Dual Panel1Meanwhile <1722>, when many thousands <3461> of the crowd <3793> had gathered <1996> so that <5620> they were trampling <2662> on one another <240>, Jesus began <756> to speak <3004> first <4412> to <4314> his <846> disciples <3101>, “Be on <4337> your <1438> guard <4337> against <575> the yeast <2219> of the Pharisees <5330>, which <3748> is <1510> hypocrisy <5272>.
2Nothing <3762> is <1510> hidden <4780> that <3739> will <601> not <3756> be revealed <601>, and <2532> nothing is secret <2927> that <3739> will <1097> not <3756> be made known <1097>.
3So then <473> whatever <3745> you have said <2036> in <1722> the dark <4653> will be heard <191> in <1722> the light <5457>, and <2532> what <3739> you have whispered <2980> in <1722> private rooms <5009> will be proclaimed <2784> from <1909> the housetops <1430>.
4“I tell <3004> you <5213>, my <3450> friends <5384>, do <5399> not <3361> be afraid <5399> of <575> those who kill <615> the body <4983>, and <2532> after <3326> that <5023> have <2192> nothing <3361> more <4053> they can do <4160>.
5But <1161> I will warn <5263> you <5213> whom you should fear <5399>: Fear <5399> the one who, after <3326> the killing <615>, has <2192> authority <1849> to throw <1685> you into <1519> hell <1067>. Yes <3483>, I tell <3004> you <5213>, fear <5399> him <5126>!
6Aren’t <3780> five <4002> sparrows <4765> sold <4453> for two <1417> pennies <787>? Yet <2532> not <3756> one <1520> of <1537> them <846> is <1510> forgotten <1950> before <1799> God <2316>.
7In fact <235>, even <2532> the hairs <2359> on your <5216> head <2776> are <705> all <3956> numbered <705>. Do <5399> not <3361> be afraid <5399>; you are more valuable <1308> than many <4183> sparrows <4765>.
8“I tell <3004> you <5213>, whoever <3956> <3739> <302> acknowledges <3670> me <1698> before <1715> men <444>, the Son <5207> of Man <444> will <3670> also acknowledge <3670> before <1715> God’s <2316> angels <32>.
9But <1161> the one who denies <720> me <3165> before <1799> men <444> will be denied <533> before <1799> God’s <2316> angels <32>.
10And <2532> everyone <3956> who <3739> speaks <2046> a word <3056> against <1519> the Son <5207> of Man <444> will be forgiven <863>, but <1161> the person who blasphemes <987> against <1519> the Holy <40> Spirit <4151> will <863> not <3756> be forgiven <863>.
11But <1161> when <3752> they bring <1533> you <5209> before <1909> the synagogues <4864>, the rulers <746>, and <2532> the authorities <1849>, do <3309> not <3361> worry <3309> about how <4459> you should make <626> your defense <626> or <2228> what <5101> you should say <2036>,
12for <1063> the Holy <40> Spirit <4151> will teach <1321> you <5209> at <1722> that <846> moment <5610> what <3739> you must <1163> say <2036>.”
13Then <1161> someone <5100> from <1537> the crowd <3793> said <2036> to him <846>, “Teacher <1320>, tell <2036> my <3450> brother <80> to divide <3307> the inheritance <2817> with <3326> me <1700>.”
14But <1161> Jesus said <2036> to him <846>, “Man <444>, who <5101> made <2525> me <3165> a judge <2923> or <2228> arbitrator <3312> between <1909> you <5209> two?”
15Then <1161> he said <2036> to <4314> them <846>, “Watch out <3708> and <2532> guard <5442> yourself from <575> all <3956> types of greed <4124>, because <3754> one’s <846> life <2222> does not <3756> consist <1510> in <1722> the abundance <4052> of <1537> his <846> possessions <5224>.”
16He <2036> then <1161> told <2036> them <846> a parable <3850>: “The land <5561> of a certain <5100> rich <4145> man <444> produced an abundant crop <2164>,
17so <2532> he thought <1260> to <1722> himself <1438>, ‘What <5101> should I do <4160>, for <3754> I have <2192> nowhere <3756> <4226> to store <4863> my <3450> crops <2590>?’
18Then <2532> he said <2036>, ‘I will do <4160> this <5124>: I will tear down <2507> my <3450> barns <596> and <2532> build <3618> bigger ones <3173>, and <2532> there <1563> I will store <4863> all <3956> my grain <4621> and <2532> my <3450> goods <18>.
19And <2532> I will say <2046> to myself <5590> <3450>, “You have <2192> plenty <4183> of goods <18> stored up <2749> for <1519> many <4183> years <2094>; relax <373>, eat <5315>, drink <4095>, celebrate <2165>!”’
