Acts 20
1 ಆ ಗದ್ದಲವು ನಿಂತ ತರುವಾಯ ಪೌಲನು ಶಿಷ್ಯರನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಹತ್ತಿರಕ್ಕೆ ಕರೆದು ಅವರನ್ನು ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡನು; ಇದಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅವನು ಮಕೆ ದೋನ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಲು ಹೊರಟನು.
2 ಆ ಭಾಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚಾರ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿಯವರನ್ನು ಬಹಳವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಬೋಧಿಸಿ ಗ್ರೀಸ್ಗೆ ಬಂದನು.
3 ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂರು ತಿಂಗಳು ಇದ್ದ ಮೇಲೆ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಮಾರ್ಗವಾಗಿ ಸಿರಿಯಾಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಬೇಕೆಂದಿದ್ದಾಗ ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರು ಅವನಿಗಾಗಿ ಹೊಂಚುಹಾಕಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವನು ಮಕೆದೋನ್ಯದ ಮುಖಾಂತರ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿ ಹೋಗು ವದಕ್ಕೆ ತೀರ್ಮಾನಮಾಡಿದನು.
4 ಬೆರೋಯದ ವನಾದ ಸೋಪತ್ರನೂ ಥೆಸಲೋನಿಕದವರಲ್ಲಿ ಅರಿಸ್ತಾರ್ಕನೂ ಸೆಕುಂದನೂ ದೆರ್ಬೆಯ ಗಾಯನೂ ತಿಮೊಥೆಯನೂ ಆಸ್ಯದ ತುಖಿಕನೂ ತ್ರೊಫಿಮನೂ ಪೌಲನ ಜೊತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಸ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದರು.
5 ಇವರು ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಹೋಗಿ ನಮಗೋಸ್ಕರ ತ್ರೋವದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾದುಕೊಂಡರು.
6 ಹುಳಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ರೊಟ್ಟಿಯ ದಿವಸ ಗಳಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ನಾವು ಫಿಲಿಪ್ಪಿಯಿಂದ ಹೊರಟು ಹಡಗನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಿ ಐದು ದಿವಸಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತ್ರೋವಕ್ಕೆ ಅವರ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದೆವು. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಏಳು ದಿವಸಗಳಿದ್ದೆವು.
7 ವಾರದ ಮೊದಲನೆಯ ದಿವಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಿಷ್ಯರು ರೊಟ್ಟಿಮುರಿಯುವದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಕೂಡಿ ಬಂದಾಗ ಮರು ದಿನ ಹೊರಡಬೇಕೆಂದಿದ್ದ ಪೌಲನು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಸಂಗಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಮಧ್ಯರಾತ್ರಿಯ ವರೆಗೂ ಉಪದೇಶ ವನ್ನು ನಡಿಸಿದನು.
8 ಅವರು ಕೂಡಿದ್ದ ಮೇಲಂತಸ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೇಕ ದೀಪಗಳಿದ್ದವು.
9 ಆಗ ಕಿಟಕಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂತು ಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಯೂತಿಕನೆಂಬ ಒಬ್ಬ ಯೌವನಸ್ಥನು ಗಾಢ ನಿದ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದನು. ಪೌಲನು ಇನ್ನೂ ಪ್ರಸಂಗ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದಾಗ ಆ ಯೌವನಸ್ಥನಿಗೆ ನಿದ್ರೆಯಿಂದ ತೂಕಡಿಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಮೂರನೆಯ ಅಂತಸ್ತಿನಿಂದ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದನು; ಅವನನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿದಾಗ ಅವನು ಸತ್ತಿದ್ದನು.
10 ಆದರೆ ಪೌಲನು ಇಳಿದು ಹೋಗಿ ಅವನಮೇಲೆ ಬಿದ್ದು ತಬ್ಬಿಕೊಂಡು--ನೀವು ಕಳವಳಪಡಬೇಡಿರಿ, ಅವನ ಪ್ರಾಣ ಅವನಲ್ಲಿ ಅದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.
11 ಆಗ ಅವನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ ಮುರಿದು ಊಟಮಾಡಿ ಬಹಳ ಹೊತ್ತು ಬೆಳಗಾಗುವ ತನಕ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ ಹಾಗೆ ಹೊರಟು ಹೋದನು.
12 ಅವರು ಜೀವಿತನಾದ ಆ ಯೌವನಸ್ಥನನ್ನು ಕರೆದು ಕೊಂಡು ಬರಲು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಬಹಳ ಆದರಣೆ ಉಂಟಾಯಿತು.
13 ನಾವು ಮೊದಲು ಹೋಗಿ ಅಸ್ಸೊಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪೌಲ ನನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕೆಂದು ಅಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ ಮಾಡಿದೆವು. ಪೌಲನು ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ನಮಗೆ ಅಪ್ಪಣೆಮಾಡಿ ತಾನು ಕಾಲು ನಡೆಯಾಗಿ ಹೋಗಬೇಕೆಂದು ಮನಸ್ಸು ಮಾಡಿದನು.
