Chapter 12
The Leaven of the Pharisees
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In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. [Jesus] began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware… of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Ἐν οἷς τοῦ ὄχλου τῶν μυριάδων ἐπισυναχθεισῶν ὥστε καταπατεῖν ἀλλήλους ἤρξατο λέγειν πρῶτον πρὸς αὐτοῦ τοὺς μαθητὰς Προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων ἥτις ἐστὶν ὑπόκρισις En hois tou ochlou tōn myriadōn episynachtheisōn hōste katapatein allēlous ērxato legein prōton pros autou tous mathētas Prosechete heautois apo tēs zymēs tōn Pharisaiōn hētis estin hypokrisis — NA/TR · 1
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[There] is nothing concealed that vvv will not be disclosed, and [nothing] hidden that will not be made known.
δὲ ἐστὶν οὐδὲν συγκεκαλυμμένον ὃ οὐκ ἀποκαλυφθήσεται καὶ κρυπτὸν ὃ οὐ γνωσθήσεται de estin ouden synkekalymmenon ho ouk apokalyphthēsetai kai krypton ho ou gnōsthēsetai — NA/TR · 2
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vvv What… you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered… in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
ἀνθ’ ὅσα ὧν εἴπατε ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ ἀκουσθήσεται ἐν τῷ φωτὶ καὶ ὃ ἐλαλήσατε πρὸς τὸ οὖς ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις κηρυχθήσεται ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων anth’ hosa hōn eipate en tē skotia akousthēsetai en tō phōti kai ho elalēsate pros to ous en tois tameiois kērychthēsetai epi tōn dōmatōn — NA/TR · 3
Fear God Alone
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- I tell you, My friends, vvv do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that vvv can do no more.
δὲ Λέγω ὑμῖν μου τοῖς φίλοις μὴ φοβηθῆτε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτεινόντων τὸ σῶμα καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα μὴ ἐχόντων ποιῆσαι τι περισσότερόν de Legō hymin mou tois philois mē phobēthēte apo tōn apokteinontōn to sōma kai meta tauta mē echontōn poiēsai ti perissoteron — NA/TR · 4
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But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the [One who], after [you] have been killed, has authority to throw [you] into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
δὲ ὑποδείξω ὑμῖν τίνα φοβηθῆτε φοβήθητε τὸν μετὰ τὸ ἀποκτεῖναι ἔχοντα ἐξουσίαν ἐμβαλεῖν εἰς τὴν γέενναν ναί λέγω ὑμῖν φοβήθητε τοῦτον de hypodeixō hymin tina phobēthēte phobēthēte ton meta to apokteinai echonta exousian embalein eis tēn geennan nai legō hymin phobēthēte touton — NA/TR · 5
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{Are} not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
Οὐχὶ πέντε στρουθία πωλοῦνται δύο ἀσσαρίων καὶ οὐκ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν ἔστιν ἐπιλελησμένον ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ Ouchi pente strouthia pōlountai dyo assariōn kai ouk hen ex autōn estin epilelēsmenon enōpion tou Theou — NA/TR · 6
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[And even] the very hairs of your head vvv are all numbered. vvv [So] do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
ἀλλὰ αἱ καὶ τρίχες τῆς ὑμῶν κεφαλῆς πᾶσαι ἠρίθμηνται μὴ φοβεῖσθε διαφέρετε πολλῶν στρουθίων alla hai kai triches tēs hymōn kephalēs pasai ērithmēntai mē phobeisthe diapherete pollōn strouthiōn — NA/TR · 7
Confessing Christ
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- I tell you, everyone who confesses… Me before men, the Son of Man vvv will also confess… him before the angels of God.
δὲ Λέγω ὑμῖν πᾶς ὃς ἂν ὁμολογήσῃ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ ὁμολογήσει ἐν αὐτῷ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ Θεοῦ de Legō hymin pas hos an homologēsē en emoi emprosthen tōn anthrōpōn ho Huios tou anthrōpou kai homologēsei en autō emprosthen tōn angelōn tou Theou — NA/TR · 8
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But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
δὲ ὁ ἀρνησάμενός με ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀπαρνηθήσεται ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ Θεοῦ de ho arnēsamenos me enōpion tōn anthrōpōn aparnēthēsetai enōpion tōn angelōn tou Theou — NA/TR · 9
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And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven…, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit vvv will not be forgiven.
