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Luke 12 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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God Knows and Cares

(Mat 10:26, 27 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:1 -

Under G1722 these G3739 circumstances G1722, after [fn]so many G3461 thousands G3461 of [fn]people G3793 had gathered G1996 together G1996 that they were stepping G2662 on G2662 one G240 another G240, He began G757 saying G3004 to His disciples G3101 first G4413 of all, “Beware G4337 G1438 of the [fn]leaven G2219 of the Pharisees G5330, which G3748 is hypocrisy G5272.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:2 - “But there is nothing G3762 covered G4780 up G4780 that will not be revealed G601, and hidden G2927 that will not be known G1097.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:3 - “Accordingly G473 G3739, whatever G3745 you have said G3004 in the dark G4653 will be heard G191 in the light G5457, and what G3739 you have [fn]whispered G2980 G4314 G3775 in the inner G5009 rooms G5009 will be proclaimed G2784 on the housetops G1430.
(Mat 10:8–31 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:4 -

“Now G1161 I say G3004 to you, My friends G5384, do not be G5399 afraid G5399 of those G3588 who kill G615 the body G4983, and after G3326 that have G2192 nothing G3361 G5100 more G4053 that they can do G4160.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:5 - “But I will warn G5263 you whom G5101 to fear G5399: fear G5399 the One who, after G3326 He has killed G615 someone, has G2192 the power G1849 to throw G1685 that person into [fn]hell G1067; yes G3483, I tell G3004 you, fear G5399 [fn]Him!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:6 - “Are five G4002 sparrows G4765 not sold G4453 for two G1417 [fn]assaria G787? And yet not one G1520 of them has gone G1950 unnoticed G1950 in G1799 the G1799 sight G1799 of G1799 God G2316.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:7 - “But even G2532 the hairs G2359 of your head G2776 are all G3956 counted G705. [fn]Do not fear G5399; you are more G1308 valuable G1308 than a great G4183 number G4183 of sparrows G4765.
(Mat 10:32, 33 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:8 -

“Now G1161 I say G3004 to you, everyone G3956 who G3739 confesses G3670 Me before G1715 people G444, the Son G5207 of Man G444 will also G2532 confess G3670 him before G1715 the angels G32 of God G2316;

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:9 - but the one who denies G720 Me before G1715 people G444 will be denied G533 before G1715 the angels G32 of God G2316.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:10 - “And everyone G3956 who G3739 [fn]speaks G3004 a word G3056 against G1519 the Son G5207 of Man G444, it will be forgiven G863 him; but the one who blasphemes G987 against G1519 the Holy G40 Spirit G4151, it will not be forgiven G863 him.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:11 - “Now G1161 when G3752 they bring G1533 you before G1909 the synagogues G4864 and the officials G746 and the authorities G1849, do not worry G3309 about G3309 how G4459 or G2228 what G5101 you are to speak G626 in G626 your defense G626, or G2228 what G5101 you are to say G3004;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:12 - for the Holy G40 Spirit G4151 will teach G1321 you in that very G846 hour G5610 what G3739 you ought G1163 to say G3004.”

Greed Denounced

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:13 -

Now G1161 someone G5100 [fn]in the crowd G3793 said G3004 to Him, “Teacher G1320, tell G3004 my brother G80 to divide G3307 the family inheritance G2817 with me.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:14 - But He said G3004 to him, [fn]You G444 there G444—who G5101 appointed G2525 Me a judge G2923 or G2228 arbitrator G3312 over G1909 the two of you?”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:15 - But He said G3004 to them, “Beware G3708, and be on your guard G5442 against G575 every G3956 form G3956 of greed G4124; for not even when G1722 one G5100 is G4052 affluent G4052 does his life G2222 consist G1510 of his possessions G5225.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:16 - And He told G3004 them a parable G3850, saying G3004, “The land G5561 of a rich G4145 man G444 was very G2164 productive G2164.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:17 - “And he began thinking G1260 to himself G1438, saying G3004, ‘What G5101 shall I do G4160, since G3754 I have G2192 no G3756 place G4226 to store G4863 my crops G2590?’
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:18 - “And he said G3004, ‘This G3778 is what I will do G4160: I will tear G2507 down G2507 my barns G596 and build G3618 larger G3173 ones G3173, and I will store G4863 all G3956 my grain G4621 and my goods G18 there G1563.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:19 - ‘And I will say G3004 to [fn]myself G5590, “You have G2192 many G4183 goods G18 stored G2749 up G2749 for many G4183 years G2094 to come; relax G373, eat G2068, drink G4095, and enjoy G2165 yourself!”’
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:20 - “But God G2316 said G3004 to him, ‘You fool G878! This G3778 very night G3571 [fn]your soul G5590 is demanded G523 of you; and as for all that you have prepared G2090, who G5101 will own G1510 it now?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:21 - “Such G3779 is the one who stores G2343 up G2343 treasure G2343 for himself G848, and is G4147 not rich G4147 in G1519 relation G1519 to G1519 God G2316.”
(Mat 6:19–21, 25–34 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:22 -