14 ಅಸ್ಸೊಸಿ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಕೂಡಿಕೊಂಡಾಗ ನಾವು ಅವನನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಮಿತಿಲೇನೆಗೆ ಬಂದೆವು.
15 ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಹೊರಟು ಮರುದಿನ ಖೀಯೊಸ್ ದ್ವೀಪಕ್ಕೆದುರಾಗಿ ಬಂದು ಅದರ ಮರುದಿನ ಸಾಮೊಸಿಗೆ ಬಂದು ತ್ರೋಗುಲ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದು ಅದರ ಮರುದಿನ ನಾವು ಮಿಲೇತಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿದೆವು.
16 ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಪೌಲನು ತನಗೆ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾದರೆ ಪಂಚಾಶತ್ತಮದ ದಿವಸ ಯೆರೂಸಲೇಮಿನಲ್ಲಿರಬೇಕೆಂದು ಅವಸರ ಪಡುತ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದದರಿಂದ ಆಸ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಲವನ್ನು ಕಳೆಯು ವದಕ್ಕೆ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಪ್ರಯಾಣವಾಗಿ ಎಫೆಸವನ್ನು ದಾಟಿಹೋಗಬೇಕೆಂದು ತೀರ್ಮಾನಿಸಿ ಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದನು.
17 ಅವನು ಮಿಲೇತದಿಂದ ಎಫೆಸಕ್ಕೆ ಹೇಳಿಕಳುಹಿಸಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿಯ ಸಭೆಯ ಹಿರಿಯರನ್ನು ಕರೆಸಿದನು. ಅವರು ಅವನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದಾಗ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅವನು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೇ ನಂದರೆ--
18 ನಾನು ಆಸ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದ ಮೊದಲನೆಯ ದಿವಸದಿಂದ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಾಲಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗೆ ನಡೆದುಕೊಂಡೆನೆಂಬದನ್ನು ನೀವೇ ಬಲ್ಲಿರಿ.
19 ನಾನು ಬಹು ನಮ್ರತೆಯಿಂದಲೂ ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನಿಂದಲೂ ಕರ್ತನ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆನು. ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರು ಹೊಂಚುಹಾಕಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಸಂಕಷ್ಟಗಳು ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದವು.
20 ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ಹಿತಕರವಾದದ್ದೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನು ಹೇಳು ವದಕ್ಕೂ ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿಯೂ ಮನೆಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಉಪದೇಶಿಸುವದಕ್ಕೂ ಹಿಂತೆಗೆಯದೆ
21 ಯೆಹೂ ದ್ಯರೂ ಗ್ರೀಕರೂ ದೇವರ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಮಾನಸಾಂತರಪಟ್ಟು ನಮ್ಮ ಕರ್ತನಾದ ಯೇಸುಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನ ಮೇಲೆ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಿಡಬೇಕೆಂದು ಸಾಕ್ಷೀಕರಿಸುವವನಾಗಿದ್ದೆನು.
22 ಇಗೋ, ನಾನು ಈಗ ಆತ್ಮನಿರ್ಬಂಧವುಳ್ಳವನಾಗಿ ಯೆರೂಸಲೇ ಮಿಗೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ನನಗೆ ಏನು ಸಂಭವಿಸು ವವೋ ನಾನರಿಯೆ.
23 ಆದರೂ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪಟ್ಟಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನನಗೆ ಬೇಡಿಗಳೂ ಸಂಕಟಗಳೂ ಕಾದುಕೊಂಡಿವೆ ಎಂದು ಪವಿತ್ರಾತ್ಮನು ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ ಕೊಡುವದನ್ನು ಮಾತ್ರ ಬಲ್ಲೆನು.
24 ಆದಾಗ್ಯೂ ಇವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವದೊಂದು ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕದಲಿಸುವದಿಲ್ಲ; ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಾಣವು ನನಗೆ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾದದ್ದೆಂದು ನಾನು ಎಣಿಸುವದಿಲ್ಲ; ಹೀಗೆ ದೇವರ ಕೃಪೆಯ ಸುವಾರ್ತೆಯನ್ನು ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಕರಿಸು ವದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಾನು ಕರ್ತನಾದ ಯೇಸುವಿನಿಂದ ಹೊಂದಿದ ಸೇವೆಯೆಂಬ ಓಟವನ್ನು ಸಂತೋಷದಿಂದ ಕೊನೆಗಾಣಿಸುವ
25 ಇಗೋ, ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚಾರ ಮಾಡಿ ದೇವರ ರಾಜ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸಾರಿದವನಾದ ನನ್ನ ಮುಖವನ್ನು ಇನ್ನು ಮೇಲೆ ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬರೂ ಕಾಣುವದಿಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ನಾನು ಬಲ್ಲೆನು.
