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Luke 12 American Standard Version (1901)

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1 In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
1 Ἐν οἷς ἐπισυναχθεισῶν τῶν μυριάδων τοῦ ὄχλου ὡς καταπατεῖν ἀλλήλους, ἤρξατο λέγειν πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ πρῶτον· προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων, ἥτις ἐστὶν ὑπόκρισις.
2 But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.
2 οὐδὲν δὲ συγκεκαλυμμένον ἐστὶν ὃ οὐκ ἀποκαλυφθήσεται, καὶ κρυπτὸν ὃ οὐ γνωσθήσεται·
3 Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
3 ἀνθ᾽ ὧν ὅσα ἐν τῇ σκοτίᾳ εἴπατε, ἐν τῷ φωτὶ ἀκουσθήσεται, καὶ ὃ πρὸς τὸ οὖς ἐλαλήσατε ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις, κηρυχθήσεται ἐπὶ τῶν δωμάτων.
4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
4 Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν τοῖς φίλοις μου· μὴ φοβηθῆτε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀποκτεννόντων τὸ σῶμα, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα μὴ ἐχόντων περισσότερόν τι ποιῆσαι.
5 But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
5 ὑποδείξω δὲ ὑμῖν τίνα φοβηθῆτε· φοβήθητε τὸν μετὰ τὸ ἀποκτεῖναι ἔχοντα ἐξουσίαν ἐμβαλεῖν εἰς τὴν γέενναν· ναί, λέγω ὑμῖν, τοῦτον φοβήθητε.
6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.
6 οὐχὶ πέντε στρουθία πωλεῖται ἀσσαρίων δύο; καὶ ἓν ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐκ ἔστιν ἐπιλελησμένον ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ·
7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
7 ἀλλὰ καὶ αἱ τρίχες τῆς κεφαλῆς ὑμῶν πᾶσαι ἠρίθμηνται. μὴ οὖν φοβεῖσθε· πολλῶν στρουθίων διαφέρετε.
8 And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
8 Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν· πᾶς ὃς ἂν ὁμολογήσῃ ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁμολογήσει ἐν αὐτῷ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ Θεοῦ·
9 but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.
9 ὁ δὲ ἀρνησάμενός με ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀπαρνηθήσεται ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀγγέλων τοῦ Θεοῦ.
10 And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.
10 καὶ πᾶς ὃς ἐρεῖ λόγον εἰς τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ· τῷ δὲ εἰς τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα βλασφημήσαντι οὐκ ἀφεθήσεται.
11 And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
11 ὅταν δὲ προσφέρωσιν ὑμᾶς ἐπὶ τὰς συναγωγὰς καὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε πῶς ἢ τί ἀπολογήσησθε ἢ τί εἴπητε·
12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.
12 τὸ γὰρ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα διδάξει ὑμᾶς ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἃ δεῖ εἰπεῖν.
13 And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.
13 Εἶπε δέ τις αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου· διδάσκαλε, εἰπὲ τῷ ἀδελφῷ μου μερίσασθαι τὴν κληρονομίαν μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ.
14 But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
14 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἄνθρωπε, τίς με κατέστησε δικαστὴν ἢ μεριστὴν ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς;
15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
15 εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· ὁρᾶτε καὶ φυλάσσεσθε ἀπὸ πάσης πλεονεξίας· ὅτι οὐκ ἐν τῷ περισσεύειν τινὶ ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτοῦ.
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
16 Εἶπε δὲ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς λέγων· ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα·
17 and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?
17 καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων· τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου;
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
18 καὶ εἶπε· τοῦτο ποιήσω· καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω, καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὰ γενήματά μου καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου,
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
19 καὶ ἐρῶ τῇ ψυχῇ μου· ψυχή, ἔχεις πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ κείμενα εἰς ἔτη πολλά· ἀναπαύου, φάγε, πίε, εὐφραίνου.
20 But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
20 εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Θεός· ἄφρον, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ· ἃ δὲ ἡτοίμασας τίνι ἔσται;
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
21 οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ἑαυτῷ, καὶ μὴ εἰς Θεὸν πλουτῶν.
22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for [your] life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.
22 Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ· διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν τί φάγητε, μηδὲ τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν τί ἐνδύσησθε.
