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Maˈmo̱ⁿ Jesús na tincˈo̱o̱ⁿya na we waa cwilatiuuya

12  Yocheⁿ na luaaˈ, jndye meiⁿ nnˈaⁿ tjatjomndye hasta tyoteiˈcaljoondye ntyjeena na tyeeⁿ mˈaⁿna. To̱o̱ⁿˈo̱ⁿ na tyotseineiⁿjñeeⁿ nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈjomndye ñˈeⁿñê. Matsoom:

—Calˈaˈyoˈ cwenta ñˈoom na cwitˈmo̱o̱ⁿ fariseos, ee we waa cwilaˈtiuuna. Ndoˈ ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ wjaantyˈeenaˈ chaˈna cwiwicandiˈ ndaaljoˈ naquiiˈ tsqueeⁿ tyooˈ. Tjaaˈnaⁿ cwii na cweˈ wantyˈiuuˈ waa na xocano̱o̱ⁿ ndoˈ tjaaˈnaⁿ meiⁿcwii na cweˈ ntyˈiu na xocaliu nnˈaⁿ. Cweˈ ncˈe joˈ, chaˈtso na ñejnduˈyoˈ yuu najaaⁿñe, maxjeⁿ nleitquiooˈ ñˈoomˈñeeⁿ yuu na xuee. Ndoˈ ñˈoom na jnda̱ jlaneiⁿˈyoˈ na ñemaaⁿˈ ñemaaⁿˈ naquiiˈ lˈaa na ta̱ˈ, maxjeⁿ nleicˈuaanaˈ chˈeⁿ.

ˈÑeeⁿ juu laxmaaⁿ na cˈo̱o̱ⁿ na nquiaaya

’ˈO nnˈaⁿ na ya ñˈoom ja ñˈeⁿndyoˈ, nndyeˈyoˈ nntsjo̱o̱, tincˈomˈyoˈ na nquiaˈyoˈ nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈcwjee nnˈaⁿ ee tjaa ljoˈ cwii nnda̱a̱ nlˈatina ñˈeⁿndyoˈ. Ja mˈmo̱o̱ⁿ ˈñeeⁿ na nncˈomˈyoˈ na nquiaˈyoˈ. Cˈomˈyoˈ na nquiaˈyoˈ nquii Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Ee jom waa najneiⁿ na nncjoomˈm ˈo naquiiˈ bˈio quia na jnda̱ tjeiiⁿˈeⁿ na cwitandoˈyoˈ. Mayuuˈ matsjo̱o̱ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ, jom cˈomˈyoˈ na nquiaˈyoˈ.

’ˈOm cantsaa nchˈu ¿aa nchii ñewe tsjo̱ˈñjeeⁿ cwileilˈuandyeyoˈ? Sa̱a̱ meiiⁿ na ljoˈ, meiⁿcwiindye jooyoˈ tyootsuuˈ tsˈom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Majndeiiticheⁿ ˈo. Hasta ticwii cwii soonqueⁿˈyoˈ, jnda̱ teiˈnchonaˈ. Joˈ chii tintyueˈyoˈ, ee ˈo jndandyoˈtiˈyoˈ nchiiti cantsaa nchˈu na jndyendye.

Catjeiˈyuuˈndyo̱ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ Jesucristo

’Nndyeˈyoˈ nntsjo̱o̱, meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na macwjiˈyuuˈñe cantyja ˈnaⁿya jo nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ, mati ja na cwiluiindyo̱ tsˈaⁿ na jnaⁿ cañoomˈluee nncwjiˈyuuˈndyo̱ na mawajnaⁿˈa tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ jo nda̱a̱ ángeles cwentaaˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom. Sa̱a̱ juu tsˈaⁿ na macwjiˈñe cantyja ˈnaⁿya jo nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ, mati ja nntsjo̱o̱ na ticwajnaⁿˈaⁿ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ jo nda̱a̱ ángeles cwentaaˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom.

