Luke 12

Meanwhile,Ἐν οἷςwhen the crowdτοῦ ὄχλουhad gatheredἐπισυναχθεισῶνby the thousands,τῶν μυριάδωνso thatὥστεthey were tramplingκαταπατεῖνone another,ἀλλήλουςhe beganἤρξατοto sayλέγεινtoπρὸςhis disciplesτοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦfirst,πρῶτον“BewareΠροσέχετεfor yourselvesἑαυτοῖςofἀπὸthe leavenτῆς ζύμηςof the Pharisees,τῶν Φαρισαίωνwhichἥτιςisἐστὶνhypocrisy.ὑπόκρισις

Butδὲnothingοὐδὲνisἐστὶνcovered upσυγκεκαλυμμένονthatὃwill notοὐκbe revealed,ἀποκαλυφθήσεταιorκαὶhiddenκρυπτὸνthatὃwill notοὐbe known.γνωσθήσεται

Thereforeἀνθ’ ὧνwhateverὅσαyou have saidεἴπατεinἐνthe darkτῇ σκοτίᾳwill be heardἀκουσθήσεταιinἐνthe light,τῷ φωτὶandκαὶwhatὃyou have spokenἐλαλήσατεinπρὸςthe earτὸ οὖςinἐνthe inner roomsτοῖς ταμείοιςwill be proclaimedκηρυχθήσεταιonἐπὶthe housetops.τῶν δωμάτων

AndδὲI tellΛέγωyou,ὑμῖνmy friends,τοῖς φίλοις μουdo notμὴbe afraidφοβηθῆτεofἀπὸthose who killτῶν ἀποκτεινόντωνthe bodyτὸ σῶμαandκαὶafterμετὰthatταῦταcannotμὴ ἐχόντωνdoποιῆσαιanythingτιmore.περισσότερόν

ButδὲI will showὑποδείξωyouὑμῖνwhomτίναto fear:φοβηθῆτεfearφοβήθητεthe one who,τὸνafterμετὰkilling,τὸ ἀποκτεῖναιhasἔχονταauthorityἐξουσίανto throw youἐμβαλεῖνintoεἰςGehenna;τὴν γέεννανyes,ναίI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνfearφοβήθητεhim.τοῦτον

Are notοὐχὶfiveπέντεsparrowsστρουθίαsoldπωλοῦνταιfor twoδύοpennies?ἀσσαρίωνAndκαὶnot oneἓν οὐκofἐξthemαὐτῶνisἔστινforgottenἐπιλελησμένονbeforeἐνώπιονGod.τοῦ θεοῦ

Butἀλλὰevenκαὶthe hairsαἱ τρίχεςof your headτῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶνhave allπᾶσαιbeen counted.ἠρίθμηνταιDo notμὴbe afraid;φοβεῖσθεyou are worth moreδιαφέρετεthan manyπολλῶνsparrows.στρουθίων

AndδὲI tellΛέγωyou,ὑμῖνeveryoneπᾶςwhoὃς ἂνacknowledgesὁμολογήσῃmeἐν ἐμοὶbeforeἔμπροσθενpeople,τῶν ἀνθρώπωνthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουalsoκαὶwill acknowledgeὁμολογήσειhimἐν αὐτῷbeforeἔμπροσθενthe angelsτῶν ἀγγέλωνof God;τοῦ θεοῦ

butδὲthe one who deniesὁ ἀρνησάμενόςmeμεbeforeἐνώπιονpeopleτῶν ἀνθρώπωνwill be deniedἀπαρνηθήσεταιbeforeἐνώπιονthe angelsτῶν ἀγγέλωνof God.τοῦ θεοῦ

Andκαὶeveryoneπᾶςwhoὃςwill speakἐρεῖa wordλόγονagainstεἰςthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουwill be forgiven;ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷbutδὲthe one who blasphemesτῷ βλασφημήσαντιagainstεἰςthe HolyἅγιονSpiritτὸ πνεῦμαwill notοὐκbe forgiven.ἀφεθήσεται