23 For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.
23 οὐχὶ ἡ ψυχὴ πλεῖόν ἐστι τῆς τροφῆς καὶ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ ἐνδύματος;
24 Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!
24 κατανοήσατε τοὺς κόρακας, ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν, οἷς οὐκ ἔστι ταμεῖον οὐδὲ ἀποθήκη, καὶ ὁ Θεὸς τρέφει αὐτούς· πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμεῖς διαφέρετε τῶν πετεινῶν;
25 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?
25 τίς δὲ ἐξ ὑμῶν μεριμνῶν δύναται προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ πῆχυν ἕνα;
26 If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?
26 εἰ οὖν οὔτε ἐλάχιστον δύνασθε, τί περὶ τῶν λοιπῶν μεριμνᾶτε;
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
27 κατανοήσατε τὰ κρίνα πῶς αὐξάνει· οὐ κοπιᾷ οὐδὲ νήθει· λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν, οὐδὲ Σολομὼν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ περιεβάλετο ὡς ἓν τούτων.
28 But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [shall he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?
28 εἰ δὲ τὸν χόρτον τοῦ ἀγροῦ, σήμερον ὄντα καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον, ὁ Θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέννυσι, πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς, ὀλιγόπιστοι;
29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
29 καὶ ὑμεῖς μὴ ζητεῖτε τί φάγητε καὶ τί πίητε, καὶ μὴ μετεωρίζεσθε·
30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
30 ταῦτα γὰρ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τοῦ κόσμου ἐπιζητεῖ· ὑμῶν δὲ ὁ πατὴρ οἶδεν ὅτι χρῄζετε τούτων·
31 Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.
31 πλὴν ζητεῖτε τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ταῦτα [πάντα] προστεθήσεται ὑμῖν.
32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
32 Μὴ φοβοῦ τὸ μικρὸν ποίμνιον· ὅτι εὐδόκησεν ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν δοῦναι ὑμῖν τὴν βασιλείαν.
33 Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.
33 πωλήσατε τὰ ὑπάρχοντα ὑμῶν καὶ δότε ἐλεημοσύνην. ποιήσατε ἑαυτοῖς βαλλάντια μὴ παλαιούμενα, θησαυρὸν ἀνέκλειπτον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ὅπου κλέπτης οὐκ ἐγγίζει οὐδὲ σὴς διαφθείρει·
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
34 ὅπου γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θησαυρὸς ὑμῶν, ἐκεῖ καὶ ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν ἔσται.
35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;
35 Ἔστωσαν ὑμῶν αἱ ὀσφύες περιεζωσμέναι καὶ οἱ λύχνοι καιόμενοι·
36 and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.
36 καὶ ὑμεῖς ὅμοιοι ἀνθρώποις προσδεχομένοις τὸν κύριον ἑαυτῶν, πότε ἀναλύσει ἐκ τῶν γάμων, ἵνα ἐλθόντος καὶ κρούσαντος εὐθέως ἀνοίξωσιν αὐτῷ.
37 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.
37 μακάριοι οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι, οὓς ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος εὑρήσει γρηγοροῦντας. ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι περιζώσεται καὶ ἀνακλινεῖ αὐτούς, καὶ παρελθὼν διακονήσει αὐτοῖς.
38 And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find [them] so, blessed are those [servants].
38 καὶ ἐὰν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ φυλακῇ καὶ ἐν τῇ τρίτῃ φυλακῇ ἔλθῃ καὶ εὕρῃ οὕτω, μακάριοί εἰσιν οἱ δοῦλοι ἐκεῖνοι.
39 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.
39 τοῦτο δὲ γινώσκετε ὅτι εἰ ᾔδει ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης ποίᾳ ὥρᾳ ὁ κλέπτης ἔρχεται, ἐγρηγόρησεν ἂν καὶ οὐκ ἂν ἀφῆκε διορυγῆναι τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.
40 Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.
40 καὶ ὑμεῖς οὖν γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι· ὅτι ᾗ ὥρᾳ οὐ δοκεῖτε ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται.