10 ’Meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na matso cwii ñˈomntjeiⁿ nacjo ja na cwiluiindyo̱ tsˈaⁿ na jnaⁿ cañoomˈluee, Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nnda̱a̱ nntseitˈmaⁿ tsˈoom tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ. Sa̱a̱ tsˈaⁿ na nncjuˈ ñˈomwiˈ nacjooˈ Espíritu Santo, taxocatseitˈmaⁿ tsˈom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom juu.

11 ’Quia na nncˈoocho nnˈaⁿ ˈo jo nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na cwituˈxeⁿ ñˈoom naquiiˈ lanˈom nchˈu, oo jo nda̱a̱ naⁿmaⁿnˈiaaⁿ, xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ tincˈomˈyoˈ ñˈomtiuu cwaaⁿ ñˈoom nlaˈlcweˈyoˈ 12 ee xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ nquii Espíritu Santo mˈmo̱o̱ⁿ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ cwaaⁿ ñˈoom nnduˈyoˈ.

Maquiuˈnnˈaⁿnaˈ tsˈaⁿ na tyañe

13 Quia joˈ cwii tsˈaⁿ quiiˈntaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ na jndyendye, tso:

—Ta, catsuˈ nnom tiˈxio̱o̱ na cato̱o̱ⁿˈo̱ⁿ ˈnaⁿ na ˈndii tsotya̱a̱yâ, nloˈño̱ⁿya na tseixmaⁿnaˈ cwentaya.

14 Tˈo̱ Jesús nnom, matsoom:

—ˈU re, ja nchii cwiluiindyo̱ na cuˈxa̱ⁿya ñˈoom ˈnaⁿˈyoˈ oo na cato̱o̱ⁿˈa ˈnaⁿˈyoˈ.

15 Jnda̱ joˈ tsoom nda̱a̱ chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ:

—¿Aa jndoˈyoˈ? Nmeiiⁿˈ quichˈeenaˈ. Queⁿndyoˈ cwenta na tilaqueeⁿ nˈomˈyoˈ ˈnaⁿ. Ee na wandoˈ tsˈaⁿ nchii manaⁿnaˈ cweˈ na jndye ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ niom.

16 Quia joˈ mati seineiiⁿ cwii ñˈoom na cweˈ tjañoomˈ, tsoom:

—Tyomˈaaⁿ cwii tsaⁿtya na ya tyuaaⁿˈaⁿ ndoˈ jeeⁿ ya tyoweˈ ntjoomˈm. 17 Tyotseitioom naquiiˈ tsˈoom, matsoom: “Chiuu chiuu nntsˈaayo̱ ee tjaaˈnaⁿ yuu ya nntseiwa̱ya ˈnaⁿ na tueˈ.” 18 Seineiⁿ cheⁿnqueⁿ, tsoom: “Ntyjii chiuu nntsˈaa, nntseityuiiˈa nda̱ˈ yuu na cwicañjom na cwiweˈ ndoˈ nntsˈaa ntˈomcheⁿ na ntˈmaⁿti. Joˈ joˈ nntseiwa̱ chaˈtso na tueˈ ñequio ntˈomcheⁿ ˈnaⁿya. 19 Ndoˈ nntsjo̱o̱cheⁿnco̱ no̱o̱ⁿ: Jeˈ jeˈ yuuˈa, jndye ˈnaⁿya jnda̱ seiwa̱ na nleijndeiinaˈ jndye ndyu. Jeˈ nncwajndya̱, nlcwaaˈa ndoˈ nncˈua. Nncˈo̱o̱ⁿ na neiⁿnco tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ.” 20 Sa̱a̱ tso Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nnoom: “Ntjeiⁿndyuˈ ˈu. Tsjom jeˈ nncˈioˈ ndoˈ chaˈtso ˈnaⁿˈ na jnda̱ seiweˈ, ¿ˈñeeⁿ nljonaˈ lˈo̱?” 21 Maluaaˈ nntjom tsˈaⁿ na tomti ñjom tsˈom na matseitˈue ˈnaaⁿˈ. Sa̱a̱ jo nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom tseixmaⁿ na jñeeⁿˈñe.

