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Themes in Luke 12
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Themes in Luke 12

Luke 12:1

Meanwhile as the people had gathered in tens of thousands, so that they were trampling upon one another, He began to say, first of all, to His disciples: "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, hypocrisy.

Luke 12:2

There is nothing covered up that will not be uncovered, nor secret that will not be made known;

Luke 12:3

because what you have spoken in darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in people's ears, behind closed doors, will be proclaimed from the housetops.

Luke 12:4

So I tell you, my friends, never be afraid of those who kill the body but after that have nothing more that they can do.

Luke 12:5

But I will show you whom to fear. Fear Him who, after killing you, has power to hurl you down to the pit; yes, I tell you, fear Him.

Luke 12:6

Are not sparrows sold five for two cents? And yet not one of them is forgotten by God!

Luke 12:7

Yes, the very hairs on your heads have all been counted by God! Stop being afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Luke 12:8

I tell you, everyone who owns me before men the Son of Man will own before the angels of God;

Luke 12:9

but anyone who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.

Luke 12:10

And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but no one who speaks abusively about the Holy Spirit will be forgiven.

Luke 12:11

Now when they are bringing you before the synagogues or the magistrates or the authorities, never worry about how to defend yourselves, or what to say,

Luke 12:12

for at that very moment the Holy Spirit will teach you what you ought to say."

Luke 12:13

Just then a man in the crowd said to Him, "Tell my brother to share with me our inheritance."

Luke 12:14

But He said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or umpire in your affairs?"

Luke 12:15

And then He said to them, "Be ever on the alert and always on your guard against every form of greed, because a man's life does not consist in his possessions, even though they are abundant."

Luke 12:16

Then He told them a story, as follows: "A certain rich man's lands yielded bountifully.

Luke 12:17

So he began to argue with himself, 'What am I to do, because I have nowhere to store my crops?'

Luke 12:18

Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store all my grains and my goods.

Luke 12:19

Then I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Go on taking your ease; continue to eat, drink, and enjoy yourself."'

Luke 12:20

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is to be demanded of you. Then who will have all that you have prepared?'

Luke 12:21

So it is with the man who continues to pile up possessions for himself, and is not rich in God."

Luke 12:22

Then He said to His disciples: "Stop worrying, then, about life, as to what you will have to eat, or about your body, as to what you will have to wear.

Luke 12:23

Your life is worth more than food, and your body more than clothes.

Luke 12:24

Just think of the ravens! For they neither sow nor reap, they have no storehouses nor barns, and yet God continues to feed them. How much more are you worth than the birds!

Luke 12:25

Which of you by worrying can add a single minute to his life?

Luke 12:26

So if you cannot do this very little thing, why should you worry about the rest?

Luke 12:27

Just think of how the lilies grow. They do not toil nor spin. But, I tell you, not even Solomon, in all his splendor, was ever dressed like one of them.

Luke 12:28

Now if God so gorgeously dresses the wild grass which today is green but tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, how much more surely will He clothe you, O you with little faith?

Luke 12:29

So you must stop seeking what to eat and what to drink, and must stop being in suspense about these things.

Luke 12:30

For all these are the very things the nations of the world are greedily trying to get, and surely your Father well knows that you need them.

Luke 12:31

But continue to seek His will, and these things will be yours besides.

Luke 12:32

Stop being afraid, my little flock, for your Father has gladly chosen to give you the kingdom.

Luke 12:33

Sell your property and give to charity. Provide for yourselves purses that will never wear out, riches that never fail in heaven, where a thief cannot come near nor a moth destroy,

Luke 12:34

For wherever your treasure is, there too your heart will be.

Luke 12:35

"You must keep your belts tight and your lamps burning,

Luke 12:36

and be like men waiting for their master when he comes home from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they at once may open the door for him.

Luke 12:37

Happy are those slaves whom the master, when he comes, will find on the watch for him. I solemnly say to you, he will tighten his belt and have them sit at table, and he will go around and wait on them.

Luke 12:38

Whether he comes before or after midnight, if he finds them so, happy are they.

Luke 12:39

But be sure of this, that if the master of the house had known what time the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

Luke 12:40

So you, too, must always be ready, for at an hour that you are not expecting, the Son of Man will come."

Luke 12:41

Peter said to Him, "Lord, do you mean this story for us, or is it for everybody?"

Luke 12:42

And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful, thoughtful manager whom his master will put in charge of his household, to give out the supplies at the proper time?

Luke 12:43

Happy is that slave whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing.

Luke 12:44

I tell you truly, he will put him in charge of all his property.

Luke 12:45

But if that slave says to himself, my Master is not coming back for a long time, and begins to beat the men and women slaves, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

Luke 12:46

his master will come back some day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour of which he is not aware, and will cut him in two, and give him his share with the unfaithful.

Luke 12:47

That slave who knows his master's wishes and does not get ready or act upon them will be severely punished.

Luke 12:48

But the one who does wrong without knowing it will be lightly punished. Much will be demanded from anyone to whom much has been given; yea, people will demand much more from anyone to whom they have entrusted much.

Luke 12:49

"It is fire that I have come to bring upon the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!

Luke 12:50

I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am pressed with anguish till it is accomplished!

Luke 12:51

Do you think that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not so at all, but rather discord.

Luke 12:52

For from now on, five in a house will be divided, three against two, and two against three.

Luke 12:53

Father will be 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."

Luke 12:54

And He said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, at once you say, 'It is going to rain,' and it does.

Luke 12:55

And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, 'It is going to be very hot,' and so it is.

Luke 12:56

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret day by day the look of earth and sky. Then how is it that you do not know how to interpret the present crisis?

Luke 12:57

Why do you not of yourselves decide what is right?

Luke 12:58

For instance, when you are on the way to court with your opponent, take the utmost pains on the way to get entirely rid of him, so that he may not rush you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the sheriff, and the sheriff put you in prison.

Luke 12:59

I tell you, you will never get out of it until you have paid the last penny!"
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