Luke 12

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NEW JERUSALEM
1 In the meantime, when so many thousands of the multitude had gathered together that they trod upon one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.	1 Meanwhile the people had gathered in their thousands so that they were treading on one another. Andhe began to speak, first of al to his disciples. 'Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees -- theirhypocrisy.
2 Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.	2 Everything now covered up will be uncovered, and everything now hidden wil be made clear.
3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.	3 For this reason, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you havewhispered in hidden places wil be proclaimed from the housetops.
4 "I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.	4 'To you my friends I say: Do not be afraid of those who kil the body and after that can do no more.
5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear him!	5 I wil tel you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has kil ed, has the power to cast into hel . Yes, I telyou, he is the one to fear.
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God.	6 Can you not buy five sparrows for two pennies? And yet not one is forgotten in God's sight.
7 Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.	7 Why, every hair on your head has been counted. There is no need to be afraid: you are worth morethan many sparrows.
8 "And I tell you, every one who acknowledges me before men, the Son of man also will acknowledge before the angels of God;	8 'I tel you, if anyone openly declares himself for me in the presence of human beings, the Son of manwil declare himself for him in the presence of God's angels.
9 but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God.	9 But anyone who disowns me in the presence of human beings wil be disowned in the presence ofGod's angels.
10 And every one who speaks a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.	10 'Everyone who says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven, but no one who blasphemesagainst the Holy Spirit wil be forgiven.
11 And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you are to answer or what you are to say;	11 'When they take you before synagogues and magistrates and authorities, do not worry about how todefend yourselves or what to say,
12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."	12 because when the time comes, the Holy Spirit wil teach you what you should say.'
13 One of the multitude said to him, "Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me."	13 A man in the crowd said to him, 'Master, tel my brother to give me a share of our inheritance.'
14 But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or divider over you?"	14 He said to him, 'My friend, who appointed me your judge, or the arbitrator of your claims?'
15 And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."	15 Then he said to them, 'Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for life does notconsist in possessions, even when someone has more than he needs.'
16 And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully;	16 Then he told them a parable, 'There was once a rich man who, having had a good harvest from hisland,
17 and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'	17 thought to himself, "What am I to do? I have not enough room to store my crops."
18 And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods.	18 Then he said, "This is what I will do: I wil pul down my barns and build bigger ones, and store al mygrain and my goods in them,
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.'	19 and I will say to my soul: My soul, you have plenty of good things laid by for many years to come;take things easy, eat, drink, have a good time."
20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'	20 But God said to him, "Fool! This very night the demand wil be made for your soul; and this hoard ofyours, whose wil it be then?"
21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."	21 So it is when someone stores up treasure for himself instead of becoming rich in the sight of God.'
22 And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat, nor about your body, what you shall put on.	22 Then he said to his disciples, 'That is why I am tel ing you not to worry about your life and what youare to eat, nor about your body and how you are to clothe it.
23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.	23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
24 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!	24 Think of the ravens. They do not sow or reap; they have no storehouses and no barns; yet God feedsthem. And how much more you are worth than the birds!
25 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his span of life?	25 Can any of you, however much you worry, add a single cubit to your span of life?
26 If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest?	26 If a very smal thing is beyond your powers, why worry about the rest?
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.	27 Think how the flowers grow; they never have to spin or weave; yet, I assure you, not even Solomon inal his royal robes was clothed like one of them.
28 But if God so clothes the grass which is alive in the field today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O men of little faith!	28 Now if that is how God clothes a flower which is growing wild today and is thrown into the furnacetomorrow, how much more wil he look after you, who have so little faith!
29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be of anxious mind.	29 But you must not set your hearts on things to eat and things to drink; nor must you worry.
30 For all the nations of the world seek these things; and your Father knows that you need them.	30 It is the gentiles of this world who set their hearts on al these things. Your Father wel knows youneed them.