Andδὲwhenὅτανthey bringεἰσφέρωσινyouὑμᾶςbeforeἐπὶthe synagoguesτὰς συναγωγὰςandκαὶthe rulersτὰς ἀρχὰςandκαὶthe authorities,τὰς ἐξουσίαςdo notμὴworryμεριμνήσητεhowπῶςorἢwhatτίyou will say in your defenseἀπολογήσησθεorἢwhatτίyou will say;εἴπητε

forγὰρthe HolyἅγιονSpiritτὸ πνεῦμαwill teachδιδάξειyouὑμᾶςinἐνthat veryαὐτῇ τῇhourὥρᾳwhatἃyou mustδεῖsay.”εἰπεῖν

Andδέsomeoneτιςfromἐκthe crowdτοῦ ὄχλουsaidΕἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“Teacher,Διδάσκαλεtellεἰπὲmy brotherτῷ ἀδελφῷ μουto divideμερίσασθαιthe inheritanceτὴν κληρονομίανwithμετ’me.”ἐμοῦ

Butδὲheὁsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“Man,Ἄνθρωπεwhoτίςappointedκατέστησενmeμεjudgeκριτὴνorἢarbitratorμεριστὴνoverἐφ’you?”ὑμᾶς

Andδὲhe saidεἶπενtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“Watch outὉρᾶτεandκαὶguard yourselvesφυλάσσεσθεfromἀπὸallπάσηςgreed,πλεονεξίαςbecauseὅτιeven whenἐν τῷsomeoneτινὶhas abundance,περισσεύεινhis lifeἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦisἐστινnotοὐκfromἐκhis possessions.”τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ

Andδὲhe toldεἶπενthemπρὸς αὐτοὺςa parable,παραβολὴνsaying,λέγων“The landἡ χώραof a certainτινὸςrichπλουσίουmanἈνθρώπουproduced abundantly.εὐφόρησεν

Andκαὶhe was reasoningδιελογίζετοwithinἐνhimself,ἑαυτῷsaying,λέγων‘WhatΤίshall I do,ποιήσωsinceὅτιI haveἔχωnowhereοὐκ ποῦto gatherσυνάξωmy crops?’τοὺς καρπούς μου

Andκαὶhe said,εἶπεν‘ThisΤοῦτοis what I will do:ποιήσωI will tear downκαθελῶmy barnsμου τὰς ἀποθήκαςandκαὶbuildοἰκοδομήσωbigger ones,μείζοναςandκαὶthereἐκεῖI will gatherσυνάξωallπάνταmy grainτὸν σῖτονandκαὶmy goods.τὰ ἀγαθά μου

AndκαὶI will sayἐρῶto my soul,τῇ ψυχῇ μου“Soul,Ψυχήyou haveἔχειςmanyπολλὰgoodsἀγαθὰlaid upκείμεναforεἰςmanyπολλάyears;ἔτηrest,ἀναπαύουeat,φάγεdrink,πίεbe merry.”’εὐφραίνου

ButδὲGodὁ θεόςsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘Fool!ἌφρωνThisταύτῃnightτῇ νυκτὶthey demandἀπαιτοῦσινyour soulτὴν ψυχήν σουfromἀπὸyou;σοῦandδὲthe thingsἃyou have prepared,ἡτοίμασαςwhoseτίνιwill they be?’ἔσται

So it is withοὕτωςthe one who stores up treasureὁ θησαυρίζωνfor himselfἑαυτῷandκαὶis notμὴrichπλουτῶνtowardεἰςGod.”θεὸν

Andδὲhe saidΕἶπενtoπρὸςhis disciples,τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ“ThereforeΔιὰ τοῦτοI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνdo notμὴworryμεριμνᾶτεabout your life,τῇ ψυχῇwhatτίyou will eat,φάγητεnorμηδὲabout your body,τῷ σώματιwhatτίyou will wear.ἐνδύσησθε

Forγὰρlifeἡ ψυχὴisἐστινmoreπλεῖόνthan food,τῆς τροφῆςandκαὶthe bodyτὸ σῶμαmorethan clothing.τοῦ ἐνδύματος

Considerκατανοήσατεthe ravens,τοὺς κόρακαςthatὅτιthey do notοὐsowσπείρουσινnorοὐδὲreap;θερίζουσινthey haveοἷς ἔστινnoοὐκstoreroomταμεῖονnorοὐδὲbarn,ἀποθήκηand yetκαὶGodὁ θεὸςfeedsτρέφειthem.αὐτούςHow muchπόσῳmoreμᾶλλονare youὑμεῖςworthδιαφέρετεthan the birds!τῶν πετεινῶν

