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Lucas 12
Ang Biblia, 2001
Lucas 12
Ang Biblia, 2001
Ang Babala Laban sa Pagkukunwari(A)
12 Samantala,(B) nang magkatipon ang libu-libong tao, na anupa't sila'y nagkakatapakan na sa isa't isa, nagpasimula siyang magsalita muna sa kanyang mga alagad, “Mag-ingat kayo sa lebadura ng mga Fariseo, na ito'y pagkukunwari.
2 Walang(C) bagay na natatakpan na hindi mabubunyag, at walang bagay na natatago na hindi malalaman.
3 Kaya't ang anumang sinabi ninyo sa dilim ay maririnig sa liwanag at ang ibinulong ninyo sa mga lihim na silid ay ipagsisigawan sa mga bubungan.
Ang Dapat Katakutan(D)
4 “Sinasabi ko sa inyo, mga kaibigan ko, huwag kayong matakot sa mga pumapatay ng katawan, na pagkatapos ay wala na silang magagawa.
5 Subalit ipapakita ko sa inyo kung sino ang inyong dapat katakutan; katakutan ninyo siya na pagkatapos pumatay ay may kapangyarihang magtapon sa impiyerno.[a] Oo, sinasabi ko sa inyo, siya ang inyong katakutan.
6 Hindi ba ipinagbibili ang limang maya sa halagang dalawang sentimos? Isa man sa kanila ay hindi nalilimutan ng Diyos.
7 Ngunit maging ang mga buhok ng inyong ulo ay bilang na lahat. Huwag kayong matakot; higit kayong mahalaga kaysa maraming maya.
Ang Pagkilala at Pagkakaila kay Jesus(E)
8 “At sinasabi ko sa inyo, ang bawat kumikilala sa akin sa harap ng mga tao ay kikilalanin din siya ng Anak ng Tao sa harap ng mga anghel ng Diyos.
9 Subalit ang magkaila sa akin sa harap ng mga tao ay ipagkakaila sa harap ng mga anghel ng Diyos.
10 At(F) ang bawat bumigkas ng salita laban sa Anak ng Tao ay patatawarin; ngunit ang magsalita ng kalapastanganan laban sa Espiritu Santo ay hindi patatawarin.
11 Kapag(G) kayo'y dinala nila sa harap ng mga sinagoga, at sa mga pinuno, at sa mga may kapangyarihan ay huwag kayong mag-alala kung paano o ano ang inyong isasagot, o kung ano ang inyong sasabihin,
12 sapagkat ang Espiritu Santo ang magtuturo sa inyo sa oras ding iyon kung ano ang dapat ninyong sabihin.”
Ang Talinghaga ng Mayamang Hangal
13 Sinabi sa kanya ng isa sa maraming tao, “Guro, sabihin mo sa aking kapatid na bahaginan ako ng mana.”
14 Subalit sinabi niya sa kanya, “Lalaki, sino ang nagtalaga sa akin upang maging hukom o tagapamahagi sa inyo?”
15 Sinabi niya sa kanila, “Mag-ingat kayo at magbantay laban sa lahat ng kasakiman, sapagkat ang buhay ng tao ay wala sa kasaganaan ng kanyang mga ari-arian.”
16 Nagsalaysay siya sa kanila ng isang talinghaga: “Ang lupain ng taong mayaman ay namunga ng sagana.
17 Inisip niya sa sarili, ‘Ano ang gagawin ko, sapagkat wala akong mapaglalagyan ng aking mga ani?’
18 Sinabi niya, ‘Ito ang aking gagawin. Gigibain ko ang aking mga kamalig at magtatayo ako ng mas malalaki at doon ko titipunin ang lahat ng aking mga butil at mga pag-aari.’
19 At sasabihin ko sa aking kaluluwa ‘Kaluluwa, marami ka nang pag-aaring nakaimbak para sa maraming taon; magpahinga ka, kumain ka, uminom ka, magsaya ka.’
20 Subalit sinabi sa kanya ng Diyos, ‘Hangal, sa gabing ito ay kukunin ang iyong kaluluwa; at kanino kaya mapupunta ang mga bagay na inihanda mo?’