And He said G3004 to His disciples G3101, “For this G3778 reason G1223 I tell G3004 you, [fn]do not worry G3309 about G3588 your [fn]life G5590, as to what G5101 you are to eat G2068; nor G3366 for your body G4983, as to what G5101 you are to wear G1746.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:23 - “For life G5590 is more G4183 than food G5160, and the body G4983 is more than clothing G1742.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:24 - “Consider G2657 the ravens G2876, that they neither G3777 sow G4687 nor G3777 reap G2325; they have no G3756 storeroom G5009 nor G3761 barn G596, and yet God G2316 feeds G5142 them; how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 valuable G1308 you are than the birds G4071!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:25 - “And which G5101 of you by worrying G3309 can G1410 add G4369 a [fn]day G4083 to his [fn]life’s G2244 span G2244?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:26 - “Therefore G3767 if G1487 you cannot G1410 G3761 do even G3761 a very G1646 little G1646 thing G1646, why G5101 do you worry G3309 about G4012 the other G3062 things G3062?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:27 - “Consider G2657 the lilies G2918, how G4459 they grow G837: they neither G3777 labor G2872 nor G3777 [fn]spin G3514; but I tell G3004 you, not even G3761 Solomon G4672 in all G3956 his glory G1391 clothed G4016 himself like G5613 one G1520 of these G3778.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:28 - “Now G1161 if G1487 God G2316 so G3779 clothes G6005 the grass G5528 in the field G68, which is alive today G4594 and tomorrow G839 is thrown G906 into the furnace G2823, how G4214 much G4214 more G3123 will He clothe you? You of G3640 little G3640 faith G3640!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:29 - “And do not [fn]seek G2212 what G5101 you are to eat G2068 and what G5101 you are to drink G4095, and do not keep worrying G3349.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:30 - “For [fn]all G3956 these G3778 things G3778 are what the nations G1484 of the world G2889 [fn]eagerly G1934 seek G1934; and your Father G3962 knows G6063 that you need G5535 these G3778 things G3778.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:31 - “But [fn]seek G2212 His kingdom G932, and these G3778 things G3778 will be [fn]provided G4369 to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:32 - [fn]Do not be G5399 afraid G5399, little G3398 flock G4168, because G3754 your Father G3962 has chosen G2106 to give G1325 you the kingdom G932.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:33 -

“Sell G4453 your possessions G5225 and give G1325 to charity G1654; make G4160 yourselves G1438 money G905 belts G905 that do not wear G3822 out G3822, an inexhaustible G413 treasure G2344 in heaven G3772, where G3699 no G3756 thief G2812 comes G1448 near G1448 nor G3761 does a moth G4597 destroy G1311.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:34 - “For where G3699 your treasure G2344 is, there G1563 your heart G2588 will be also G2532.

Be in Readiness

(Mat 24:42–51 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:35 -

[fn]Be prepared G4024, and keep your lamps G3088 lit G2545.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:36 - “You are also G2532 to be like G3664 people G444 who are waiting G4327 for their master G2962 when G4219 he returns G360 from the wedding G1062 feast G1062, so G2443 that G2443 they may immediately G2112 open G455 the door for him when he comes G2064 and knocks G2925.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:37 - “Blessed G3107 are those G1565 slaves G1401 whom G3739 the master G2962 will find G2147 on the alert G1127 when he comes G2064; truly G281 I say G3004 to you, that he will [fn]prepare G4024 himself to serve, and have them recline G347 at the table, and he will come G3928 up G3928 and serve G1247 them.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:38 - “Whether G2579 he comes G2064 in the [fn]second G1208 watch G5438, or G2579 even G2579 in the [fn]third G5154, and finds G2147 them so G3779, blessed G3107 are those G1565 slaves.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:39 -

“But [fn]be sure G1097 of this G3778, that if G1487 the head G3617 of G3617 the G3617 house G3617 had known G6063 at what G4169 hour G5610 the thief G2812 was coming G2064, he would not have allowed G863 his house G3624 to be broken G1358 into.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:40 - “You too G2532, be ready G2092; because G3754 the Son G5207 of Man G444 is coming G2064 at an hour G5610 that you do not think G1380 He will.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:41 -