41 And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all?
41 εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος· Κύριε, πρὸς ἡμᾶς τὴν παραβολὴν ταύτην λέγεις ἢ καὶ πρὸς πάντας;
42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
42 εἶπε δὲ ὁ Κύριος· τίς ἄρα ἐστὶν ὁ πιστὸς οἰκονόμος καὶ φρόνιμος, ὃν καταστήσει ὁ κύριος ἐπὶ τῆς θεραπείας αὐτοῦ τοῦ διδόναι ἐν καιρῷ τὸ σιτομέτριον;
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
43 μακάριος ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος, ὃν ἐλθὼν ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει οὕτω ποιοῦντα.
44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.
44 ἀληθῶς λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐπὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ὑπάρχουσιν αὐτοῦ καταστήσει αὐτόν.
45 But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
45 ἐὰν δὲ εἴπῃ ὁ δοῦλος ἐκεῖνος ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, χρονίζει ὁ κύριός μου ἔρχεσθαι, καὶ ἄρξηται τύπτειν τοὺς παῖδας καὶ τὰς παιδίσκας, ἐσθίειν τε καὶ πίνειν καὶ μεθύσκεσθαι,
46 the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.
46 ἥξει ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ᾗ οὐ προσδοκᾷ καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ᾗ οὐ γινώσκει, καὶ διχοτομήσει αὐτόν, καὶ τὸ μέρος αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀπίστων θήσει.
47 And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes];
47 ἐκεῖνος δὲ ὁ δοῦλος, ὁ γνοὺς τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου ἑαυτοῦ καὶ μὴ ἑτοιμάσας μηδὲ ποιήσας πρὸς τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, δαρήσεται πολλάς·
48 but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.
48 ὁ δὲ μὴ γνούς, ποιήσας δὲ ἄξια πληγῶν, δαρήσεται ὀλίγας. παντὶ δὲ ᾧ ἐδόθη πολύ, πολὺ ζητηθήσεται παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ᾧ παρέθεντο πολύ, περισσότερον αἰτήσουσιν αὐτόν.
49 I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?
49 Πῦρ ἦλθον βαλεῖν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τί θέλω εἰ ἤδη ἀνήφθη!
50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
50 βάπτισμα δὲ ἔχω βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ πῶς συνέχομαι ἕως οὗ τελεσθῇ!
51 Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
51 δοκεῖτε ὅτι εἰρήνην παρεγενόμην δοῦναι ἐν τῇ γῇ; οὐχί, λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀλλ᾽ ἢ διαμερισμόν.
52 for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
52 ἔσονται γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν πέντε ἐν οἴκῳ ἑνὶ διαμεμερισμένοι, τρεῖς ἐπὶ δυσὶ καὶ δύο ἐπὶ τρισί·
53 They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.
53 διαμερισθήσονται πατὴρ ἐπὶ υἱῷ καὶ υἱὸς ἐπὶ πατρί, μήτηρ ἐπὶ θυγατρὶ καὶ θυγάτηρ ἐπὶ μητρί, πενθερὰ ἐπὶ τὴν νύμφην αὐτῆς καὶ νύμφη ἐπὶ τὴν πενθερὰν αὐτῆς.
54 And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.
54 Ἔλεγε δὲ καὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις· ὅταν ἴδητε τὴν νεφέλην ἀνατέλλουσαν ἀπὸ δυσμῶν, εὐθέως λέγετε, ὄμβρος ἔρχεται, καὶ γίνεται οὕτω·
55 And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.
55 καὶ ὅταν νότον πνέοντα, λέγετε ὅτι καύσων ἔσται, καὶ γίνεται.
56 Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?
56 ὑποκριταί, τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ τῆς γῆς οἴδατε δοκιμάζειν, τὸν δὲ καιρὸν τοῦτον πῶς οὐ δοκιμάζετε;
57 And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
57 τί δὲ καὶ ἀφ᾽ ἑαυτῶν οὐ κρίνετε τὸ δίκαιον;
58 For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.
58 ὡς γὰρ ὑπάγεις μετὰ τοῦ ἀντιδίκου σου ἐπ᾽ ἄρχοντα, ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ δὸς ἐργασίαν ἀπηλλάχθαι ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, μήποτε κατασύρῃ σε πρὸς τὸν κριτήν, καὶ ὁ κριτής σε παραδῷ τῷ πράκτορι, καὶ ὁ πράκτωρ σε βαλεῖ εἰς φυλακήν.
59 I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.
59 λέγω σοι, οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς ἐκεῖθεν ἕως οὗ καὶ τὸ ἔσχατον λεπτὸν ἀποδῷς.
