Luke 12
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Greek New Testament: Byzantine Text (Robinson–Pierpont 2018)
1Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
1εν οισ επισυναχθεισων των μυριαδων του οχλου ωστε καταπατειν αλληλουσ ηρξατο λεγειν προσ τουσ μαθητασ αυτου πρωτον προσεχετε εαυτοισ απο τησ ζυμησ των φαρισαιων ητισ εστιν υποκρισισ
2But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.
2ουδεν δε συγκεκαλυμμενον εστιν ο ουκ αποκαλυφθησεται και κρυπτον ο ου γνωσθησεται
3Therefore whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light. What you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
3ανθ ων οσα εν τη σκοτια ειπατε εν τω φωτι ακουσθησεται και ο προσ το ουσ ελαλησατε εν τοισ ταμειοισ κηρυχθησεται επι των δωματων
4“I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
4λεγω δε υμιν τοισ φιλοισ μου μη φοβηθητε απο των αποκτενοντων το σωμα και μετα ταυτα μη εχοντων περισσοτερον τι ποιησαι
5But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him.
5υποδειξω δε υμιν τινα φοβηθητε φοβηθητε τον μετα το αποκτειναι εξουσιαν εχοντα εμβαλειν εισ την γεενναν ναι λεγω υμιν τουτον φοβηθητε
6“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins ? Not one of them is forgotten by God.
6ουχι πεντε στρουθια πωλειται ασσαριων δυο και εν εξ αυτων ουκ εστιν επιλελησμενον ενωπιον του θεου
7But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.
7αλλα και αι τριχεσ τησ κεφαλησ υμων πασαι ηριθμηνται μη ουν φοβεισθε πολλων στρουθιων διαφερετε
8“I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God;
8λεγω δε υμιν πασ οσ αν ομολογηση εν εμοι εμπροσθεν των ανθρωπων και ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου ομολογησει εν αυτω εμπροσθεν των αγγελων του θεου
9but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels.
9ο δε αρνησαμενοσ με ενωπιον των ανθρωπων απαρνηθησεται ενωπιον των αγγελων του θεου
10Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but those who blaspheme against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
10και πασ οσ ερει λογον εισ τον υιον του ανθρωπου αφεθησεται αυτω τω δε εισ το αγιον πνευμα βλασφημησαντι ουκ αφεθησεται
11When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer or what you will say;
11οταν δε προσφερωσιν υμασ επι τασ συναγωγασ και τασ αρχασ και τασ εξουσιασ μη μεριμνατε πωσ η τι απολογησησθε η τι ειπητε
12for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.”
12το γαρ αγιον πνευμα διδαξει υμασ εν αυτη τη ωρα α δει ειπειν
13One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
13ειπεν δε τισ αυτω εκ του οχλου διδασκαλε ειπε τω αδελφω μου μερισασθαι μετ εμου την κληρονομιαν
14But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”
14ο δε ειπεν αυτω ανθρωπε τισ με κατεστησεν δικαστην η μεριστην εφ υμασ
15He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
15ειπεν δε προσ αυτουσ ορατε και φυλασσεσθε απο τησ πλεονεξιασ οτι ουκ εν τω περισσευειν τινι η ζωη αυτω εστιν εκ των υπαρχοντων αυτου
16He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.
16ειπεν δε παραβολην προσ αυτουσ λεγων ανθρωπου τινοσ πλουσιου ευφορησεν η χωρα
17He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’
17και διελογιζετο εν εαυτω λεγων τι ποιησω οτι ουκ εχω που συναξω τουσ καρπουσ μου
18He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
18και ειπεν τουτο ποιησω καθελω μου τασ αποθηκασ και μειζονασ οικοδομησω και συναξω εκει παντα τα γενηματα μου και τα αγαθα μου
19I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”’
19και ερω τη ψυχη μου ψυχη εχεισ πολλα αγαθα κειμενα εισ ετη πολλα αναπαυου φαγε πιε ευφραινου
20“But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’
20ειπεν δε αυτω ο θεοσ αφρον ταυτη τη νυκτι την ψυχην σου απαιτουσιν απο σου α δε ητοιμασασ τινι εσται
21So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
21ουτωσ ο θησαυριζων εαυτω και μη εισ θεον πλουτων
22He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.