21 Gayon nga ang nagtitipon ng kayamanan para sa kanyang sarili, subalit hindi mayaman sa Diyos.”
Pagtitiwala sa Diyos(H)
22 At sinabi niya sa kanyang mga alagad, “Kaya nga sinasabi ko sa inyo, huwag kayong mabalisa sa inyong buhay, kung ano ang inyong kakainin; o sa inyong katawan, kung ano ang inyong isusuot.
23 Sapagkat ang buhay ay higit kaysa pagkain at ang katawan ay higit kaysa damit.
24 Pansinin ninyo ang mga uwak. Hindi sila naghahasik, ni gumagapas man. Sila'y walang imbakan ni kamalig man, subalit sila'y pinapakain ng Diyos. Gaano pang higit kayong mahalaga kaysa mga ibon!
25 At sino sa inyo na sa pagkabalisa ay makapagdaragdag ng isang oras sa haba ng kanyang buhay?[b]
26 Kung hindi nga ninyo magawa ang ganoong kaliit na bagay, bakit mag-aalala kayo tungkol sa mga ibang bagay?
27 Pansinin(I) ninyo ang mga liryo, kung paano silang tumutubo. Hindi sila nagpapagal o humahabi man, subalit sinasabi ko sa inyo, kahit si Solomon, sa buong kaluwalhatian niya ay hindi nakapagbihis na gaya ng isa sa mga ito.
28 Ngunit kung dinadamitan ng Diyos nang ganito ang damo sa parang na ngayon ay buháy, at sa kinabukasan ay itinatapon sa pugon, gaano pa kaya kayo na kanyang dadamitan, O kayong maliliit ang pananampalataya?
29 At huwag ninyong laging hanapin kung ano ang inyong kakainin, kung ano ang inyong iinumin, at huwag kayong mabalisa.
30 Sapagkat ang mga bagay na ito ang siyang hinahanap ng lahat ng mga bansa sa sanlibutan, at nalalaman ng inyong Ama na kailangan ninyo ang mga bagay na ito.
31 Subalit, hanapin ninyo ang kanyang kaharian at lahat ng mga bagay na ito ay ibibigay din sa inyo.
Kayamanan sa Langit(J)
32 “Huwag kayong matakot, munting kawan, sapagkat nakakalugod sa inyong Ama na ibigay sa inyo ang kaharian.
33 Ipagbili ninyo ang inyong mga ari-arian at kayo'y magbigay ng limos. Gumawa kayo para sa inyong mga sarili ng mga supot na hindi naluluma, ng isang kayamanan sa langit na hindi nauubos, na doo'y hindi lumalapit ang magnanakaw, o naninira man ang bukbok.
34 Sapagkat kung saan naroroon ang inyong kayamanan ay naroroon din naman ang inyong puso.
Mga Lingkod na Handa
35 “Bigkisan(K) ninyo ang inyong mga baywang at paliwanagin ninyo ang inyong mga ilawan.
36 At(L) maging tulad kayo ng mga taong naghihintay sa kanilang panginoon na magbalik mula sa kasalan upang agad nilang mapagbuksan siya kapag siya ay dumating na at tumuktok.
37 Mapapalad ang mga aliping iyon na madatnan ng panginoon na nagbabantay kapag siya ay dumating. Katotohanan ang sinasabi ko sa inyo, bibigkisan niya ang kanyang baywang, sila'y papaupuin sa hapag-kainan at siya ay lalapit at paglilingkuran sila.
38 At kung siya'y dumating sa hatinggabi, o sa magmamadaling-araw na, at matagpuan silang gayon ay mapapalad ang mga aliping iyon.
39 Subalit(M) alamin ninyo ito, kung nalalaman ng may-ari ng bahay kung anong oras darating ang magnanakaw, siya'y[c] hindi magpapabayang mapasok ang kanyang bahay.
40 Dapat din kayong maging handa, sapagkat ang Anak ng Tao ay darating sa oras na hindi ninyo inaasahan.”
Tapat at Di-tapat na Alipin(N)
41 Sinabi ni Pedro, “Panginoon, sinasabi mo ba ang talinghagang ito para sa amin, o para sa lahat?”
42 At sinabi ng Panginoon, “Sino nga ba ang tapat at matalinong katiwala na pagkakatiwalaan ng kanyang panginoon sa kanyang mga alipin, upang sila'y bigyan ng kanilang bahaging pagkain sa tamang panahon?