καὶ πᾶς ὃς ἐρεῖ λόγον εἰς τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ δὲ τῷ βλασφημήσαντι εἰς τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται kai pas hos erei logon eis ton Huion tou anthrōpou aphethēsetai autō de tō blasphēmēsanti eis to Hagion Pneuma ouk aphethēsetai — NA/TR · 10
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- When you are brought before synagogues, - rulers, and authorities, {do} not worry about how… to defend yourselves or what to say.
δὲ Ὅταν ὑμᾶς εἰσφέρωσιν ἐπὶ τὰς συναγωγὰς καὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας μὴ μεριμνήσητε πῶς ἢ τί ἀπολογήσησθε ἢ τί εἴπητε de Hotan hymas eispherōsin epi tas synagōgas kai tas archas kai tas exousias mē merimnēsēte pōs ē ti apologēsēsthe ē ti eipēte — NA/TR · 11
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For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.
γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα διδάξει ὑμᾶς ἃ δεῖ εἰπεῖν gar en autē tē hōra to Hagion Pneuma didaxei hymas ha dei eipein — NA/TR · 12
The Parable of the Rich Fool
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- Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell… my brother to divide the inheritance with me.
δέ τις ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου Εἶπεν αὐτῷ Διδάσκαλε εἰπὲ τῷ μου ἀδελφῷ μερίσασθαι τὴν κληρονομίαν μετ’ ἐμοῦ de tis ek tou ochlou Eipen autō Didaskale eipe tō mou adelphō merisasthai tēn klēronomian met’ emou — NA/TR · 13
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But [Jesus] replied…, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?
δὲ Ὁ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἄνθρωπε τίς κατέστησεν με κριτὴν ἢ μεριστὴν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς de Ho eipen autō Anthrōpe tis katestēsen me kritēn ē meristēn eph’ hymas — NA/TR · 14
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And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every [form of] greed, for one’s… life vvv does not consist in the abundance of vvv his possessions.
δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Ὁρᾶτε καὶ φυλάσσεσθε ἀπὸ πάσης πλεονεξίας ὅτι τινὶ αὐτοῦ ἡ ζωὴ οὐκ ἐστιν ἐν τῷ περισσεύειν ἐκ τῶν αὐτῷ ὑπαρχόντων de eipen pros autous Horate kai phylassesthe apo pasēs pleonexias hoti tini autou hē zōē ouk estin en tō perisseuein ek tōn autō hyparchontōn — NA/TR · 15
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Then He told… them a parable -: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
δὲ Εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς παραβολὴν λέγων ἡ χώρα τινὸς πλουσίου Ἀνθρώπου εὐφόρησεν de Eipen pros autous parabolēn legōn hē chōra tinos plousiou Anthrōpou euphorēsen — NA/TR · 16
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So he thought to himself -, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere… to store my crops?
καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων Τί ποιήσω ὅτι ἔχω οὐκ ποῦ συνάξω μου τοὺς καρπούς kai dielogizeto en heautō legōn Ti poiēsō hoti echō ouk pou synaxō mou tous karpous — NA/TR · 17
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Then he said, ‘This [is what] I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger [ones], and there I will store up all my grain and [my] goods.
καὶ εἶπεν Τοῦτο ποιήσω καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ οἰκοδομήσω μείζονας καὶ ἐκεῖ συνάξω πάντα μου τὸν σῖτον καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά kai eipen Touto poiēsō kathelō mou tas apothēkas kai oikodomēsō meizonas kai ekei synaxō panta mou ton siton kai ta agatha — NA/TR · 18
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Then I will say to myself…, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, [and] be merry!
καὶ ἐρῶ τῇ μου ψυχῇ Ψυχή ἔχεις πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ κείμενα εἰς πολλά ἔτη ἀναπαύου φάγε πίε εὐφραίνου kai erō tē mou psychē Psychē echeis polla agatha keimena eis polla etē anapauou phage pie euphrainou — NA/TR · 19
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But God said to him, ‘[You] fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?
δὲ ὁ Θεός Εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἄφρων ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ σου τὴν ψυχήν ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ δὲ τίνι ἔσται ἃ ἡτοίμασας de ho Theos Eipen autō Aphrōn tautē tē nykti sou tēn psychēn apaitousin apo sou de tini estai ha hētoimasas — NA/TR · 20
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This is how [it will be for] anyone who stores up treasure for himself but vvv is not rich toward God.
Οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ἑαυτῷ καὶ μὴ πλουτῶν εἰς Θεὸν Houtōs ho thēsaurizōn heautō kai mē ploutōn eis Theon — NA/TR · 21
Do Not Worry
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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.
δὲ Εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτοῦ τοὺς μαθητὰς Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ τί φάγητε μηδὲ τῷ ὑμῶν σώματι τί ἐνδύσησθε de Eipen pros autou tous mathētas Dia touto legō hymin mē merimnate tē psychē ti phagēte mēde tō hymōn sōmati ti endysēsthe — NA/TR · 22
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For life is more than food, and the body [more] than clothes.
γὰρ ἡ ψυχὴ ἐστιν πλεῖόν τῆς τροφῆς καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος gar hē psychē estin pleion tēs trophēs kai to sōma tou endymatos — NA/TR · 23
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Consider the ravens: vvv They do not sow [or] reap, they have no storehouse [or] barn; yet God feeds them. How much more vvv valuable you are than the birds!
κατανοήσατε τοὺς κόρακας ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν οἷς ἔστιν οὐκ ταμεῖον οὐδὲ ἀποθήκη καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τρέφει αὐτούς πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμεῖς διαφέρετε τῶν πετεινῶν katanoēsate tous korakas hoti ou speirousin oude therizousin hois estin ouk tameion oude apothēkē kai ho Theos trephei autous posō mallon hymeis diapherete tōn peteinōn — NA/TR · 24
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- Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
δὲ τίς ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι πῆχυν ἐπὶ αὐτοῦ τὴν ἡλικίαν de tis ex hymōn merimnōn dynatai prostheinai pēchyn epi autou tēn hēlikian — NA/TR · 25
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So if vvv you cannot [do] such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?
οὖν εἰ οὐδὲ δύνασθε ἐλάχιστον τί μεριμνᾶτε περὶ τῶν λοιπῶν oun ei oude dynasthe elachiston ti merimnate peri tōn loipōn — NA/TR · 26
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Consider how the lilies grow: vvv They do not labor [or] spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
Κατανοήσατε πῶς τὰ κρίνα αὐξάνει οὐ κοπιᾷ οὐδὲ νήθει δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν οὐδὲ Σολομὼν ἐν πάσῃ αὐτοῦ τῇ δόξῃ περιεβάλετο ὡς ἓν τούτων Katanoēsate pōs ta krina auxanei ou kopia oude nēthei de legō hymin oude Solomōn en pasē autou tē doxē periebaleto hōs hen toutōn — NA/TR · 27
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- If that is how God clothes the grass of [the] field, which is [here] today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much [more will He clothe] you, O [you] of little faith!
δὲ εἰ οὕτως ὁ Θεὸς ἀμφιέζει τὸν χόρτον ἐν ἀγρῷ ὄντα σήμερον καὶ αὔριον βαλλόμενον εἰς κλίβανον πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς ὀλιγόπιστοι de ei houtōs ho Theos amphiezei ton chorton en agrō onta sēmeron kai aurion ballomenon eis klibanon posō mallon hymas oligopistoi — NA/TR · 28
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And vvv {do} not be concerned about what you will eat [or] drink. {Do} not worry about [it].
Καὶ ὑμεῖς μὴ ζητεῖτε τί φάγητε καὶ τί πίητε καὶ μὴ μετεωρίζεσθε Kai hymeis mē zēteite ti phagēte kai ti piēte kai mē meteōrizesthe — NA/TR · 29
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For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
γὰρ τὰ ἔθνη τοῦ κόσμου ἐπιζητοῦσιν πάντα ταῦτα δὲ ὑμῶν ὁ Πατὴρ οἶδεν ὅτι χρῄζετε τούτων gar ta ethnē tou kosmou epizētousin panta tauta de hymōn ho Patēr oiden hoti chrēzete toutōn — NA/TR · 30
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But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
πλὴν ζητεῖτε αὐτοῦ τὴν βασιλείαν καὶ ταῦτα προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν plēn zēteite autou tēn basileian kai tauta prostethēsetai hymin — NA/TR · 31
Treasures in Heaven
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{Do} not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
Μὴ φοβοῦ μικρὸν τὸ ποίμνιον ὅτι ὑμῶν ὁ Πατὴρ εὐδόκησεν δοῦναι ὑμῖν τὴν βασιλείαν Mē phobou mikron to poimnion hoti hymōn ho Patēr eudokēsen dounai hymin tēn basileian — NA/TR · 32
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Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves [with] purses [that will] not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches [and] no moth destroys.