31 Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things shall be yours as well.	31 No; set your hearts on his kingdom, and these other things will be given you as well.
32 "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.	32 'There is no need to be afraid, little flock, for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom.
33 Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.	33 'Sel your possessions and give to those in need. Get yourselves purses that do not wear out,treasure that wil not fail you, in heaven where no thief can reach it and no moth destroy it.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.	34 For wherever your treasure is, that is where your heart wil be too.
35 "Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning,	35 'See that you have your belts done up and your lamps lit.
36 and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast, so that they may open to him at once when he comes and knocks.	36 Be like people waiting for their master to return from the wedding feast, ready to open the door assoon as he comes and knocks.
37 Blessed are those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes; truly, I say to you, he will gird himself and have them sit at table, and he will come and serve them.	37 Blessed those servants whom the master finds awake when he comes. In truth I tel you, he wil do uphis belt, sit them down at table and wait on them.
38 If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those servants!	38 It may be in the second watch that he comes, or in the third, but blessed are those servants if he findsthem ready.
39 But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would have been awake and would not have left his house to be broken into.	39 You may be quite sure of this, that if the householder had known at what time the burglar wouldcome, he would not have let anyone break through the wall of his house.
40 You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour."	40 You too must stand ready, because the Son of man is coming at an hour you do not expect.'
41 Peter said, "Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for all?"	41 Peter said, 'Lord, do you mean this parable for us, or for everyone?'
42 And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?	42 The Lord replied, 'Who, then, is the wise and trustworthy steward whom the master wil place over hishousehold to give them at the proper time their al owance of food?
43 Blessed is that servant whom his master when he comes will find so doing.	43 Blessed that servant if his master's arrival finds him doing exactly that.
44 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions.	44 I tel you truly, he wil put him in charge of everything that he owns.
45 But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,	45 But if the servant says to himself, "My master is taking his time coming," and sets about beating themenservants and the servant-girls, and eating and drinking and getting drunk,
46 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will punish him, and put him with the unfaithful.	46 his master wil come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. The master willcut him off and send him to the same fate as the unfaithful.
47 And that servant who knew his master's will, but did not make ready or act according to his will, shall receive a severe beating.	47 'The servant who knows what his master wants, but has got nothing ready and done nothing inaccord with those wishes, wil be given a great many strokes of the lash.
48 But he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, shall receive a light beating. Every one to whom much is given, of him will much be required; and of him to whom men commit much they will demand the more.	48 The one who did not know, but has acted in such a way that he deserves a beating, will be givenfewer strokes. When someone is given a great deal, a great deal wil be demanded of that person; whensomeone is entrusted with a great deal, of that person even more will be expected.
49 "I came to cast fire upon the earth; and would that it were already kindled!	49 'I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already!
50 I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how I am constrained until it is accomplished!	50 There is a baptism I must stil receive, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!
51 Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division;	51 'Do you suppose that I am here to bring peace on earth? No, I tel you, but rather division.
52 for henceforth in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three;	52 For from now on, a household of five will be divided: three against two and two against three;
53 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."	53 father opposed to son, son to father, mother to daughter, daughter to mother, mother-in-law todaughter-in-law, daughter-in-law to mother-in-law.'
54 He also said to the multitudes, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A shower is coming'; and so it happens.	54 He said again to the crowds, 'When you see a cloud looming up in the west you say at once that rainis coming, and so it does.
55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching heat'; and it happens.	55 And when the wind is from the south you say it's going to be hot, and it is.
56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky; but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?	56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the face of the earth and the sky. How is it you do not knowhow to interpret these times?
57 "And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?	57 'Why not judge for yourselves what is upright?
58 As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.	58 For example: when you are going to court with your opponent, make an effort to settle with him on theway, or he may drag you before the judge and the judge hand you over to the officer and the officer have youthrown into prison.
59 I tell you, you will never get out till you have paid the very last copper."	59 I tel you, you wil not get out til you have paid the very last penny.'