Andδὲwhichτίςofἐξyouὑμῶνby worryingμεριμνῶνcanδύναταιaddπροσθεῖναιa cubitπῆχυνtoἐπὶthe lengthτὴν ἡλικίανof his life?αὐτοῦ

Ifεἰthenοὖνyou cannot evenοὐδὲ δύνασθεdothe least thing,ἐλάχιστονwhyτίdo you worryμεριμνᾶτεaboutπερὶthe rest?τῶν λοιπῶν

Considerκατανοήσατεthe lilies,τὰ κρίναhowπῶςthey grow:αὐξάνειthey do notοὐtoilκοπιᾷnorοὐδὲspin;νήθειbutδὲI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνnot evenοὐδὲSolomonΣολομὼνinἐνallπάσῃhis gloryτῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦwas clothedπεριεβάλετοlikeὡςoneἓνof these.τούτων

ButδὲifεἰGodὁ θεὸςsoοὕτωςclothesἀμφιέζειthe grassτὸν χόρτονinἐνthe field,ἀγρῷwhich isὄνταheretodayσήμερονandκαὶtomorrowαὔριονis thrownβαλλόμενονintoεἰςthe oven,κλίβανονhow muchπόσῳmoreμᾶλλονwill he clotheyou,ὑμᾶςyou of little faith!ὀλιγόπιστοι

Andκαὶyou,ὑμεῖςdo notμὴseekζητεῖτεwhatτίyou will eatφάγητεandκαὶwhatτίyou will drink,πίητεandκαὶdo notμὴbe unsettled.μετεωρίζεσθε

Forγὰρallπάνταthese thingsταῦταthe nationsτὰ ἔθνηof the worldτοῦ κόσμουseek after;ἐπιζητοῦσινbutδὲyour Fatherὑμῶν ὁ πατὴρknowsοἶδενthatὅτιyou needχρῄζετεthem.τούτων

Rather,πλὴνseekζητεῖτεhis kingdom,τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦandκαὶthese thingsταῦταwill be addedπροστεθήσεταιto you.ὑμῖν

Do notΜὴbe afraid,φοβοῦlittleμικρὸνflock,τὸ ποίμνιονforὅτιyour Fatherὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶνwas pleasedεὐδόκησενto giveδοῦναιyouὑμῖνthe kingdom.τὴν βασιλείαν

Sellπωλήσατεyour possessionsτὰ ὑπάρχοντα ὑμῶνandκαὶgiveδότεalms;ἐλεημοσύνηνmakeποιήσατεfor yourselvesἑαυτοῖςmoney bagsβαλλάντιαthat do notμὴwear out,παλαιούμεναan unfailingἀνέκλειπτονtreasureθησαυρὸνinἐνheaven,τοῖς οὐρανοῖςwhereὅπουnoοὐκthiefκλέπτηςcomes nearἐγγίζειnorοὐδὲmothσὴςdestroys.διαφθείρει

Forγάρwhereὅπουyour treasureὁ θησαυρὸς ὑμῶνis,ἐστινthereἐκεῖyour heartἡ καρδία ὑμῶνwillἔσταιalsoκαὶbe.ἔσται

LetἜστωσανyourὑμῶνwaistsαἱ ὀσφύεςbeἜστωσανgirdedπεριεζωσμέναιandκαὶyour lampsοἱ λύχνοιburning,καιόμενοι

andκαὶyouὑμεῖςbelikeὅμοιοιpeopleἀνθρώποιςwaiting forπροσδεχομένοιςtheir master,τὸν κύριον ἑαυτῶνto seewhenπότεhe will returnἀναλύσῃfromἐκthe wedding feast,τῶν γάμωνso thatἵναwhen he comesἐλθόντοςandκαὶknocksκρούσαντοςthey may at onceεὐθέωςopenἀνοίξωσινto him.αὐτῷ