Πωλήσατε ὑμῶν τὰ ὑπάρχοντα καὶ δότε ἐλεημοσύνην ποιήσατε ἑαυτοῖς βαλλάντια μὴ παλαιούμενα ἀνέκλειπτον θησαυρὸν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς ὅπου οὐκ κλέπτης ἐγγίζει οὐδὲ σὴς διαφθείρει Pōlēsate hymōn ta hyparchonta kai dote eleēmosynēn poiēsate heautois ballantia mē palaioumena anekleipton thēsauron en tois ouranois hopou ouk kleptēs engizei oude sēs diaphtheirei — NA/TR · 33
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
γάρ ὅπου ὑμῶν ὁ θησαυρὸς ἐστιν ἐκεῖ ὑμῶν ἡ καρδία ἔσται καὶ gar hopou hymōn ho thēsauros estin ekei hymōn hē kardia estai kai — NA/TR · 34
Readiness at Any Hour
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Be dressed for service… and {keep} [your] lamps burning.
Ἔστωσαν ὑμῶν αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι καὶ οἱ λύχνοι καιόμενοι Estōsan hymōn hai osphyes periezōsmenai kai hoi lychnoi kaiomenoi — NA/TR · 35
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Then you [ will be ] like [servants] waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open [the door] for him at once.
καὶ ὑμεῖς ὅμοιοι ἀνθρώποις προσδεχομένοις ἑαυτῶν τὸν κύριον πότε ἀναλύσῃ ἐκ τῶν γάμων ἵνα ἐλθόντος καὶ κρούσαντος ἀνοίξωσιν αὐτῷ εὐθέως kai hymeis homoioi anthrōpois prosdechomenois heautōn ton kyrion pote analysē ek tōn gamōn hina elthontos kai krousantos anoixōsin autō eutheōs — NA/TR · 36
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Blessed [are] those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and… will have them recline at the table, and he [himself] will come [and] wait on them.
μακάριοι ἐκεῖνοι οἱ δοῦλοι οὓς ὁ κύριος εὑρήσει γρηγοροῦντας ἐλθὼν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι περιζώσεται καὶ αὐτοὺς ἀνακλινεῖ καὶ παρελθὼν διακονήσει αὐτοῖς makarioi ekeinoi hoi douloi hous ho kyrios heurēsei grēgorountas elthōn amēn legō hymin hoti perizōsetai kai autous anaklinei kai parelthōn diakonēsei autois — NA/TR · 37
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Even if he comes in the second or - third watch of the night and finds [them] alert, those [servants] will be blessed.
κἂν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ κἂν ἐν τῇ τρίτῃ φυλακῇ καὶ εὕρῃ οὕτως ἐκεῖνοι εἰσιν μακάριοί kan elthē en tē deutera kan en tē tritē phylakē kai heurē houtōs ekeinoi eisin makarioi — NA/TR · 38
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But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, vvv vvv he would not have let his house be broken into.
δὲ γινώσκετε Τοῦτο ὅτι εἰ ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ᾔδει ποίᾳ ὥρᾳ ὁ κλέπτης ἔρχεται οὐκ ἂν ἀφῆκεν αὐτοῦ τὸν οἶκον διορυχθῆναι de ginōskete Touto hoti ei ho oikodespotēs ēdei poia hōra ho kleptēs erchetai ouk an aphēken autou ton oikon diorychthēnai — NA/TR · 39
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You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour vvv you do not expect.
ὑμεῖς καὶ γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι ὅτι ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται ᾗ ὥρᾳ οὐ δοκεῖτε hymeis kai ginesthe hetoimoi hoti ho Huios tou anthrōpou erchetai hē hōra ou dokeite — NA/TR · 40
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“Lord, - said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?
