Thematic Bible




Luke 12:1 (show verse)

AT that time, the multitude being assembled by ten thousands, so that they trod one on another, he said to his disciples, Beware, first, of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;

Luke 12:2 (show verse)

for there is nothing concealed that shall not be revealed, nor hid that shall not be known.

Luke 12:3 (show verse)

Whatever, therefore, you have said in the darkness, shall be heard in the light; and what you have spoken to the ear in private rooms, shall be proclaimed on the houses.

Luke 12:4 (show verse)

And I tell you, my friends, fear not those that kill the body, and after this have [power] to do nothing more.

Luke 12:5 (show verse)

But I will show you whom to fear; Fear him, who after killing has power to cast into hell; yes, I tell you, Fear him.

Luke 12:6 (show verse)

Are not five sparrows sold for two assarions [3 cents], and one of them is not forgotten before God?

Luke 12:7 (show verse)

But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore, for you are of more value than many sparrows.

Luke 12:8 (show verse)

And I tell you, that whoever shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man confess before the angels of God;

Luke 12:9 (show verse)

but he that has denied me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.

Luke 12:10 (show verse)

And every one that speaks a word against the Son of man shall have forgiveness; but he that blasphemes against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven.

Luke 12:11 (show verse)

And when they bring you to the synagogues, and powers, and authorities, be not anxious how you shall defend yourselves, or what you shall say;

Luke 12:12 (show verse)

for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what you ought to say.

Luke 12:13 (show verse)

And one of the multitude said to him, Teacher, tell my brother to divide with me the inheritance.

Luke 12:14 (show verse)

And he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

Luke 12:15 (show verse)

And he said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness; for one's life depends not on the abundance of his property.

Luke 12:16 (show verse)

And he told them a parable, saying, The farm of a certain rich man produced abundantly;

Luke 12:17 (show verse)

and he reasoned in himself, saying, What shall I do, for I have no place where I shall bring together my fruits?

Luke 12:18 (show verse)

And he said, I will do this; I will take down my storehouses and build greater; and there will I bring together all my produce and my goods;

Luke 12:19 (show verse)

and I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years rest, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.
Accumulation of wealth » Riches, earthly (select readings)
Alertness » What to be aware of
Carnal security » Poverty
Common delusions » Trusting in riches
Covetousness » Covetous people
Covetousness » Instances of » The rich fool
Earthly » Refused for obedience » Uprightness
Fool » Parables of » Of the rich fool
Gluttony » Leads to » Carnal security
Greed/gluttony » The greedy
Happiness » Of the wicked » Illustrated
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The rich fool
Parables » Parables of Christ » Rich fool
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Presumption
Presuming upon time » Preparing for many years of enjoyment
Presumption » Presuming upon time and opportunity, common ways of » Preparing for many years of enjoyment
Prosperity » Perils of » Examples of the evil effects of
Riches » Folly and danger of trusting to--illustrated
earthly Riches » Examples of evil tendency of » Trust in riches, the folly of
earthly Riches » Gift of God
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » Poverty
Self-delusion » Prosperity frequently leads to
Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Our lives shall be prolonged
Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Our lives will be prolonged
Self-indulgence » Instances of » The rich fool
Time » Presuming upon time and opportunity, common ways of » Preparing for many years of enjoyment
the things that are Transient » Power » Pleasure
earthly Treasures » Riches, earthly (select readings)
Trust in riches » The folly of
Wealth » Accumulation of » Select readings
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Presumption
FALSE » Trusts » Trust in riches, the folly of

Luke 12:20 (show verse)

But God said to him, Foolish man, this night they shall require your soul from you; and who then will have the goods which you have provided?
Accountability » Accountability connected with stewardship
Accumulation of wealth » Riches, earthly (select readings)
Alertness » What to be aware of
Business » Cares » Presumption
Business life » Business Cares Result in » Presumption
Care » Business Cares Result in » Presumption
Covetousness » Covetous people
Covetousness » Instances of » The rich fool
death » Spiritual » Of the wicked
death » Miscellaneous subjects » Requiring the soul
Death of the The Wicked » Illustrated
natural Death » Described as » God requiring the soul
Dying » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
Earthly » Refused for obedience » Uprightness
Fool » Parables of » Of the rich fool
Fools » Characteristics of » Hypocrisy
Fools » Depend upon their wealth
Greed/gluttony » The greedy
Happiness » Of the wicked » Illustrated
Happiness » Of the wicked » Is uncertain
Happiness of the The Wicked » Is uncertain
Immortality » Of the soul
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The rich fool
Man » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Of the wicked
Man » Possessed of » A soul
Man's » Immortality » Of the soul
Parables » Parables of Christ » Rich fool
Punishment of the The Wicked » Future described as » Often sudden and unexpected
Riches » Folly and danger of trusting to--illustrated
earthly Riches » Examples of evil tendency of » Trust in riches, the folly of
earthly Riches » Gift of God
Self-delusion » Fatal consequences of
Self-delusion » Fatal » consequences of
Self-indulgence » Instances of » The rich fool
Soul » Immortal
Stewardship » Truths to be remembered in relation to » Accountability connected with stewardship
the things that are Transient » Power » Pleasure
earthly Treasures » Riches, earthly (select readings)
Trust in riches » The folly of
Wealth » Accumulation of » Select readings
The wicked » Death of
FALSE » Trusts » Trust in riches, the folly of