20But <1161> God <2316> said <2036> to him <846>, ‘You fool <878>! This <3778> very night <3571> your <4675> life <5590> will be demanded back <154> from <575> you <4675>, but <1161> who <3739> will get <1510> what <5101> you have prepared <2090> for yourself?’
21So <3779> it is with the one who stores up riches <2343> for himself <1438>, but <2532> is <4147> not <3361> rich <4147> toward <1519> God <2316>.”
22Then <1161> Jesus said <2036> to <4314> his <846> disciples <3101>, “Therefore <5124> I tell <3004> you <5213>, do <3309> not <3361> worry <3309> about your life <5590>, what <5101> you will eat <5315>, or <3366> about your <5216> body <4983>, what <5101> you will wear <1746>.
23For <1063> there is <1510> more to life <5590> than <4119> food <5160>, and <2532> more to the body <4983> than clothing <1742>.
24Consider <2657> the ravens <2876>: They do <4687> not <3756> sow <4687> or <3761> reap <2325>, they <3739> have <1510> no <3756> storeroom <5009> or <3761> barn <596>, yet <2532> God <2316> feeds <5142> them <846>. How much <4214> more <3123> valuable <1308> are you <5210> than <1308> the birds <4071>!
25And <1161> which <5101> of <1537> you <5216> by worrying <3308> can <1410> add <4369> an hour <4083> to <1909> his <846> life <2244>?
26So <3767> if <1487> you cannot <1410> cannot <3761> do such a very little thing <1646> as this, why <5101> do you worry <3309> about <4012> the rest <3062>?
27Consider <2657> how <4459> the flowers <2918> grow <837>; they do <2872> not <3756> work <2872> or <3761> spin <3514>. Yet <1161> I tell <3004> you <5213>, not even <3761> Solomon <4672> in <1722> all <3956> his <846> glory <1391> was clothed <4016> like <5613> one <1520> of these <5130>!
28And <1161> if <1487> this is how God <2316> clothes <294> the wild <68> grass <5528>, which is <1510> here today <4594> and <2532> tomorrow <839> is tossed <906> into <1519> the fire to heat the oven <2823>, how much <4214> more <3123> will he <2316> clothe <294> you, you people <5209> of little faith <3640>!
29So <2532> do <2212> not <3361> be overly concerned <2212> about what <5101> you will eat <5315> and <2532> what <5101> you will drink <4095>, and <2532> do <3349> not <3361> worry <3349> about such things.
30For <1063> all <3956> the nations <1484> of the world <2889> pursue <1934> these things <5023>, and <1161> your <5216> Father <3962> knows <1492> that <3754> you need <5535> them <5130>.
31Instead <4133>, pursue <2212> his <846> kingdom <932>, and <2532> these things <5023> will be given <4369> to you <5213> as well.
32“Do <5399> not <3361> be afraid <5399>, little <3398> flock <4168>, for <3754> your <5216> Father <3962> is well pleased <2106> to give <1325> you <5213> the kingdom <932>.
33Sell <4453> your <5216> possessions <5224> and <2532> give to the poor <1325> <1654>. Provide <4160> yourselves <1438> purses <905> that do <3822> not <3361> wear out <3822>– a treasure <2344> in <1722> heaven <3772> that never decreases <413>, where <3699> no <3756> thief <2812> approaches <1448> and no <3761> moth <4597> destroys <1311>.
34For <1063> where <3699> your <5216> treasure <2344> is <1510>, there <1563> your <5216> heart <2588> will be <1510> also <2532>.
35“Get dressed <3751> <4024> for service and <2532> keep <1510> your <5216> lamps <3088> burning <2545>;
36be like <3664> people <444> waiting for <4327> their <1438> master <2962> to come back <360> from <1537> the wedding celebration <1062>, so that <2443> when <2064> he comes <2064> and <2532> knocks <2925> they can <455> immediately <2112> open the door <455> for him <846>.
37Blessed <3107> are those <1565> slaves <1401> whom <3739> their master <2962> finds <2147> alert <1127> when <2064> he returns <2064>! I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <281>, he will dress <4024> himself to serve <4024>, have them <846> take <347> their place at the table <347>, and <2532> will come <3928> and wait <1247> on them <846>!
38Even <2579> if he comes <2064> in <1722> the second <1208> or <2579> <1722> third <5154> watch of the night <5438> and <2532> finds <2147> them alert, blessed <3107> are <1510> those slaves <1565>!
39But <1161> understand <1097> this <5124>: If <1487> the owner of the house <3617> had known <1492> at what <4169> hour <5610> the thief <2812> was coming <2064>, he would <863> not <3756> have let <863> his <846> house <3624> be broken into <1358>.
40You <5210> also <2532> must be <1096> ready <2092>, because <3754> the Son <5207> of Man <444> will come <2064> at an hour <5610> when you do <1380> not <3756> expect <1380> him.”