22ειπεν δε προσ τουσ μαθητασ αυτου δια τουτο υμιν λεγω μη μεριμνατε τη ψυχη υμων τι φαγητε μηδε τω σωματι τι ενδυσησθε
23Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
23η ψυχη πλειον εστιν τησ τροφησ και το σωμα του ενδυματοσ
24Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
24κατανοησατε τουσ κορακασ οτι ου σπειρουσιν ουδε θεριζουσιν οισ ουκ εστιν ταμειον ουδε αποθηκη και ο θεοσ τρεφει αυτουσ ποσω μαλλον υμεισ διαφερετε των πετεινων
25Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?
25τισ δε εξ υμων μεριμνων δυναται προσθειναι επι την ηλικιαν αυτου πηχυν ενα
26If then you aren’t able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?
26ει ουν ουτε ελαχιστον δυνασθε τι περι των λοιπων μεριμνατε
27Consider the lilies, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
27κατανοησατε τα κρινα πωσ αυξανει ου κοπια ουδε νηθει λεγω δε υμιν ουδε σολομων εν παση τη δοξη αυτου περιεβαλετο ωσ εν τουτων
28But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?
28ει δε τον χορτον εν τω αγρω σημερον οντα και αυριον εισ κλιβανον βαλλομενον ο θεοσ ουτωσ αμφιεννυσιν ποσω μαλλον υμασ ολιγοπιστοι
29“Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.
29και υμεισ μη ζητειτε τι φαγητε η τι πιητε και μη μετεωριζεσθε
30For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.
30ταυτα γαρ παντα τα εθνη του κοσμου επιζητει υμων δε ο πατηρ οιδεν οτι χρηζετε τουτων
31But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.
31πλην ζητειτε την βασιλειαν του θεου και ταυτα παντα προστεθησεται υμιν
32“Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
32μη φοβου το μικρον ποιμνιον οτι ευδοκησεν ο πατηρ υμων δουναι υμιν την βασιλειαν
33Sell what you have and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
33πωλησατε τα υπαρχοντα υμων και δοτε ελεημοσυνην ποιησατε εαυτοισ βαλαντια μη παλαιουμενα θησαυρον ανεκλειπτον εν τοισ ουρανοισ οπου κλεπτησ ουκ εγγιζει ουδε σησ διαφθειρει
34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
34οπου γαρ εστιν ο θησαυροσ υμων εκει και η καρδια υμων εσται
35“Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning.
35εστωσαν υμων αι οσφυεσ περιεζωσμεναι και οι λυχνοι καιομενοι
36Be like men watching for their lord when he returns from the wedding feast, that when he comes and knocks, they may immediately open to him.
36και υμεισ ομοιοι ανθρωποισ προσδεχομενοισ τον κυριον εαυτων ποτε αναλυση εκ των γαμων ινα ελθοντοσ και κρουσαντοσ ευθεωσ ανοιξωσιν αυτω
37Blessed are those servants whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you that he will dress himself, make them recline, and will come and serve them.
37μακαριοι οι δουλοι εκεινοι ουσ ελθων ο κυριοσ ευρησει γρηγορουντασ αμην λεγω υμιν οτι περιζωσεται και ανακλινει αυτουσ και παρελθων διακονησει αυτοισ
38They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch and finds them so.
38και εαν ελθη εν τη δευτερα φυλακη και εν τη τριτη φυλακη ελθη και ευρη ουτωσ μακαριοι εισιν οι δουλοι εκεινοι
39But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into.
39τουτο δε γινωσκετε οτι ει ηδει ο οικοδεσποτησ ποια ωρα ο κλεπτησ ερχεται εγρηγορησεν αν και ουκ αν αφηκεν διορυγηναι τον οικον αυτου
40Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don’t expect him.”
40και υμεισ ουν γινεσθε ετοιμοι οτι η ωρα ου δοκειτε ο υιοσ του ανθρωπου ερχεται
41Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?”