Machˈee Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom cwenta ntseinaaⁿ

22 Ndoˈ tso Jesús nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na cwilaˈjomndye ñˈeⁿñê:

—Cweˈ joˈ na matsjo̱o̱ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ, tancˈomˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ jndye mˈaaⁿˈ nˈomˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaⁿ na macaⁿnaˈ ˈo tsjoomnancue, yuu nluiˈ na nlcwaˈyoˈ ndoˈ na nlcweeˈyoˈ. 23 Ee tˈmaⁿti tseixmaⁿ na cwitandoˈyoˈ nchiiti nantquie na cwicwaˈyoˈ. Ndoˈ cajndandyoˈtiˈyoˈ nchiiti liaˈyoˈ. 24 Queⁿˈyoˈ cwenta candyaa, tiquinomyoˈ, meiⁿ tiquilaˈweyoˈ ntjom na cwiweˈ, meiⁿ lˈaa yuu na nlaˈweyoˈ nantquie tjaaˈnaⁿ, ndoˈ meiⁿ nda̱ˈ ˈnaaⁿyoˈ tjaaˈnaⁿ sa̱a̱ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom mateixˈeeⁿ jooyoˈ. ˈO cajndandyoˈti ntyjeeⁿ, nchiiti cweˈ candyaa. 25 ¿ˈÑeeⁿ cwii ˈo nnda̱a̱ nntsˈaa na nleitcooñeti meiiⁿ ñeˈchjoowiˈ, cweˈ na jeeⁿ jndye matseitiuu? 26 Quia joˈ xeⁿ xonda̱a̱ nlˈaˈyoˈ meiⁿ ñechjoowiˈ luaaˈ, cweˈ tsˈiaaⁿˈ na jeeⁿ jndye cwilatiuuˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿ ntˈomcheⁿ na majndeiiticheⁿ joˈ xonda̱a̱ nlˈaˈyoˈ.

27 ’Queⁿˈyoˈ cwenta chiuu waa na neiⁿncooˈ ljaaˈ canchiiˈ. Tiquilˈanaˈ tsˈiaaⁿ, meiⁿ tiquilˈanaˈ canduu na nluii liaanaˈ. Sa̱a̱ nndyeˈyoˈ nntsjo̱o̱, meiⁿ nquii rey Salomón, xcwe xjeⁿ na tjacantyja na tyañê ticueˈntyjo̱ na neiⁿncooˈ liaⁿˈaⁿ chaˈna neiⁿncooˈ cwii ljaaˈ canchiiˈñeeⁿ. 28 Xeⁿ luaaˈ waa na machˈee Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom, na neiⁿncooˈ ljaaˈ tscojnda̱a̱, ndoˈ ˈio cha nlconaˈ, aa nchii majndeiiticheⁿ ntyjeeⁿ chiuu nlcweeˈ ˈo liaa, ˈo nnˈaⁿ na ticalayuˈya nˈomˈyoˈ ñˈeⁿ jom. 29 Ncˈe joˈ tancˈomˈyoˈ na jaawa jaacue mˈaaⁿˈ nˈomˈyoˈ na nlcwaˈyoˈ ndoˈ na nncweˈyoˈ. Tancˈomˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ chjooˈ nˈomˈyoˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ nmeiⁿˈ. 30 Ee ñenquiiˈcheⁿ nmeiⁿˈ cwilˈuee nnˈaⁿ chaˈwaa tsjoomnancue. Sa̱a̱ nquii Tsotyeˈyoˈ, mantyjeeⁿ na tjo̱o̱ndyoˈ chaˈtso nmeiⁿˈ. 31 Joˈ chii ˈo, calˈueˈyoˈ cantyja na matsa̱ˈntjom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ndoˈ ntoˈñoomˈyoˈ chaˈtso ˈnaⁿmeiⁿˈ.