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  1. 1 1 Corinthians 5:7–8; 1 Peter 2:1; James 3:17; Matthew 16:6–12; Mark 8:15–21
  2. 2 Mark 4:22; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Luke 8:17; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Matthew 10:26–33
  3. 3 Matthew 10:27; Ecclesiastes 10:20; Matthew 12:36; Ecclesiastes 10:12–13; Job 24:14–15
  4. 4 Matthew 10:28; Jeremiah 1:8; Revelation 2:10; Philippians 1:28; 1 Peter 3:14
  5. 5 2 Peter 2:4; Matthew 10:28; Revelation 14:7; Psalm 9:17; Hebrews 10:31
  6. 6 Luke 12:24; Psalm 147:9; Psalm 145:15–16; Matthew 10:29; Psalm 113:5–6
  7. 7 Matthew 10:30–31; Matthew 6:26; Isaiah 43:3–4; 2 Samuel 14:11; Luke 21:18
  8. 8 Matthew 10:32–33; 1 John 2:23; Romans 10:9–10; 2 Timothy 2:12; Luke 15:10
  9. 9 2 Timothy 2:12; Mark 8:38; Matthew 10:33; Luke 9:26; Matthew 7:23
  10. 10 Matthew 12:31–32; 1 John 5:16; 1 Timothy 1:13; Mark 3:28–30; Hebrews 6:4–8
  11. 11 Matthew 10:17–20; Acts 4:5–7; Luke 12:22; Luke 21:12–14; Matthew 23:34
  12. 12 Luke 21:15; Matthew 10:20; Acts 4:8; Acts 6:10; Exodus 4:11
  13. 13 1 Timothy 6:5; Luke 6:45; Ezekiel 33:31; Acts 8:18–19; Psalm 17:14
  14. 14 Romans 9:20; Romans 2:3; John 6:15; Exodus 2:14; Romans 2:1
  15. 15 Hebrews 13:5; 1 Timothy 6:6–10; Psalm 119:36–37; Proverbs 16:16; Proverbs 15:16
  16. 16 Genesis 26:12–14; Genesis 41:47–49; Hosea 2:8; Psalm 73:12; Matthew 5:45
  17. 17 Matthew 5:42; Isaiah 58:7; Romans 12:13; 2 Corinthians 9:6–15; Acts 16:30
  18. 18 James 3:15; James 4:15; Luke 18:6; Luke 12:21; Psalm 17:14
  19. 19 Proverbs 27:1; James 4:13–15; Matthew 6:19–21; 1 Corinthians 15:32; Philippians 3:19
  20. 20 Job 27:8; Jeremiah 17:11; 1 Timothy 6:7; Psalm 39:6; James 4:14
  21. 21 Matthew 6:19–20; Luke 12:33; James 2:5; James 5:1–3; 1 Timothy 6:18–19
  22. 22 Matthew 6:25–34; Philippians 4:6; Hebrews 13:5; 1 Corinthians 7:32; Luke 12:29
  23. 23 Job 2:6; Proverbs 13:8; Job 2:4; Acts 27:18–19; Job 1:12
  24. 24 Luke 12:7; Matthew 10:31; Psalm 147:9; Job 38:41; Psalm 145:15–16
  25. 25 Matthew 6:27; Matthew 5:36
  26. 26 1 Peter 5:7; Psalm 39:6; Ecclesiastes 7:13
  27. 27 Matthew 6:28–30; Luke 12:24; 1 Kings 10:1–13; 2 Chronicles 9:1–12; James 1:10–11
  28. 28 Isaiah 40:6; Matthew 14:31; Matthew 6:30; 1 Peter 1:24; Matthew 17:20
  29. 29 Luke 12:22; Matthew 6:31; Luke 22:35; Luke 10:7–8
  30. 30 Matthew 6:32; Matthew 6:8; Ephesians 4:17; Luke 12:32; 1 Peter 4:2–4
  31. 31 Matthew 6:33; Hebrews 13:5; Psalm 34:9; 1 Kings 3:11–13; John 6:27
  32. 32 Hebrews 12:28; 1 Peter 1:3–5; Revelation 1:6; Philippians 2:13; Luke 10:21
  33. 33 Matthew 19:21; Acts 2:45; Luke 18:22; Acts 4:34–35; Matthew 6:19–21
  34. 34 Matthew 6:21; Colossians 3:1–3; Philippians 3:20
  35. 35 1 Peter 1:13; Ephesians 6:14; Matthew 25:4–10; Matthew 25:1; Matthew 5:16
  36. 36 Jude 20–21; James 5:7–8; Revelation 3:20; Lamentations 3:25–26; Isaiah 64:4
  37. 37 2 Peter 3:14; Matthew 24:42; John 13:4–5; Matthew 24:45–47; 1 Corinthians 2:9
  38. 38 1 Thessalonians 5:4–5; Matthew 25:6
  39. 39 Revelation 3:3; 2 Peter 3:10; Revelation 16:15; Matthew 24:43–44; 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3
  40. 40 1 Thessalonians 5:6; Matthew 25:13; Romans 13:11; Matthew 24:44; Revelation 19:7
  41. 41 Mark 13:37; 1 Peter 4:7; Mark 14:37