41ειπεν δε αυτω ο πετροσ κυριε προσ ημασ την παραβολην ταυτην λεγεισ η και προσ παντασ
42The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?
42ειπεν δε ο κυριοσ τισ αρα εστιν ο πιστοσ οικονομοσ και φρονιμοσ ον καταστησει ο κυριοσ επι τησ θεραπειασ αυτου του διδοναι εν καιρω το σιτομετριον
43Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.
43μακαριοσ ο δουλοσ εκεινοσ ον ελθων ο κυριοσ αυτου ευρησει ποιουντα ουτωσ
44Truly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.
44αληθωσ λεγω υμιν οτι επι πασιν τοισ υπαρχουσιν αυτου καταστησει αυτον
45But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My lord delays his coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and to be drunken,
45εαν δε ειπη ο δουλοσ εκεινοσ εν τη καρδια αυτου χρονιζει ο κυριοσ μου ερχεσθαι και αρξηται τυπτειν τουσ παιδασ και τασ παιδισκασ εσθιειν τε και πινειν και μεθυσκεσθαι
46then the lord of that servant will come in a day when he isn’t expecting him and in an hour that he doesn’t know, and will cut him in two, and place his portion with the unfaithful.
46ηξει ο κυριοσ του δουλου εκεινου εν ημερα η ου προσδοκα και εν ωρα η ου γινωσκει και διχοτομησει αυτον και το μεροσ αυτου μετα των απιστων θησει
47That servant who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes,
47εκεινοσ δε ο δουλοσ ο γνουσ το θελημα του κυριου εαυτου και μη ετοιμασασ μηδε ποιησασ προσ το θελημα αυτου δαρησεται πολλασ
48but he who didn’t know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. To whomever much is given, of him will much be required; and to whom much was entrusted, of him more will be asked.
48ο δε μη γνουσ ποιησασ δε αξια πληγων δαρησεται ολιγασ παντι δε ω εδοθη πολυ πολυ ζητηθησεται παρ αυτου και ω παρεθεντο πολυ περισσοτερον αιτησουσιν αυτον
49“I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled.
49πυρ ηλθον βαλειν εισ την γην και τι θελω ει ηδη ανηφθη
50But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
50βαπτισμα δε εχω βαπτισθηναι και πωσ συνεχομαι εωσ ου τελεσθη
51Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division.
51δοκειτε οτι ειρηνην παρεγενομην δουναι εν τη γη ουχι λεγω υμιν αλλ η διαμερισμον
52For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
52εσονται γαρ απο του νυν πεντε εν οικω ενι διαμεμερισμενοι τρεισ επι δυσιν και δυο επι τρισιν
53They will 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.”
53διαμερισθησεται πατηρ επι υιω και υιοσ επι πατρι μητηρ επι θυγατρι και θυγατηρ επι μητρι πενθερα επι την νυμφην αυτησ και νυμφη επι την πενθεραν αυτησ
54He said to the multitudes also, “When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it happens.
54ελεγεν δε και τοισ οχλοισ οταν ιδητε την νεφελην ανατελλουσαν απο δυσμων ευθεωσ λεγετε ομβροσ ερχεται και γινεται ουτωσ
55When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.
55και οταν νοτον πνεοντα λεγετε οτι καυσων εσται και γινεται
56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don’t interpret this time?
56υποκριται το προσωπον τησ γησ και του ουρανου οιδατε δοκιμαζειν τον δε καιρον τουτον πωσ ου δοκιμαζετε
57“Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
57τι δε και αφ εαυτων ου κρινετε το δικαιον
58For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.
58ωσ γαρ υπαγεισ μετα του αντιδικου σου επ αρχοντα εν τη οδω δοσ εργασιαν απηλλαχθαι απ αυτου μηποτε κατασυρη σε προσ τον κριτην και ο κριτησ σε παραδω τω πρακτορι και ο πρακτωρ σε βαλη εισ φυλακην
59I tell you, you will by no means get out of there until you have paid the very last penny. ”
59λεγω σοι ου μη εξελθησ εκειθεν εωσ ου και τον εσχατον λεπτον αποδωσ
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