Naya ˈnaaⁿˈ tsˈaⁿ na waa cañoomˈluee

32 ’ˈO nnˈaⁿ tmaaⁿˈ chjoo cwentaya, tilaˈcatyuendyoˈ, ee cjaaweeˈ ntyjii Tsotyeˈyoˈ na nlaxmaⁿˈyoˈ cantyja na matsa̱ˈntjoom. 33 Canda̱a̱ˈyoˈ ˈnaⁿˈyoˈ na niom ndoˈ calˈaˈyoˈ naya ndyeñeeⁿˈ. Xeⁿ luaaˈ nlˈaˈyoˈ, cañoomˈluee nlatˈueˈyoˈ ˈnaⁿˈyoˈ yuu na xocandyue ee joˈ joˈ xocanda̱a̱ nncjaaquieeˈ tsaⁿcanchˈue meiⁿ candiu tixocalaˈndaaˈyoˈ joonaˈ. 34 Ee yuu na cwilaweˈyoˈ naya ˈnaⁿˈyoˈ, joˈ joˈ quitˈmaⁿ nˈomˈyoˈ.

Cˈomcˈeendyo̱

35 Seineiⁿ Jesús chiuu nntsˈaanaˈ quia na nncwjeeˈnnaaⁿˈaⁿ. Tsoom:

—Cˈomˈcˈeendyoˈ na cwimeiˈndoˈyoˈ ja. Cˈomˈyoˈ chaˈna nnˈaⁿ na mˈaⁿ moso na ñequiiˈcheⁿ xuee chom lámpara ˈnaaⁿna. 36 Cwimeiˈndooˈna patrom ˈnaaⁿna na nncwjeeⁿˈeⁿ na tjaaⁿ yuu toco tsˈaⁿ. Quia na mˈmaaⁿ ˈndyootsˈa, mˈaⁿcˈeendyena na nlaˈcanaaⁿndyena. 37 Matseineiiⁿˈñe patrom mosoomˈm quia na nncwjeˈcañoom na nljeiiⁿ na ya cwenta cwilˈana. Mayuuˈcheⁿ matsjo̱o̱ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ, nntseijndaaˈñê na nntseiñˈoomˈñê ljoˈ nlcwaˈna. Ndoˈ nntsˈaaⁿ na cwindyuaandyena nacañoomˈ meiⁿsa na nndiˈntjoom nda̱a̱na. 38 Maxjeⁿ matioˈnaaⁿñenaˈ mosoˈñeeⁿ xeⁿ nljeiiⁿ na mˈaⁿcˈeendyena, meiiⁿ aa nncwjeeⁿˈeⁿ xcwe tsjom oo jaancoo. 39 Ndoˈ calaˈno̱ⁿˈyoˈ ñˈoomwaa, juu tsˈaⁿ na cwiluiitquieñe naquiiˈ wˈaa, xeⁿ ntyjeeⁿ ljoˈ xjeⁿ nncwjeeˈ tsaⁿcachˈue, quia joˈ nncˈoomcˈeeñê ndoˈ tixonquiaaⁿ na nncjaaquieeˈ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ naquiiˈ wˈaa. 40 Mati ˈo cˈomˈcˈeendyoˈ, ee ja na cwiluiindyo̱ tsˈaⁿ na jnaⁿ cañoomˈluee majuuto xjeⁿ na ticalatiuuˈyoˈ na nncwja̱, majoˈto xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ nncwja̱ˈcaño̱o̱ⁿ.

Moso na matseicanda̱ ñequio moso na ticatseicanda̱

41 Quia joˈ tso Pedro nnoom:

—Aa ndiˈ Ta, ¿aa cweˈ nda̱a̱ jâ matseiˈneiⁿˈ ñˈoom tjañoomˈwaaˈ, oo aa mati nda̱a̱ chaˈtsondye nnˈaⁿ?

