached on the houses. |
| [4]`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; |
[4]And I say unto you, my friends, be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that are not able to do any more. |
| [5]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. |
[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, him fear. |
| [6]`Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God, |
[6]Are not five sparrows bought for two farthings, and yet not one of them is forgotten before God? |
| [7]but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value. |
[7]Yea, and all the hairs of your head are numbered: fear not therefore: ye are more of value than many sparrows. |
| [8]`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, |
[8]Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man confess also before the Angels of God. |
| [9]and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God, |
[9]But he that shall deny me before men shall be denied before the Angels of God. |
| [10]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. |
[10]And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him: that shall blaspheme the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven. |
| [11]`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, |
[11]And when they shall bring you unto the Synagogues, and unto the rulers and Princes, take no thought how, or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall speak. |
| [12]for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what it behoveth [you] to say.' |
[12]For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour, what ye ought to say. |
| [13]And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, `Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.' |
[13]And one of the company said unto him, Master, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. |
| [14]And he said to him, `Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?' |
[14]And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge, or a divider over you? |
| [15]And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.' |
[15]Wherefore he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for though a man have abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches. |
| [16]And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well; |
[16]And he put forth a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth fruits plenteously. |
| [17]and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits? |
[17]Therefore he thought with himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room, where I may lay up my fruits? |
| [18]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, |
[18]And he said, This will I do, I will pull down my barns, and build greater, and therein will I gather all my fruits, and my goods. |
| [19]and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry. |
[19]And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years: live at ease, eat, drink, and take thy pastime. |
| [20]`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? |
[20]But God said unto him, O fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul from thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? |
| [21]so [is] he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.' |
[21]So is he that gathereth riches to himself, and is not rich in God. |
| [22]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; |
[22]And he spake unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat: neither for your body, what ye shall put on. |
| [23]the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing. |
[23]The life is more than meat: and the body more then the raiment. |
| [24]`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? |
[24]Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap: which neither have storehouse nor barn, and yet God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than fowls? |
| [25]and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit? |
[25]And which of you with taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit? |
| [26]If, then, ye are not able for the least -- why for the rest are ye anxious? |
[26]If ye then be not able to do the least thing, why take ye thought for the remnant? |
| [27]`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; |
[27]Consider the lilies how they grow: they labor not, neither spin they: yet I say unto you, that Solomon himself in all his royalty was not clothed like one of these. |
| [28]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? |
[28]If then God so clothes the grass which is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? |
| [29]`And ye -- seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense, |
[29]Therefore ask not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither stand in doubt. |
| [30]for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things; |
[30]For all such things the people of the world seek for: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. |
| [31]but, seek ye the reign of God, and all these things shall be added to you. |
[31]But rather seek ye after the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be ministered unto you. |
| [32]`Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign; |
[32]Fear not, little flock: for it is your Father's pleasure, to give you the kingdom. |
| [33]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; |
[33]� Sell that ye have, and give alms: make you bags, which wax not old, a treasure that can never fail in heaven, where no thief cometh, neither moth corrupteth. |
| [34]for where your treasure is, there also your heart will be. |
[34]For where your treasure is, there will your hearts be also. |
| [35]`Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning, |
[35]� Let your loins be gird about and your lights burning, |
| [36]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. |
[36]And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. |
| [37]`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; |
[37]Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall find waking: Verily I say unto you, he will gird himself about, and make them to sit down at table, and will come forth, and serve them. |
| [38]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. |
[38]And if he come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and shall find them so, blessed are those servants. |
| [39]`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; |
[39]Now understand this, that if the good man of the house had known at what hour the thief would have come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be digged through. |
| [40]and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.' |
[40]Be ye also prepared therefore: for the Son of man will come at an hour when ye think not. |
| [41]And Peter said to him, `Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?' |
[41]Then Peter said unto him, Master, tellest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? |
| [42]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? |
[42]And the Lord said, Who is a faithful steward and wise, whom the master shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in season? |
| [43]Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so; |
[43]Blessed is that servant, whom his master when he cometh, shall find so doing. |
| [44]truly I say to you, that over all his goods he will set him. |
[44]Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. |
| [45]`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; |
[45]But if that servant say in his heart, My master doth defer his coming, and shall begin to smite the servants, and maidens, and to eat, and drink, and to be drunken, |
| [46]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. |
[46]The master of that servant will come in a day when he thinketh not, and at an hour when he is not aware of, and will cut him off, and give him his portion with the unbelievers. |
| [47]`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, |
[47]� And that servant that knew his master's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. |
| [48]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. |
[48]But he that knew it not, and yet 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 much commit, the more of him will they ask. |
| [49]`Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled? |
[49]� I am come to put fire on the earth, and what is my desire, if it be already kindled? |
| [50]but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed! |
[50]Notwithstanding I must be baptized with a baptism, and how am I grieved, till it be ended? |
| [51]`Think ye that peace I came to give in the earth? no, I say to you, but rather division; |
[51]Think ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, nay, but rather debate. |
| [52]for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided -- three against two, and two against three; |
[52]For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. |
| [53]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.' |
[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 multitudes, `When ye may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately ye say, A shower doth come, and it is so; |
[54]� Then said he to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the West, straightway ye say, A shower cometh: and so it is. |
| [55]and when -- a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is; |
[55]And when ye see the South wind blow, ye say, that it will be hot: and it cometh to pass. |
| [56]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]? |
[56]Hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the earth, and of the sky: but why discern ye not this time? |
| [57]`And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous? |
[57]Yea, and why judge ye not of yourselves what is right? |
| [58]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; |
[58]� While thou goest with thine adversary to the ruler, as thou art in the way, give diligence in the way, that thou mayest be delivered from him, lest he bring thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the jailer, and the jailer cast thee into prison. |
| [59]I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.' |
[59]I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the utmost mite. |