¹ In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, so much that they trode one on another, he began to say to his disciples first of all, Beware you of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ² For there is nothing covered, that will not be revealed; neither hid, that will not be known. ³ Therefore+ anything you have spoken in darkness will be heard in the light; and that which you have spoken in the ear in closets will be proclaimed on the housetops. ⁴ And I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no+ more that they can do. ⁵ But I will forewarn you who you will fear: Fear him, which after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him. ⁶ Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? ⁷ But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows. ⁸ Also I say to you, Whoever+ + will confess+ me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: ⁹ But he that denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. ¹⁰ And whoever+ will speak a word against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him: but to him that blasphemes against the Holy Ghost it will not be forgiven. ¹¹ And when they bring you to the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take you no thought how or what thing you will answer, or what you will say: ¹² For the Holy Ghost will teach you in the same hour what you should to say. ¹³ And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. ¹⁴ And he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? ¹⁵ And he said to them, Take care, and beware of covetousness: for a man's+ life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesses. ¹⁶ And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forward plentifully: ¹⁷ And he thought within himself, saying, What will I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? ¹⁸ And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry ²⁰ But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul will be required of you: then whose will those things be, which you have provided? ²¹ So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. ²² And he said to his disciples, Therefore+ I say to you, Take no thought for your life, what you will eat; neither for the body, what you will put on. ²³ The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. ²⁴ Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them: how much more are you better than the fowls? ²⁵ And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? ²⁶ If you then are not able to do that thing which is least, why do you give thought to the rest? ²⁷ Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ²⁸ If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith? ²⁹ And seek not you what you will eat, or what you will drink, neither be of doubtful mind. ³⁰ For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you have need of these things. ³¹ But rather seek you the kingdom of God; and all these things will be added to you. ³² Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³ Sell that you have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. ³⁴ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ³⁵ Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; ³⁶ And you yourselves like to men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately. ³⁷ Blessed are those servants, who the lord when he comes will find watching: truly I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forward and serve them. ³⁸ And if he will come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. ³⁹ And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and+ not have suffered his house to be broken through. ⁴⁰ Be you therefore ready also: for+ the Son of man comes at a hour when you think not. ⁴¹ Then Peter said to him, Lord, speak you this parable to us, or even to all? ⁴² And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, who his lord will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? ⁴³ Blessed is that servant, who his lord when he comes will find so doing. ⁴⁴ Of a truth I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he has. ⁴⁵ But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and will begin to beat the menservants and young women, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; ⁴⁶ The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looks not for him, and at a hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. ⁴⁷ And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, will be beaten with many [stripes]. ⁴⁸ But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever+ much is given, of him will be much required: and to who men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. ⁴⁹ I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? ⁵⁰ But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straightened till+ it be accomplished! ⁵¹ Suppose you that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: ⁵² For from from now on there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. ⁵³ The father will be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. ⁵⁴ And he said also to the people, When you see a cloud rise out of the west, immediately you say, There comes a shower; and so it is. ⁵⁵ And when you see the south wind blow, you say, There will be heat; and it comes to pass. ⁵⁶ You hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that you do not discern this time? ⁵⁷ Yes, and why even of yourselves judge you not what is right? ⁵⁸ When+ you go with your adversary to the magistrate, as you are in the way, give diligence that you may be delivered from him; in case he hale you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison. ⁵⁹ I tell you, you will not depart from there, till+ you have paid the very last mite.