42 Tˈo̱ Jesús, tsoom:

—¿ˈÑeeⁿ juu joˈ matseitiuuˈ na cwiluiiñe moso tquiee na cjee matseino̱ⁿˈ ndoˈ na matseicanda̱? Tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ nntyˈiom patrom tsˈiaaⁿ na candoˈ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ ntyje mosoñe na nñequiaa nantquie na nlcwaˈ naⁿˈñeeⁿ quia cwiweeˈ xjeⁿ. 43 Mañequiaanaˈ na neiiⁿˈ mosoˈñeeⁿ quia na nncwjeˈcañoom patrom ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ na nljeii na ya machˈeeⁿ. 44 Mayuuˈcheⁿ matsjo̱o̱ nda̱a̱ˈyoˈ, lˈo̱ juu nñequiaa patrom chaˈtso ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ na niom na cateixˈee joonaˈ. 45 Sa̱a̱ xeⁿ mosotquieeˈñeeⁿ nntseitioom: “Tjo̱o̱cheⁿ na nncwjeeˈ patrom ˈnaⁿya.” Ndoˈ joˈ na nnto̱o̱ⁿˈo̱ⁿ na nncwjaaⁿˈaⁿ chaˈtso ntyjemosoñê, naⁿnom ndoˈ naⁿlcu. Nlcwaˈjndooˈñê, nncˈom ndoˈ nñeⁿ. 46 Majuuto xuee na ticˈoomcˈeⁿ ndoˈ na taqueⁿtoom cwenta, nncwjeˈcañoom patrom ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ, quia joˈ cwajndii nnchoomˈm. Jnda̱ joˈ nncjuˈnaˈ jom yuu na mˈaⁿ nnˈaⁿ na tîcalaˈyuˈ ñˈeⁿ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom.

47 ’Ee mosoˈñeeⁿ mantyjeeⁿ ljoˈ lˈue tsˈom patrom ˈnaaⁿˈaⁿ na catsˈaaⁿ sa̱a̱ tîcatseijndaaˈñê, meiⁿ tîcatseicana̱a̱ⁿ yuu na lˈue tsˈom tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ, joˈ chii jeeⁿ jndye nnchoomˈm. 48 Sa̱a̱ moso na seitjo̱o̱ñe cweˈ ticatseiˈno̱ⁿˈ ljoˈ nntsˈaa, meiiⁿ na nnchuuˈ sa̱a̱ tijndye. Meiⁿcwiˈñeeⁿcheⁿ tsˈaⁿ na tˈmaⁿ tsˈiaaⁿ macoˈñom, jndye nlcaⁿnaˈ na catsˈaaⁿ. Ndoˈ tsˈaⁿ na tˈmaⁿ xuu jnda̱ tyˈiom tsˈaⁿ juu, majndyeti nnom nñequiaaⁿ cwenta.

Mato̱ⁿˈnaˈ nnˈaⁿ cantyja ˈnaaⁿ Jesús

49 ’Ja jndyo̱o̱ na jndyo̱cwjaaˈndyo̱ chom quiiˈntaaⁿ nnˈaⁿ tsjoomnancue. Ndoˈ toom cweˈ na cwiluii naljoˈ. 50 Waa cwii na jndeiˈnaˈ na catjo̱ⁿya, na nncˈio̱ya. Ndoˈ jeeⁿ matseiˈndaaˈnaˈ ntyjii hasta xuee na nntseicanda̱a̱ˈñenaˈ joˈ. 51 Ticalaˈtiuuˈyoˈ na jndyo̱o̱ tsjoomnancue na caljoyaandye nnˈaⁿ ñˈeⁿ ncˈiaana. Ja jndyo̱o̱ na jndyo̱cwjaaˈndyo̱ tiaˈ nnˈaⁿ. 52 Ee jeˈ xuee na cwii wjaatinaˈ, nnˈaⁿ na ñeˈcwii wˈaa nnto̱ⁿˈndyena, ndyeendye naⁿˈñeeⁿ nncˈomna nacjoo we, ndoˈ wendye naⁿˈñeeⁿ nncˈomna nacjoo ndyee. 53 Maxjeⁿ nnto̱ⁿˈndye nnˈaⁿ. Tsotye tsˈaⁿ wjaⁿ nacjooˈ tiˈjnaaⁿ, ndoˈ tiˈjnaaⁿ wjaa nacjoomˈm. Tsondyee tsˈaⁿ wjaⁿ nacjooˈ nomjnaaⁿ ndoˈ nomjnaaⁿ wjaa nacjoomˈm. Ndoˈ wjaⁿ nacjooˈ nomnntsaaⁿˈaⁿ ndoˈ nomnntsaaⁿˈaⁿ wjaa nacjoomˈm.