26 ಆದಕಾರಣ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮನುಷ್ಯರ ರಕ್ತದ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ನಿರ್ದೋಷಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆಂಬದಕ್ಕೆ ಈ ದಿವಸ ನೀವೇ ನನಗೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಗಳು.
27 ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ದೇವರ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪ ವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ನಿಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸುವದರಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಹಿಂದೆಗೆಯ ಲಿಲ್ಲ.
28 ದೇವರು ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವರಕ್ತದಿಂದ ಕೊಂಡುಕೊಂಡ ಸಭೆಯನ್ನು ಪೋಷಿಸುವದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಪವಿತ್ರಾತ್ಮನು ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನೇ ಆ ಹಿಂಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರನ್ನಾಗಿ ಇಟ್ಟಿರುವದರಿಂದ ನಿಮ್ಮ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಹಿಂಡಿನ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಾಗಿರಿ.
29 ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ನಾನು ಹೋದ ಮೇಲೆ ಕ್ರೂರವಾದ ತೋಳಗಳು ನಿಮ್ಮೊಳಗೆ ಬರುವ ವೆಂದು ನಾನು ಬಲ್ಲೆನು; ಅವು ಹಿಂಡನ್ನು ಕನಿಕರಿಸು ವದಿಲ್ಲ.
30 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಕೆಲವರು ಎದ್ದು ವಕ್ರ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನಾಡಿ ಶಿಷ್ಯರನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮ ಹಿಂದೆ ಎಳಕೊಳ್ಳುವರು.
31 ಆದಕಾರಣ ನಾನು ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನಿಂದ ಮೂರು ವರುಷ ಹಗಲಿರುಳು ಎಡೆಬಿಡದೆ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ನನ್ನು ಎಚ್ಚರಿಸಿದೆನೆಂದು ನೀವು ಜ್ಞಾಪಕ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಎಚ್ಚರವಾಗಿರಿ.
32 ಸಹೋದರರೇ, ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟುವ ದಕ್ಕೂ ಪವಿತ್ರರಾದವರೆಲ್ಲರಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ಬಾಧ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಅನುಗ್ರಹಿಸುವದಕ್ಕೂ ನಾನೀಗ ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ದೇವರಿಗೂ ಆತನ ಕೃಪಾವಾಕ್ಯಕ್ಕೂ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಡುತ್ತೇನೆ.
33 ನಾನು ಯಾರ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿಯನ್ನಾಗಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ಭಂಗಾರವನ್ನಾಗಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ವಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನಾಗಲಿ ಬಯಸಲಿಲ್ಲ.
34 ಹೌದು, ಈ ಕೈಗಳೇ ಕೆಲಸಮಾಡಿ ನನ್ನ ಕೊರತೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ನನ್ನ ಜೊತೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದವರ ಕೊರತೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ನೀಗಿದ್ದನ್ನು ನೀವೇ ಬಲ್ಲಿರಿ.
35 ನೀವು ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಕೆಲಸಮಾಡಿ ಬಲಹೀನ ರಿಗೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಆಧಾರವಾಗಿರತಕ್ಕದ್ದೆಂದೂ ಮತ್ತು--ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕೊಡುವದೇ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಭಾಗ್ಯ ವೆಂದು ಕರ್ತನಾದ ಯೇಸು ಹೇಳಿದ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ನೀವು ಜ್ಞಾಪಕ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕೆಂದೂ ಇವೆಲ್ಲವು ಗಳನ್ನು ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿಯಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
36 ಈ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಅವನು ಹೇಳಿದ ಮೇಲೆ ಮೊಣಕಾಲೂರಿಕೊಂಡು ಅವರೆಲ್ಲರ ಸಂಗಡ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ ಮಾಡಿದನು.
37 ಆಗ ಅವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಬಹಳವಾಗಿ ಅತ್ತು ಪೌಲನ ಕೊರಳನ್ನು ತಬ್ಬಿಕೊಂಡು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಮುದ್ದಿಟ್ಟರು.
38 ತನ್ನ ಮುಖವನ್ನು ಅವರು ಇನ್ನು ನೋಡುವದಿಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ ಮಾತುಗಳಿಗೆ ಅವರು ಬಹಳವಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಥೆಪಟ್ಟರು. ತರುವಾಯ ಅವರು ಅವನನ್ನು ಹಡಗಿನ ವರೆಗೆ ಸಾಗ ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದರು.
1 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,
3 And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.
4 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
5 These going before tarried for us at Troas.
6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.
7 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.
9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.
10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.
11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.
12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.
13 And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.
14 And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.
15 And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.
17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.
18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
33 I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.
34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
38 Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.
1 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
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.
5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto 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: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall 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, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall 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 feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto 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 to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth 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 ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
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 to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
38 And if he shall 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 ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an 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, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom 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 straitened till it be accomplished!
51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
53 The father shall 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 ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.