Happy areμακάριοιthoseἐκεῖνοιslavesοἱ δοῦλοιwhomοὓςthe masterὁ κύριοςwill findεὑρήσειawakeγρηγοροῦνταςwhen he comes.ἐλθὼνTrulyἀμὴνI tellλέγωyouὑμῖνthatὅτιhe will gird himselfπεριζώσεταιandκαὶhave them recline at tableἀνακλινεῖ αὐτοὺςandκαὶwill comeπαρελθὼνand serveδιακονήσειthem.αὐτοῖς

And ifκἂνinἐνthe second watchτῇ δευτέρᾳor ifκἂνinἐνthe thirdτῇ τρίτῃwatchφυλακῇhe comesἔλθῃandκαὶfinds themεὕρῃso,οὕτωςhappyμακάριοίareεἰσινthose slaves.ἐκεῖνοι

Butδὲknowγινώσκετεthis,Τοῦτοthatὅτιifεἰthe master of the houseὁ οἰκοδεσπότηςhad knownᾔδειat whatποίᾳhourὥρᾳthe thiefὁ κλέπτηςwas coming,ἔρχεταιhe would notοὐκ ἂνhave letἀφῆκενhis houseτὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦbe broken into.διορυχθῆναι

Youὑμεῖςalsoκαὶbeγίνεσθεready,ἕτοιμοιbecauseὅτιat an hourᾗ ὥρᾳyou do notοὐexpectδοκεῖτεthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουis coming.”ἔρχεται

AndδὲPeterὁ Πέτροςsaid,Εἶπεν“Lord,Κύριεare you tellingλέγειςthisταύτηνparableτὴν παραβολὴνtoπρὸςus,ἡμᾶςorἢalsoκαὶtoπρὸςeveryone?”πάντας

Andκαὶthe Lordὁ κύριοςsaid,εἶπεν“WhoΤίςthenἄραisἐστὶνthe faithfulὁ πιστὸςandwiseὁ φρόνιμοςmanager,οἰκονόμοςwhomὃνthe masterὁ κύριοςwill put in chargeκαταστήσειoverἐπὶhis household staffτῆς θεραπείας αὐτοῦto give themτοῦ διδόναιtheir food allowanceτὸ σιτομέτριονatἐνthe proper time?καιρῷ

Happy isμακάριοςthatἐκεῖνοςslaveὁ δοῦλοςwhomὃνhis masterὁ κύριος αὐτοῦwill findεὑρήσειdoingποιοῦνταsoοὕτωςwhen he comes.ἐλθὼν

I tellλέγωyouὑμῖνtrulyἀληθῶςthatὅτιhe will putκαταστήσειhimαὐτόνin charge ofἐπὶallπᾶσινhis possessions.τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ

Butδὲifἐὰνthatἐκεῖνοςslaveὁ δοῦλοςsaysεἴπῃinἐνhis heart,τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ‘My masterὁ κύριός μουis delayingΧρονίζειto come,’ἔρχεσθαιandκαὶbeginsἄρξηταιto beatτύπτεινthe servantsτοὺς παῖδαςandκαὶthe maids,τὰς παιδίσκαςand to eatἐσθίειν τεandκαὶdrinkπίνεινandκαὶget drunk,μεθύσκεσθαι

the masterὁ κύριοςof thatτοῦ ἐκείνουslaveδούλουwill comeἥξειonἐνa dayἡμέρᾳwhenᾗhe does notοὐexpect himπροσδοκᾷandκαὶatἐνan hourὥρᾳthatᾗhe does notοὐknow,γινώσκειandκαὶwill cutδιχοτομήσειhimαὐτὸνin twoδιχοτομήσειandκαὶputθήσειhis portionτὸ μέρος αὐτοῦwithμετὰthe unbelieving.τῶν ἀπίστων

Andδὲthatἐκεῖνοςslaveὁ δοῦλοςwhoὁknewγνοὺςhis master’sτοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦwillτὸ θέλημαandκαὶdid notμὴprepareἑτοιμάσαςorἢactποιήσαςaccording toπρὸςhis willτὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦwill be beatenδαρήσεταιwith many blows.πολλάς