Κύριε δὲ ὁ Εἶπεν Πέτρος λέγεις ταύτην τὴν παραβολὴν πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἢ πρὸς πάντας καὶ Kyrie de ho Eipen Petros legeis tautēn tēn parabolēn pros hēmas ē pros pantas kai — NA/TR · 41
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And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful [and] wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his [servants] to give [them] [their] portion at the proper time?
Καὶ ὁ Κύριος εἶπεν Τίς ἄρα ἐστὶν ὁ πιστὸς ὁ φρόνιμος οἰκονόμος ὃν ὁ κύριος καταστήσει θεραπείας ἐπὶ αὐτοῦ τῆς τοῦ διδόναι τὸ σιτομέτριον ἐν καιρῷ Kai ho Kyrios eipen Tis ara estin ho pistos ho phronimos oikonomos hon ho kyrios katastēsei therapeias epi autou tēs tou didonai to sitometrion en kairō — NA/TR · 42
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Blessed [is] that servant whose - master finds him doing so when he returns.
μακάριος ἐκεῖνος ὁ δοῦλος ὃν αὐτοῦ ὁ κύριος εὑρήσει ποιοῦντα οὕτως ἐλθὼν makarios ekeinos ho doulos hon autou ho kyrios heurēsei poiounta houtōs elthōn — NA/TR · 43
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Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge… of all his possessions.
ἀληθῶς λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι καταστήσει αὐτόν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν αὐτοῦ τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν alēthōs legō hymin hoti katastēsei auton epi pasin autou tois hyparchousin — NA/TR · 44
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But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming, and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
δὲ Ἐὰν ἐκεῖνος ὁ δοῦλος εἴπῃ ἐν αὐτοῦ τῇ καρδίᾳ μου ὁ κύριός Χρονίζει ἔρχεσθαι καὶ ἄρξηται τύπτειν τοὺς παῖδας καὶ τὰς παιδίσκας τε ἐσθίειν καὶ πίνειν καὶ μεθύσκεσθαι de Ean ekeinos ho doulos eipē en autou tē kardia mou ho kyrios Chronizei erchesthai kai arxētai typtein tous paidas kai tas paidiskas te esthiein kai pinein kai methyskesthai — NA/TR · 45
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The master of that servant will come on a day vvv vvv he does not expect and at an hour vvv vvv he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces… and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
ὁ κύριος ἐκείνου τοῦ δούλου ἥξει ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷ καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ᾗ οὐ γινώσκει καὶ διχοτομήσει αὐτὸν καὶ θήσει αὐτοῦ τὸ μέρος μετὰ τῶν ἀπίστων ho kyrios ekeinou tou doulou hēxei en hēmera hē ou prosdoka kai en hōra hē ou ginōskei kai dichotomēsei auton kai thēsei autou to meros meta tōn apistōn — NA/TR · 46
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- That servant who knows his master’s will [but] vvv does not get ready [or] follow… his instructions will be beaten with many [blows].
δὲ Ἐκεῖνος ὁ δοῦλος ὁ γνοὺς τοῦ αὐτοῦ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα καὶ μὴ ἑτοιμάσας ἢ ποιήσας πρὸς αὐτοῦ τὸ θέλημα δαρήσεται πολλάς de Ekeinos ho doulos ho gnous tou autou kyriou to thelēma kai mē hetoimasas ē poiēsas pros autou to thelēma darēsetai pollas — NA/TR · 47
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But the [one who] vvv unknowingly does [things] worthy of punishment will be beaten with few [blows]. [From] everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded…
δὲ ὁ μὴ γνοὺς δὲ ποιήσας ἄξια πληγῶν δαρήσεται ὀλίγας δὲ παντὶ ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ πολὺ ζητηθήσεται καὶ παρ’ αὐτοῦ ᾧ παρέθεντο πολύ περισσότερον αἰτήσουσιν αὐτόν de ho mē gnous de poiēsas axia plēgōn darēsetai oligas de panti hō edothē poly poly zētēthēsetai kai par’ autou hō parethento poly perissoteron aitēsousin auton — NA/TR · 48
Not Peace but Division
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I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish vvv it were already kindled…!
ἦλθον βαλεῖν Πῦρ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ τί θέλω εἰ ἀνήφθη ἤδη ēlthon balein Pyr epi tēn gēn kai ti thelō ei anēphthē ēdē — NA/TR · 49
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But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until… it is accomplished!