Luke 12:21 (show verse)

So is every one that lays up treasures for himself and is not rich in God.

Luke 12:22 (show verse)

And he said to his disciples, I tell you, therefore, be not anxious for your soul what you shall eat, nor for the body what you shall put on.

Luke 12:23 (show verse)

Is not the soul more than the food, and the body than the clothing?

Luke 12:24 (show verse)

Consider the ravens; for they neither sow nor reap, and they have no private room, no storehouse; and God feeds them. How much are you better than the birds!

Luke 12:25 (show verse)

And which of you can add a cubit to his stature?

Luke 12:26 (show verse)

And if you cannot do the least, why are you anxious for the rest?

Luke 12:27 (show verse)

Consider the lilies; how they neither spin nor weave; but I tell you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of them.

Luke 12:28 (show verse)

And if God so clothes the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, men of little faith?

Luke 12:29 (show verse)

And seek not what you shall eat, and what you shall drink, and be not of a doubtful mind;

Luke 12:30 (show verse)

for all these things do the nations of the world seek; and your Father knows that you need them.

Luke 12:31 (show verse)

But seek his kingdom, and these shall be added to you.

Luke 12:32 (show verse)

Fear not, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.

Luke 12:33 (show verse)

Sell your property and bestow charity; make yourselves purses that become not old, and a treasury that fails not, in heaven, where no thief approaches, nor moth destroys;

Luke 12:34 (show verse)

for where your treasury is, there will your heart be also.

Luke 12:35 (show verse)

Stand with your loins girded, and your candles lighted,

Luke 12:36 (show verse)

and be like men waiting for the coming of their lord, when he shall return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.

Luke 12:37 (show verse)

Blessed are those servants whom their lord when he comes shall find watching. I tell you truly, that he will gird himself, and cause them to recline, and he will come and wait upon them.

Luke 12:38 (show verse)

And if he comes in the second watch, and comes in the third watch, and finds them thus, blessed are they.

Luke 12:39 (show verse)

But know this, that if the householder had known at what hour the thief comes, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

Luke 12:40 (show verse)

Be you also ready; for in an hour when you think not the Son of man comes.

Luke 12:41 (show verse)

And Peter said to him, Lord, do you speak this parable to us, or also to all?

Luke 12:42 (show verse)

And the Lord said, Who then is a faithful, a wise steward, whom the lord shall place over his family, to give them their proper food in due time?

Luke 12:43 (show verse)

Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing.

Luke 12:44 (show verse)

I tell you truly, that he will set him over all his property.

Luke 12:45 (show verse)

But if that servant says in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begins to beat the younger servants, and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk,

Luke 12:46 (show verse)

the lord of that servant will come in a day that he looks not for him, and at an hour that he knows not of, and will punish him severely, and give him his part with the faithless.

Luke 12:47 (show verse)

And that servant who knew his lord's will and prepared not himself, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;

Luke 12:48 (show verse)

but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And from any one to whom much is given, much will be demanded; and of him with whom men have deposited much, they will ask more.

Luke 12:49 (show verse)

I have come to send a fire on the earth; and what will I if it is already kindled?

Luke 12:50 (show verse)

But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it is fully accomplished!

Luke 12:51 (show verse)

Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth? I tell you, no; but rather division.

Luke 12:52 (show verse)

For from this time there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two shall be divided against three;

Luke 12:53 (show verse)

a father against a son, and a son against a father; a mother against the daughter, and a daughter against the mother; a mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.

Luke 12:54 (show verse)

And he also said to the multitudes, When you see a cloud rise in the west you immediately say, There comes a shower; and it is so.

Luke 12:55 (show verse)

And when the south wind blows you say, There will be heat; and there is.

Luke 12:56 (show verse)

Hypocrites! You know how to distinguish the appearance of the earth and sky, and how do you not distinguish this time?

Luke 12:57 (show verse)

And why even of yourselves do you not judge what is right?

Luke 12:58 (show verse)

For when you go with your adversary to a ruler, on the way labor to be released from him, lest he take you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer cast you into prison;

Luke 12:59 (show verse)

I tell you that you shall not go out thence till you have paid even the last lepton [2 mill].