41Then <1161> Peter <4074> said <2036>, “Lord <2962>, are you telling <3004> this <3778> parable <3850> for <4314> us <2248> or <2228> for <4314> everyone <3956>?”
42The Lord <2962> replied <2036>, “Who <5101> then <687> is <1510> the faithful <4103> and wise <5429> manager <3623>, whom <3739> the master <2962> puts in charge <2525> of <1909> his <846> household servants <2322>, to give <1325> them their allowance of food <4620> at <1722> the proper time <2540>?
43Blessed <3107> is that <1565> slave <1401> whom <3739> his <846> master <2962> finds <2147> at work <4160> when he returns <2064>.
44I tell <3004> you <5213> the truth <230>, the master will put <2525> him <846> in charge <2525> of <1909> all <3956> his <846> possessions <5224>.
45But <1161> if <1437> that <1565> slave <1401> should say <2036> to <1722> himself <2588> <846>, ‘My <3450> master <2962> is delayed <5549> in returning <2064>,’ and <2532> he begins <756> to beat <5180> the other slaves <3816>, both <2532> men and women <3814>, and <5037> <2532> to eat <2068>, drink <4095>, and <2532> get drunk <3182>,
46then the master <2962> of that <1565> slave <1401> will come <2240> on <1722> a day <2250> when he does <4328> not <3756> expect <4328> him and <2532> at <1722> an hour <5610> he does <1097> not <3756> foresee <1097>, and <2532> will cut <1371> him <846> in two <3313>, and <2532> assign <5087> him a place with <3326> the unfaithful <571>.
47That <1565> servant <1401> who knew <1097> his <846> master’s <2962> will <2307> but <2532> did <2090> not <3361> get ready <2090> or <2228> do <4160> what his <846> master asked <2307> will receive a <1194> severe <4183> beating <1194>.
48But <1161> the one who did not <3361> know <1097> his master’s will and did <4160> things worthy <514> of punishment <4127> will receive a light <3641> beating <1194>. From everyone <3956> who <3739> has been given <1325> much <4183>, much <4183> will be required <2212>, and from the one who <3739> has been entrusted <3908> with much <4183>, even more <4053> will be asked <154>.
49“I have come <2064> to bring <906> fire <4442> on <1909> the earth <1093>– and <2532> how <5101> I wish <2309> it were <381> already <2235> kindled <381>!
50I have <2192> a baptism <908> to undergo <907>, and <2532> how <4459> distressed I am <4912> until <2193> it is finished <5055>!
51Do you think <1380> I have come <3854> to bring <1325> peace <1515> on <1722> earth <1093>? No <3780>, I tell <3004> you <5213>, but <235> rather <2228> division <1267>!
52For <1063> from <575> now on <3568> there will be <1510> five <4002> in <1722> one <1520> household <3624> divided <1266>, three <5140> against <1909> two <1417> and <2532> two <1417> against <1909> three <5140>.
53They will be divided <1266>, father <3962> against <1909> son <5207> and <2532> son <5207> against <1909> father <3962>, mother <3384> against <1909> daughter <2364> and <2532> daughter <2364> against <1909> mother <3384>, mother-in-law <3994> against <1909> her <846> daughter-in-law <3565> and <2532> daughter-in-law <3565> against <1909> mother-in-law <3994>.”
54Jesus also <2532> said <3004> to the crowds <3793>, “When <3752> you see <1492> a cloud <3507> rising <393> in <1909> the west <1424>, you say <3004> at once <2112>, ‘A rainstorm <3655> is coming <2064>,’ and <2532> it does <1096>.
55And <2532> when <3752> you see the south <3558> wind blowing <4154>, you say <3004>, ‘There will be <1510> scorching heat <2742>,’ and <2532> there is <1096>.
56You hypocrites <5273>! You know <1492> how to interpret <1381> the appearance <4383> of the earth <1093> and <2532> the sky <3772>, but <1161> how <4459> can you <1492> not <3756> know <1492> how to interpret <1381> the present time <2540>?
57“And <1161> why <5101> don’t <3756> you judge <2919> for <575> yourselves <1438> what is right <1342>?
58As <5613> you are going <5217> with <3326> your <4675> accuser <476> before <1909> the magistrate <758>, make <1325> an effort <2039> to settle <525> with <575> him <846> on <1722> the way <3598>, so that he will <2694> not <3379> drag <2694> you <4571> before <4314> the judge <2923>, and <2532> the judge <2923> hand <3860> you <4571> over <3860> to the officer <4233>, and <2532> the officer <4233> throw <906> you <4571> into <1519> prison <5438>.
59I tell <3004> you <4671>, you will <1831> never <3756> <3361> get out <1831> of there <1564> until <2193> you have paid <591> the very last <2078> cent <3016>!”