Books/NT/latex/chapters/Luke12.tex

\subsection{Luke 12}
\subsubsection{Fear God, Not people}
\VS{1} When the myriads of the crowd were gathered, so as to be trampling each 
other, he began to be saying to his disciples first: Be guarding yourselves 
from the leaven, which is hypocrisy, of the Pharisees. 
\VS{2} For nothing is 
covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not become known. 
\VS{3} Rather whatever you say in the darkness will be heard in the light, 
and what you say into the ear in the storehouse will be preached on the 
houses.

\VS{4} But I say to you my friends, do not fear those who kill the 
body and after this are having nothing more to do. 
\VS{5} But I will show 
you whom you should fear; fear the [one] having authority after killing to throw 
[you] into Gehenna\fnGehenna{}. 
Yes, I say to you, fear this [one]. 
\VS{6} Do not five sparrows 
sell for two farthings? And one of them does not escape notice before God. 
\VS{7} But even all the hairs [of your] head are numbered. Be not fearing, you are 
worth many sparrows. 

\VS{8} But I say to you, everyone who 
professes\footnote{or ``agrees with''} me before men, the son of man will also 
profess\footnote{or ``agree with''} him before the angels of God. 
\VS{9} But 
the [one] who denies me before men will he deny before the angels of God. 

\VS{10} And everyone who will say word against the son of man, it will be forgiven 
him. But [whoever] slanders against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven him. 
\VS{11} But whenever they bring you in before the synagogues and rulers and 
authorities, be not concerned how or what you should speak in defense or 
what you should say. 
\VS{12} For the Holy Spirit will give to you in that 
hour what it is necessary to say. 

\subsubsection{The Parable of the Rich Landowner}
\VS{13} But one out of the crowd said to 
him: Teacher, tell my brother to divide with me the inheritance. 
\VS{14} But 
he said to him: Man, who appointed me judge or divider over you? 
\VS{15} But he said to him: Be watching and be guarding from all greed, for not in the 
abundance of anything is your zoe-life\fnZoe{}, beyond what is sufficient for it. 
\VS{16} So he spoke to them [a] parable saying: [a] certain rich man's life 
yielded well. 
\VS{17} And he was reasoning in himself saying: What will I 
do, for I do not have anywhere I may gather my fruit? 
\VS{18} And he said: 
This will I do: I will tear down the storehouse and will build [a] greater, and 
I will gather there all my grain and all my good [things], 
\VS{19} and I will say in 
my psyche-life\fnPsyche{}: Psyche-Life\fnPsyche{}, you have many good [things] laid up to many years. Be resting, be eating, be drinking, be being glad. 
\VS{20} But God said to him: Fool, this 
night your psyche-life\fnPsyche{} is demanded back from you. But what you have gathered, for 
whom\footnote{or ``what''} will they be? 
\VS{21} Thus is the [one] gathering for 
himself and not being rich to God. 

\subsubsection{Exhortation Not to Worry}
\VS{22} But he said to his disciples: 
Because of this I say to you: Be not being anxious for your psyche-life\fnPsyche{},
what you shall eat, nor for your body what you shall wear. 
\VS{23} For the psyche-life\fnPsyche{} is more than food and the body [more] than clothing. 
\VS{24} Consider 
the ravens that neither sow nor reap, to whom is neither store nor granary, 
and God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds. 
\VS{25} But 
who among you being anxious is able upon his stature to add [a] cubit? 
\VS{26} If therefore you are incapable of the least, why are you anxious concerning 
the rest? 
\VS{27} Consider the lily, which neither spins nor weaves, yet I 
say to you even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed as one of these. 
\VS{28} So if God thus clothes the grass being in the field today and in the 
furnace being thrown tomorrow, how much more you, O little-faiths? 
\VS{29} And you be not seeking what you shall eat and what you shall drink, and be 
not being anxious. 
\VS{30} For all these do the nations of the world seek. 
But your father knows that you need these [things]. 
\VS{31} Rather be seeking his 
kingdom, and all these [things] will be added. 

\VS{32} Be not fearing, O little flock 
for your father delights to give to you the kingdom. 
\VS{33} Sell your 
possessions and give to charitable giving. Make for yourselves [a] purse not 
becoming old, [a] treasure inexhaustible in the heavens, where thief can not 
draw nigh nor moth spoil, 
\VS{34} for where your treasure is, there also will be your heart. 

\subsubsection{Call to Faithful Stewardship}
\VS{35} Let your loins be girded and your lamps lit. 
\VS{36} And you [be] like men expecting their Lord, when he returns from the 
wedding, that having come and knocked immediately you may open to him. 
\VS{37} Blessed are those slaves whom when he comes the Lord finds 
alert\footnote{or ``watchful''}. Truly I say to you that he will gird them 
and make them recline and coming by he will serve them. 
\VS{38} And if in 
the second or in the third watch he come and find them thus, blessed are 
those. 
\VS{39} But this you know, that if the master of the house had known 
in what hour the thief comes, he would not have allowed [him] to dig through his 
house. 
\VS{40} And you be becoming ready, for in what hour you suppose not 
does the son of man come. 

\VS{41} But Petros said to him: Lord, do you say to 
us this parable or to all? 
\VS{42} And the Lord said: Which therefore is the 
trustworthy shrewd steward whom the Lord appointed over his servants to be 
giving in the proper-time\fnKairos{} their portion? 
\VS{43} Blessed is that slave 
whom when his Lord comes finds him thus doing. 
\VS{44} Truly I say to you 
that he will appoint him over all his possessions. 
\VS{45} But if that 
slave say in his heart: My Lord delays to come, and begin to beat the boys and girls, 
to be eating and drinking and getting drunk, 
\VS{46} the Lord of that slave will have come\footnote{or ``be present''} 
in the day that he does not expect and in the hour which he does not know 
and will cut him asunder, and his portion will be placed with the 
unbelieving. 
\VS{47} But that slave who knows the will of his Lord and not 
having prepared or done towards his wishes will be beaten much. 
\VS{48} But the [one] not knowing, but having done worthy of blows, 
he will be beaten little. For to all to whom much is given, much will be required. And to whom much is entrusted, greater will be asked of him. 

\subsubsection{Not Peace, but Division}
\VS{49} I came to throw fire on the earth, and what I wish if already kindled. 
\VS{50} But I have [a] baptism to be baptized, 
and how I am distressed\footnote{or ``urged on''} until it be completed. 
\VS{51} You suppose that I came to give peace to the earth? No, I 
say to you, but rather division. 
\VS{52} For it will be from now on five in 
one house divided, three against two and two against three. 
\VS{53} They 
will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against 
daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her bride and 
bride against mother-in-law. 

\subsubsection{Reading the Signs}
\VS{54} But he was saying also to the crowds: 
Whenever you see the clouds rise from the west, immediately you say that [a] 
thunderstorm comes, and thus it comes to pass. 
\VS{56} Hypocrites, you know 
to examine the face of the earth and heaven, but this opportune-time\fnKairos{} you 
know not how to examine. 

\subsubsection{Clear the Debts}
\VS{57} But why also from yourselves do you not judge the just [thing]? 
\VS{58} For as you withdraw with your adversary to the 
ruler, in the road give pains to be released from him, lest he drag you away 
to the judge, and the judge deliver you up to the bailiff, and the bailiff 
throw you into prison. 
\VS{59} I say to you, you will \negd{not} come 
out from there until you return even the last penny.