43 Mapalad ang aliping iyon, na maratnan ng kanyang panginoon na gayon ang ginagawa.
44 Tunay na sinasabi ko sa inyo, sa kanya ipagkakatiwala ang lahat niyang ari-arian.
45 Subalit kung sabihin ng alipin iyon sa kanyang sarili, ‘Matatagalan pa ang pagdating ng aking panginoon;’ at pinasimulan niyang bugbugin ang mga aliping lalaki at mga aliping babae; at siya'y kumain, uminom, at naglasing,
46 ang panginoon ng aliping iyon ay darating sa araw na hindi niya inaasahan, at sa oras na hindi niya nalalaman. Siya'y pagpuputul-putulin at isasama sa mga hindi tapat.
47 At ang aliping iyon na nakakaalam ng kalooban ng kanyang panginoon, ngunit hindi naghanda at hindi ginawa ang ayon sa kalooban nito ay papaluin nang marami.
48 Subalit ang hindi nakakaalam at gumawa ng mga bagay na karapat-dapat sa mga palo ay papaluin ng kaunti. Ngunit sa bawat binigyan ng marami ay marami ang hihingin sa kanya, at sa kanya na pinagkatiwalaan ng marami ay higit na marami ang kanilang hihingin sa kanya.
Si Jesus ang Sanhi ng Pagkakabaha-bahagi(O)
49 “Ako'y naparito upang maghagis ng apoy sa lupa at nais ko sana na ito ay nagniningas na!
50 Ako'y(P) mayroong bautismo na ibabautismo sa akin, at ako'y nababagabag hanggang hindi ito nagaganap!
51 Sa palagay ba ninyo ay pumarito ako upang magdala ng kapayapaan sa lupa? Hindi! Sinasabi ko sa inyo, sa halip ay pagkakabaha-bahagi.
52 Sapagkat mula ngayon ang lima sa isang bahay ay magkakabaha-bahagi; tatlo laban sa dalawa, at dalawa laban sa tatlo.
53 Sila'y(Q) magkakabaha-bahagi; ang ama laban sa anak na lalaki, at ang anak na lalaki laban sa ama; ang ina laban sa anak na babae, at ang anak na babae laban sa kanyang ina; ang biyenang babae laban sa kanyang manugang na babae at ang manugang na babae laban sa kanyang biyenang babae.”
Pagbibigay-kahulugan sa Panahon(R)
54 Sinabi rin niya sa napakaraming tao, “Kapag may nakita kayong ulap na tumataas sa kanluran ay agad ninyong sinasabi na may darating na malakas na ulan, at gayon nga ang nangyayari.
55 At kapag nakikita ninyong humihihip ang hanging habagat ay sinasabi ninyo, na magkakaroon ng matinding init, at ito'y nangyayari.
56 Kayong mga mapagkunwari! Marunong kayong magbigay ng kahulugan sa anyo ng lupa at ng langit, subalit bakit hindi kayo marunong magbigay ng kahulugan sa kasalukuyang panahon?
Makipag-ayos sa Iyong Kalaban(S)
57 At bakit hindi ninyo hatulan para sa inyong sarili kung ano ang matuwid?
58 Kaya habang patungo ka sa hukom na kasama ang sa iyo'y nagsakdal, sa daan ay sikapin mo nang makipag-ayos sa kanya, kung hindi ay kakaladkarin ka niya sa hukom, at ibibigay ka ng hukom sa punong-tanod, at ipapasok ka ng punong-tanod sa bilangguan.
59 Sinasabi ko sa iyo, hindi ka makakalabas hanggang sa mabayaran mo ang kahuli-hulihang kusing.”
Footnotes
- Lucas 12:5 Sa Griyego ay Gehenna .
- Lucas 12:25 o makapagdaragdag ng isang siko sa kanyang taas .
- Lucas 12:39 Sa ibang mga kasulatan ay mananatiling gising .
Luke 12
English Standard Version
Luke 12
English Standard Version
Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees
12 In the meantime, (A)when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, (B)“Beware of (C)the leaven of the Pharisees, (D)which is hypocrisy. 2 (E)Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in (F)private rooms shall be proclaimed on (G)the housetops.
Have No Fear
4 “I tell you, my friends, (H)do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him (I)who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell.[a] Yes, I tell you, fear him! 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?[b] And (J)not one of them is forgotten before God. 7 Why, (K)even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; (L)you are of more value than many sparrows.