Butδὲthe one whoὁdid notμὴknow,γνοὺςandδὲdidποιήσαςthings deservingἄξιαof blows,πληγῶνwill be beatenδαρήσεταιwith few blows.ὀλίγαςAndδὲfrom everyoneπαντὶto whomᾧmuchπολύwas given,ἐδόθηmuchπολὺwill be requiredζητηθήσεταιfromπαρ’him;αὐτοῦandκαὶto whomᾧthey entrustedπαρέθεντοmuch,πολύthey will askαἰτήσουσινof himαὐτόνeven more.περισσότερον

I cameἦλθονto castβαλεῖνfireΠῦρuponἐπὶthe earth,τὴν γῆνandκαὶhowτίI wishθέλωthatεἰit were alreadyἤδηkindled!ἀνήφθη

ButδὲI haveἔχωan immersionβάπτισμαto be immersed with,βαπτισθῆναιandκαὶhowπῶςdistressed I amσυνέχομαιuntilἕως ὅτουit is accomplished!τελεσθῇ

Do you thinkδοκεῖτεthatὅτιI have comeπαρεγενόμηνto giveδοῦναιpeaceεἰρήνηνonἐνearth?τῇ γῇNo,οὐχίI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνbut ratherἀλλ’ ἢdivision.διαμερισμόν

Forγὰρfromἀπὸnow onτοῦ νῦνthere will beἔσονταιfiveπέντεinἐνoneἑνὶhouseοἴκῳdivided,διαμεμερισμένοιthreeτρεῖςagainstἐπὶtwoδυσὶνandκαὶtwoδύοagainstἐπὶthree;τρισίν

they will be divided,διαμερισθήσονταιfatherπατὴρagainstἐπὶsonυἱῷandκαὶsonυἱὸςagainstἐπὶfather,πατρίmotherμήτηρagainstἐπὶdaughterθυγατέραandκαὶdaughterθυγάτηρagainstἐπὶthe mother,τὴν μητέραmother-in-lawπενθερὰagainstἐπὶher daughter-in-lawτὴν νύμφην αὐτῆςandκαὶdaughter-in-lawνύμφηagainstἐπὶthe mother-in-law.”τὴν πενθεράν1

Andδὲhe was also sayingἜλεγεν καὶto the crowds,τοῖς ὄχλοις“WhenὍτανyou seeἴδητεa cloudνεφέληνrisingἀνατέλλουσανinἐπὶthe west,δυσμῶνat onceεὐθέωςyou say,λέγετε‘A rainstormὌμβροςis coming,’ἔρχεταιandκαὶso itοὕτωςhappens.γίνεται

Andκαὶwhenὅτανyou seethe south windνότονblowing,πνέονταyou say,λέγετε‘There will beἔσταιscorching heat,’Καύσωνandκαὶit happens.γίνεται

Hypocrites!ὑποκριταίYou know howοἴδατεto interpretδοκιμάζεινthe appearanceτὸ πρόσωπονof the earthτῆς γῆςandκαὶthe sky,τοῦ οὐρανοῦbutδὲhow is it thatπῶςyou do notοὐκknow howοἴδατεto interpretδοκιμάζεινthisτὸν τοῦτονtime?καιρὸν

AndδὲwhyΤίdo you notοὐevenκαὶjudgeκρίνετεforἀφ’yourselvesἑαυτῶνwhat is right?τὸ δίκαιον

Forγὰρasὡςyou are goingὑπάγειςwithμετὰyour opponentτοῦ ἀντιδίκου σουbeforeἐπ’a ruler,ἄρχονταonἐνthe wayτῇ ὁδῷmakeδὸςan effortἐργασίανto be releasedἀπηλλάχθαιfromἀπ’him,αὐτοῦlestμήποτεhe dragκατασύρῃyouσεtoπρὸςthe judge,τὸν κριτήνandκαὶthe judgeὁ κριτήςwill handπαραδώσειyouσεoverπαραδώσειto the bailiff,τῷ πράκτοριandκαὶthe bailiffὁ πράκτωρwill throwβαλεῖyouσεintoεἰςprison.φυλακήν

I tellλέγωyou,σοιyou will neverοὐ μὴget outἐξέλθῃςof thereἐκεῖθενuntilἕωςyou have paidἀποδῷςevenκαὶthe lastτὸ ἔσχατονlepton.”λεπτὸν