Peter G4074 said G3004, “Lord G2962, are You telling G3004 this G3778 parable G3850 to us, or G2228 to everyone G3956 else as G2532 well G2532?”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:42 - And the Lord G2962 said G3004, “Who G5101 then G686 is the faithful G4103 and sensible G5429 steward G3623, whom G3739 his master G2962 will put G2525 in G2525 charge G2525 of his servants G2322, to give G1325 them their rations G4620 at the proper G2540 time G2540?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:43 - “Blessed G3107 is that slave G1401 whom G3739 his [fn]master G2962 finds G2147 so G3779 doing G4160 when he comes G2064.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:44 - “Truly G230 I say G3004 to you that he will put G2525 him in G2525 charge G2525 of all G3956 his possessions G5225.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:45 - “But if G1437 that slave G1401 says G3004 in his heart G2588, ‘My master G2962 will take G5549 a G5549 long G5549 time G5549 to come G2064,’ and he begins G757 to beat G5180 the other slaves G3814 G3816, both men G3816 and women G3814, and to eat G2068 and drink G4095 and get G3182 drunk G3182;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:46 - then the master G2962 of that slave G1401 will come G2240 on a day G2250 that he does not expect G4328, and at an hour G5610 that he does not know G1097, and will [fn]cut G1371 him in G1371 two G1371, and assign G5087 [fn]him a place G3313 with the unbelievers G571.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:47 - “And that slave G1401 who knew G1097 his master’s G2962 will G2307 and did not get G2090 ready G2090 or G2228 act G4160 in accordance G4314 with his will G2307, will G2307 receive G1194 many G4183 blows G1194,
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:48 - but the one who did not know G1097 it, and committed G4160 acts deserving G514 of [fn]a beating G4127, will receive G1194 only a few G3641 blows G1194. From everyone G3956 who G3739 has been given G1325 much G4183, much G4183 will be demanded G2212; and to whom G3739 they entrusted G3908 much G4183, of him they will ask G154 all G4055 the G4055 more G4055.

Christ Divides People

(Mat 10:34–39 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:49 -

“I [fn]have come G2064 to cast G906 fire G4442 upon the earth G1093; and [fn]how G5101 I wish G2309 it were already G2235 kindled G381!

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:50 - “But I have G2192 a baptism G908 [fn]to undergo G907, and how G4459 distressed G4912 I am until G2193 it is accomplished G5055!
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:51 - “Do you think G1380 that I came G3854 to provide G1325 peace G1515 on earth G1093? No G3780, I tell G3004 you, but rather G2228 division G1267;
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:52 - for from now G3568 on five G4002 members in one G1520 household G3624 will be divided G1266, three G5140 against G1909 two G1417 and two G1417 against G1909 three G5140.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:53 - “They will be divided G1266, father G3962 against G1909 son G5207 and son G5207 against G1909 father G3962, mother G3384 against G1909 daughter G2364 and daughter G2364 against G1909 mother G3384, mother-in-law G3994 against G1909 daughter-in-law G3565 and daughter-in-law G3565 against G1909 mother-in-law G3994.”
(Mat 16:1–4 )
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:54 -

And He was also G2532 saying G3004 to the crowds G3793, “Whenever G3752 you see G3708 a cloud G3507 rising G393 [fn]in the west G1424, you immediately G2112 say G3004, ‘A shower G3655 is coming G2064,’ and so G3779 it turns G1096 out G1096.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:55 - “And whenever G3752 you feel a [fn]south G3558 wind G3558 blowing G4154, you say G3004, ‘It will be a hot G2742 day,’ and it turns G1096 out G1096 that way.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:56 - “You hypocrites G5273! You know G6063 how G6063 to analyze G1381 the appearance G4383 of the earth G1093 and the sky G3772, but how G4459 is it that you do not know how to analyze G1381 this G3778 present time G2540?
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:57 -

“And why G5101 do you not even G2532 judge G2919 by yourselves G1438 what G3588 is right G1342?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 - “For when G5613 you are going G5217 with your accuser G476 to appear before G1909 the magistrate G758, on the way G3598, make G1325 an effort G2039 to [fn]settle G525 with him, so G3379 that G3379 he does not drag G2694 you before G4314 the judge G2923, and the judge G2923 hand G3860 you over G3860 to the officer G4233, and the officer G4233 throw G906 you into prison G5438.
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:59 - “I tell G3004 you, you will not get G1831 out G1831 of there G1564 until G2193 you have paid G591 up G591 [fn]the very G2532 last G2078 [fn]lepton G3016.”
NASB20 Footnotes
Lit myriads
Lit the crowd
I.e., fermented dough
Lit spoken to the ear
Gr Gehenna
Lit this One
A Roman copper coin (singular assarion), about 1/16 of a laborer’s daily wage
Or Stop being afraid
Lit will speak
Lit from
Lit Man, who
Lit my soul, “Soul, you have...”
Lit they are demanding your soul from you
Or stop being worried
Lit soul
Lit cubit (about 18 in. or 45 cm)
Or height
I.e., spin thread for cloth
Or keep seeking
Or these things all the nations of the world
Or wish for
Or continually seek
Or added to
Or Stop being afraid
Lit Have your waist belted
Lit belt himself up
I.e., 9 p.m. to midnight
I.e., midnight to 3 a.m.
Lit know
Or lord
Possibly referring to other extreme punishment
Lit his part with
Lit blows
Or came
Lit what do I wish if...?
Lit with which to be baptized
I.e., from the Mediterranean
I.e., from the desert
Lit be rid of him
Lit even the last
The smallest Greek copper coin, about 1/128 of a laborer’s daily wage
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