Luke 12:32-59
32“So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom.
33“Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.34Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
Be Ready for the Lord’s Coming
35“Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning,36as though you were waiting for your master to return from the wedding feast. Then you will be ready to open the door and let him in the moment he arrives and knocks.37The servants who are ready and waiting for his return will be rewarded. I tell you the truth, he himself will seat them, put on an apron, and serve them as they sit and eat!38He may come in the middle of the night or just before dawn. But whenever he comes, he will reward the servants who are ready.
Luke 12:38 Greek in the second or third watch.
39“Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into.40You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected.”
41Peter asked, “Lord, is that illustration just for us or for everyone?”
42And the Lord replied, “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.43If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward.44I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns.45But what if the servant thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’ and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?46The master will return unannounced and unexpected, and he will cut the servant in pieces and banish him with the unfaithful.
47“And a servant who knows what the master wants, but isn’t prepared and doesn’t carry out those instructions, will be severely punished.48But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.
Jesus Causes Division
49“I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning!50I have a terrible baptism of suffering ahead of me, and I am under a heavy burden until it is accomplished.51Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other!52From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two against—or two in favor and three against.
53‘Father will be divided against son
and son against father;
mother against daughter
and daughter against mother;
and mother-in-law against daughter-in-law
and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.’”
Luke 12:53 Mic 7:6.
54Then Jesus turned to the crowd and said, “When you see clouds beginning to form in the west, you say, ‘Here comes a shower.’ And you are right.55When the south wind blows, you say, ‘Today will be a scorcher.’ And it is.56You fools! You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth and sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the present times.
57“Why can’t you decide for yourselves what is right?58When you are on the way to court with your accuser, try to settle the matter before you get there. Otherwise, your accuser may drag you before the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, who will throw you into prison.59And if that happens, you won’t be free again until you have paid the very last penny.”
Luke 12:59 Greek last lepton [the smallest Jewish coin].
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