δὲ ἔχω βάπτισμα βαπτισθῆναι καὶ πῶς συνέχομαι ἕως ὅτου τελεσθῇ de echō baptisma baptisthēnai kai pōs synechomai heōs hotou telesthē — NA/TR · 50
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Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but… division.
Δοκεῖτε ὅτι παρεγενόμην δοῦναι εἰρήνην ἐν τῇ γῇ οὐχί λέγω ὑμῖν ἀλλ’ ἢ διαμερισμόν Dokeite hoti paregenomēn dounai eirēnēn en tē gē ouchi legō hymin all’ ē diamerismon — NA/TR · 51
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- From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν πέντε ἐν ἑνὶ οἴκῳ ἔσονται διαμεμερισμένοι τρεῖς ἐπὶ δυσὶν καὶ δύο ἐπὶ τρισίν gar apo tou nyn pente en heni oikō esontai diamemerismenoi treis epi dysin kai dyo epi trisin — NA/TR · 52
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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.
διαμερισθήσονται πατὴρ ἐπὶ υἱῷ καὶ υἱὸς ἐπὶ πατρί μήτηρ ἐπὶ τὴν θυγατέρα καὶ θυγάτηρ ἐπὶ τὴν μητέρα πενθερὰ ἐπὶ αὐτῆς τὴν νύμφην καὶ νύμφη ἐπὶ τὴν πενθεράν diameristhēsontai patēr epi huiō kai huios epi patri mētēr epi tēn thygatera kai thygatēr epi tēn mētera penthera epi autēs tēn nymphēn kai nymphē epi tēn pentheran — NA/TR · 53
Interpreting the Present Time
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Then [Jesus] said to the crowds, “As soon as… you see a cloud rising in [the] west, you say -, ‘A shower is coming, and that is what happens.
δὲ Ἔλεγεν καὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις Ὅταν εὐθέως ἴδητε τὴν νεφέλην ἀνατέλλουσαν ἐπὶ δυσμῶν λέγετε ὅτι Ὄμβρος ἔρχεται καὶ οὕτως γίνεται de Elegen kai tois ochlois Hotan eutheōs idēte tēn nephelēn anatellousan epi dysmōn legete hoti Ombros erchetai kai houtōs ginetai — NA/TR · 54
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And when [the] south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot, and it is.
καὶ ὅταν νότον πνέοντα λέγετε ὅτι ἔσται Καύσων καὶ γίνεται kai hotan noton pneonta legete hoti estai Kausōn kai ginetai — NA/TR · 55
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[You] hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why vvv don’t you know how to interpret [the] present time?
ὑποκριταί οἴδατε δοκιμάζειν τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς καὶ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ δὲ πῶς οὐκ οἴδατε δοκιμάζειν τοῦτον τὸν καιρὸν hypokritai oidate dokimazein to prosōpon tēs gēs kai tou ouranou de pōs ouk oidate dokimazein touton ton kairon — NA/TR · 56
Reconciling with an Adversary
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vvv And why don’t you judge for yourselves what [is] right?
δὲ καὶ Τί οὐ κρίνετε ἀφ’ ἑαυτῶν τὸ δίκαιον de kai Ti ou krinete aph’ heautōn to dikaion — NA/TR · 57
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Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while vvv you are on your way… to [the] magistrate. Otherwise…, he may drag you off… to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
δὸς ἐργασίαν ἀπηλλάχθαι ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ σου τοῦ ἀντιδίκου γὰρ ὡς μετὰ ὑπάγεις ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ἐπ’ ἄρχοντα μή‿ ποτε κατασύρῃ σε πρὸς τὸν κριτήν καὶ ὁ κριτής παραδώσει σε τῷ πράκτορι καὶ ὁ πράκτωρ βαλεῖ σε εἰς φυλακήν dos ergasian apēllachthai ap’ autou sou tou antidikou gar hōs meta hypageis en tē hodō ep’ archonta mē pote katasyrē se pros ton kritēn kai ho kritēs paradōsei se tō praktori kai ho praktōr balei se eis phylakēn — NA/TR · 58
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I tell you, vvv vvv you will not get out… until you have paid the very last penny.
λέγω σοι οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς ἐκεῖθεν ἕως ἀποδῷς τὸ καὶ ἔσχατον λεπτὸν legō soi ou mē exelthēs ekeithen heōs apodōs to kai eschaton lepton — NA/TR · 59