| New International Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Meanwhile, 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 on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. | 1Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all,"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. |
| 2There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. | 2"But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. |
| 3What 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. | 3"Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops. |
| 4"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. | 4"I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do. |
| 5But 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. | 5"But I will warn you whom to fear: fear the One who, after He has killed, has authority to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, fear Him! |
| 6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. | 6"Are not five sparrows sold for two cents? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God. |
| 7Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. | 7"Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows. |
| 8"I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God. | 8"And I say to you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will confess him also before the angels of God; |
| 9But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before the angels of God. | 9but he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. |
| 10And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. | 10"And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him. |
| 11"When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, | 11"When they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say; |
| 12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say." | 12for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say." |
| 13Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." | 13Someone in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me." |
| 14Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" | 14But He said to him, "Man, who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?" |
| 15Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions." | 15Then He said to them, "Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions." |
| 16And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. | 16And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive. |
| 17He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.' | 17"And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since 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. | 18"Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. |
| 19And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry."' | 19And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."' |
| 20"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' | 20"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?' |
| 21"This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God." | 21"So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." |
| 22Then 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. | 22And He said to His disciples, "For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. |
| 23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. | 23"For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. |
| 24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! | 24"Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! |
| 25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? | 25"And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life's span? |
| 26Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? | 26"If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters? |
| 27"Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. | 27"Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. |
| 28If 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! | 28"But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? You men of little faith! |
| 29And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. | 29"And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. |
| 30For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. | 30"For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. |
| 31But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. | 31"But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you. |
| 32"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. | 32"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom. |
| 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. | 33"Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys. |
| 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. | 34"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. |
| 35"Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, | 35"Be dressed in readiness, and keep your lamps lit. |
| 36like 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. | 36"Be like men who are waiting for their master when he returns from the wedding feast, so that they may immediately open the door to him when he comes and knocks. |
| 37It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. | 37"Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them. |
| 38It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. | 38"Whether he comes in the second watch, or even in the third, and finds them so, blessed are those slaves. |
| 39But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. | 39"But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into. |
| 40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him." | 40"You too, be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect." |
| 41Peter asked, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?" | 41Peter said, "Lord, are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?" |
| 42The Lord 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? | 42And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time? |
| 43It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. | 43"Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes. |
| 44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. | 44"Truly I say to you that he will put him in charge of all his possessions. |
| 45But 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. | 45"But if that slave says in his heart, 'My master will be a long time in coming,' and begins to beat the slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk; |
| 46The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers. | 46the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in 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. | 47"And that slave who knew his master's will and did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will receive many lashes, |
| 48But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. 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. | 48but the one who did not know it, and committed deeds worthy of a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more. |
| 49"I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! | 49"I have come to cast fire upon the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled! |
| 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed! | 50"But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! |
| 51Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. | 51"Do you suppose that I came to grant peace on earth? I tell you, no, but rather division; |
| 52From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. | 52for from now on five members in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three. |
| 53They 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." | 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." |
| 54He said to the crowd: "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'It's going to rain,' and it does. | 54And He was also saying to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it turns out. |
| 55And when the south wind blows, you say, 'It's going to be hot,' and it is. | 55"And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, 'It will be a hot day,' and it turns out that way. |
| 56Hypocrites! 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? | 56"You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time? |
| 57"Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right? | 57"And why do you not even on your own initiative judge what is right? |
| 58As 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. | 58"For while you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate, on your way there make an effort to settle with him, so that he may not drag you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. |
| 59I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny." | 59"I say to you, you will not get out of there until you have paid the very last cent." |
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