Acknowledge Christ Before Men
8 “And I tell you, (M)everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge (N)before the angels of God, 9 but (O)the one who denies me before men (P)will be denied (Q)before the angels of God. 10 And (R)everyone who speaks a word (S)against the Son of Man (T)will be forgiven, but the one who (U)blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11 (V)And when they (W)bring you before the synagogues and (X)the rulers and (Y)the authorities, (Z)do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, 12 (AA)for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 (AB)Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, (AC)“Man, (AD)who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, (AE)“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, (AF)“The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, (AG)‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my (AH)barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up (AI)for many years; relax, (AJ)eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, (AK)‘Fool! (AL)This night (AM)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (AN)whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one (AO)who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
Do Not Be Anxious
22 And he said to his disciples, (AP)“Therefore I tell you, (AQ)do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. 24 (AR)Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. (AS)Of how much more value are you than the birds! 25 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his (AT)span of life?[c] 26 If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, (AU)even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 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, (AV)O you of little faith! 29 And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor (AW)be worried. 30 For (AX)all the nations of the world seek after these things, and (AY)your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, (AZ)seek (BA)his[d] kingdom, (BB)and these things will be added to you.
32 (BC)“Fear not, little (BD)flock, for (BE)it is your Father's good pleasure to give you (BF)the kingdom. 33 (BG)Sell your possessions, and (BH)give to the needy. (BI)Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with (BJ)a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. 34 (BK)For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
You Must Be Ready
35 (BL)“Stay dressed for action[e] and (BM)keep your lamps burning, 36 and be like men who are (BN)waiting for their master to come home from the wedding feast, so that they may open the door to him at once when he comes and (BO)knocks. 37 (BP)Blessed are those servants[f] whom the master finds (BQ)awake when he comes. Truly, I say to you, (BR)he will dress himself for service and (BS)have them recline at table, and he will come and serve them. 38 If he comes in the second watch, or in the third, and finds them awake, blessed are those servants! 39 (BT)But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour (BU)the thief was coming, he[g] would not have left his house to be broken into. 40 You also must be (BV)ready, for (BW)the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
41 Peter said, “Lord, (BX)are you telling this parable for us or for all?” 42 And the Lord said, “Who then is (BY)the faithful and (BZ)wise (CA)manager, whom his master will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the proper time? 43 (CB)Blessed is that servant[h] whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 Truly, I say to you, (CC)he will set him over all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master (CD)is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and (CE)get drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come (CF)on a day when he does not expect him and (CG)at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. 47 (CH)And that servant who (CI)knew his master's will but (CJ)did not get ready (CK)or act according to his will, will receive a (CL)severe beating. 48 (CM)But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, (CN)will receive a light beating. (CO)Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.
Not Peace, but Division
49 (CP)“I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! 50 (CQ)I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how (CR)great is my distress until it is accomplished! 51 (CS)Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? (CT)No, I tell you, but rather division. 52 For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be divided, (CU)father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Interpreting the Time
54 He also said to the crowds, (CV)“When you see (CW)a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. 55 And (CX)when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be (CY)scorching heat,’ and it happens. 56 You hypocrites! (CZ)You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?
Settle with Your Accuser
57 “And why (DA)do you not judge (DB)for yourselves what is right? 58 (DC)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. 59 I tell you, (DD)you will never get out until you have paid the very last (DE)penny.”[i]
Footnotes
- Luke 12:5 Greek Gehenna
- Luke 12:6 Greek two assaria; an assarion was a Roman copper coin worth about 1/16 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)
- Luke 12:25 Or a single cubit to his stature; a cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- Luke 12:31 Some manuscripts God's
- Luke 12:35 Greek Let your loins stay girded; compare Exodus 12:11
- Luke 12:37 Or bondservants
- Luke 12:39 Some manuscripts add would have stayed awake and
- Luke 12:43 Or bondservant; also verses 45, 46, 47
- Luke 12:59 Greek lepton, a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a denarius (which was a day's wage for a laborer)
Luke 12
New International Version
Luke 12
New International Version
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) 2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.(C) 3 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.
4 “I tell you, my friends,(D) do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. 5 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) 6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. 7 Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(F) Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(G)
8 “I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.(H) 9 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
- Luke 12:1 Or speak to his disciples, saying: “First of all, be
- Luke 12:25 Or single cubit to your height
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