  42. 42 Matthew 24:45–46; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Corinthians 4:1–2; 1 Peter 4:10; 1 Peter 5:1–4
  43. 44 Luke 22:29–30; Matthew 24:47; Luke 19:17–19; Daniel 12:2–3; Revelation 3:18
  44. 45 Matthew 24:48–50; Revelation 18:7–8; Ezekiel 34:8; Jeremiah 20:2; Ezekiel 12:22
  45. 46 Revelation 16:15; Luke 12:40; Matthew 24:51; Psalm 11:5; Psalm 37:9
  46. 47 James 4:17; John 9:41; John 15:22–24; John 12:48; Deuteronomy 25:2–3
  47. 48 James 3:1; Leviticus 5:17; Luke 16:10–12; Matthew 25:14–29; Matthew 13:12
  48. 49 Malachi 4:1; Matthew 3:10–12; Malachi 3:2–3; Luke 12:51–52; Joel 2:30–31
  49. 50 John 12:27–28; John 19:30; John 4:34; John 7:6–8; Mark 10:32–38
  50. 51 Matthew 10:34–36; Luke 12:49; Matthew 24:7–10; Zechariah 11:10–11; Zechariah 11:14
  51. 52 John 15:18–21; Acts 14:1–4; Micah 7:5–6; John 16:2; Acts 28:24
  52. 53 Micah 7:6; Matthew 10:21–22; Matthew 24:10; Zechariah 13:2–6
  53. 54 Matthew 16:2–4; 1 Kings 18:44–45
  54. 55 Matthew 20:12; Job 37:17
  55. 56 Matthew 16:3; Matthew 24:32–33; Matthew 11:25; 1 Chronicles 12:32; Luke 19:42–44
  56. 57 John 7:24; Deuteronomy 32:29; 1 Corinthians 11:14; Acts 13:26–38; Acts 2:40
  57. 58 Matthew 5:23–26; Luke 13:24–28; Job 23:7; Isaiah 55:6; Proverbs 25:8–9
  58. 59 Mark 12:42; Matthew 18:34; Matthew 25:46; Matthew 25:41; 2 Thessalonians 1:3

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What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary 12:15 Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament (Sermon LVII)

    I doubt not but that ye who fear God, do hear His word with awe, and execute it with cheerfulness; that what He hath promised, ye may at present hope for, hereafter receive. We have just now heard the Lord Christ Jesus, the Son of God, giving us a precept.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 12:50 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book I, Chapters XX–XXI)

    And to this He refers when He says, "And I have another baptism to be baptized with, and I hasten eagerly towards it." Moreover, they affirm that the Lord added this redemption to the sons of Zebedee, when their mother asked that they might sit, the one on His right hand, and the other on His left, in His kingdom, …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 12:4 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Chapters 11–13)

    If this be so, then that is false which Christ says, "Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do;" for it seems they can do great injury to the dead body.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 12:47 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXVI)

    "For mighty" men (it is said) "shall be mightily tormented:" and "He that knew his Lord's will, and doeth it not, shall be beaten with many stripes." So that more knowledge is a ground of more punishment.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  5. Quotes verse 12:28 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture VI)

    And he who says again that the Father is one, and the maker of the world another, opposes the Son when He says, If then God so clothes the grass of the field which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the furnace of fire; and, Who maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)