ˈNaaⁿ na maˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ cantyja na macwiluii

54 Mati tso Jesús nda̱a̱ nnˈaⁿ na jndyendye:

—Quia na cwintyˈiaˈyoˈ na cwicaluiˈ nchquiu ntyja na majaacue ñeˈquioomˈ, mantyja quinduˈyoˈ na manncuaˈ, ndoˈ mayuuˈ na ljoˈ. 55 Ndoˈ quia na cwintyˈiaˈyoˈ na manaⁿ jndye ntyja na macaluiˈ caxjuu tsoomˈnaaⁿ, quinduˈyoˈ: “Jeˈ nleijmeiⁿˈ”, ndoˈ mayuuˈ na ljoˈ. 56 ˈO nnˈaⁿ na cweˈ cwilˈaˈyaˈyoˈ na jeeⁿ cwilacanda̱a̱ˈndyoˈ cweˈ cha cantyˈiaa nnˈaⁿ, jeeⁿ jndo̱ˈ nˈomˈyoˈ na cwiliuˈyoˈ cantyja na cwichuiiˈ nnom tsjoomnancue ñequio tsjo̱ˈluee. Sa̱a̱ ¿chiuu na tileicalaˈno̱ⁿˈyoˈ cantyja na matsˈaaya quiiˈntaaⁿˈyoˈ jeˈ?

Caljoya nˈo̱o̱ⁿya ñequio nnˈaⁿ na jndoo jaa

57 Tsoticheⁿ Jesús nda̱a̱na:

—¿Chiuu na ticatjeiˈyoˈ cwenta yuu waa na matyˈiomyanaˈ? 58 Quia na nlqueⁿ tsˈaⁿ na quio matseintjaˈndyuˈ ñˈoom nacjoˈ, yocheⁿ na ñjomndyoˈ nato na tsaˈyoˈ na nntjomndyoˈ watsˈiaaⁿ, queⁿndyuˈ na cwaⁿˈyaˈ jom, cha tintsˈaanaˈ na nleiñˈoomtsco̱o̱ˈñê ˈu ñˈeⁿ ñˈoom jo nnom jwe. Ndoˈ jweˈñeeⁿ nñequiaaⁿ cwenta ˈu luee sondaro. Ndoˈ joona nntueeˈnaˈ ˈu wˈaancjo. 59 Nndiˈ nntsjo̱o̱, taxocaluiˈ joˈ joˈ hasta na jnda̱ tiomˈnchaaˈndyuˈ.

Warnings and Encouragements(A)

12 Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be[a] on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.(B) There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.(C) What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.

“I tell you, my friends,(D) do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him.(E) Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(F) Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(G)

“I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.(H) But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned(I) before the angels of God. 10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man(J) will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.(K)

11 “When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,(L) 12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”(M)

The Parable of the Rich Fool

13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”(N)

16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(O) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(P) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(Q)

21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(R)

Do Not Worry(S)

22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them.(T) And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life[b]? 26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27 “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor(U) was dressed like one of these. 28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith!(V) 29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father(W) knows that you need them.(X) 31 But seek his kingdom,(Y) and these things will be given to you as well.(Z)

32 “Do not be afraid,(AA) little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.(AB) 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor.(AC) Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven(AD) that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.(AE) 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.(AF)

Watchfulness(AG)(AH)

35 “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes.(AI) Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.(AJ) 38 It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. 39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief(AK) was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready,(AL) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

41 Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”

42 The Lord(AM) answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? 43 It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. 44 Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. 46 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.(AN) He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

47 “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.(AO) 48 But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows.(AP) From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.

Not Peace but Division(AQ)

49 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50 But I have a baptism(AR) to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!(AS) 51 Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. 52 From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, 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 mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”(AT)

Interpreting the Times

54 He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does.(AU) 55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. 56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?(AV)

57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 58 As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.(AW) 59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”(AX)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:1 Or speak to his disciples, saying: “First of all, be
  2. Luke 12:25 Or single cubit to your height