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WEB · World English Bible

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. ²But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. 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. 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. 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. ⁶“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins ? Not one of them is forgotten by God. ⁷But the very hairs of your head are all counted. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows. ⁸“I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God; ⁹but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of God’s angels. 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. 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; ¹²for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that same hour what you must say.” ¹³One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” ¹⁴But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 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.” ¹⁶He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly. ¹⁷He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’ 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. ¹⁹I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”’ 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?’ ²¹So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” 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. ²³Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 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! ²⁵Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height? ²⁶If then you aren’t able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest? 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. 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? ²⁹“Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious. ³⁰For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things. ³¹But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you. ³²“Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. 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. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ³⁵“Let your waist be dressed and your lamps burning. 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. 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. ³⁸They will be blessed if he comes in the second or third watch and finds them so. 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. ⁴⁰Therefore be ready also, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you don’t expect him.” ⁴¹Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?” 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? ⁴³Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes. ⁴⁴Truly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has. 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, 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. ⁴⁷That servant who knew his lord’s will, and didn’t prepare nor do what he wanted, will be beaten with many stripes, 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. ⁴⁹“I came to throw fire on the earth. I wish it were already kindled. ⁵⁰But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! ⁵¹Do you think that I have come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, no, but rather division. ⁵²For from now on, there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 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.” 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. ⁵⁵When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens. 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? ⁵⁷“Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 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. ⁵⁹I tell you, you will by no means get out of there until you have paid the very last penny. ”

KJV · King James Version

¹In 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. ²For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. ³Therefore 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. ⁴And 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. ⁵But 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. ⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? ⁷But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. ⁸Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: ⁹But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. ¹⁰And 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. ¹¹And 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: ¹²For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. ¹³And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. ¹⁴And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? ¹⁵And 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. ¹⁶And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: ¹⁷And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? ¹⁸And 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. ¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. ²⁰But 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? ²¹So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. ²²And 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. ²³The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. ²⁴Consider 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? ²⁵And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? ²⁶If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? ²⁷Consider 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. ²⁸If 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? ²⁹And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. ³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. ³¹But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. ³²Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³Sell 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. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ³⁵Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; ³⁶And 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. ³⁷Blessed 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. ³⁸And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. ³⁹And 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. ⁴⁰Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. ⁴¹Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? ⁴²And 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? ⁴³Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. ⁴⁴Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. ⁴⁵But 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; ⁴⁶The 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. ⁴⁷And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. ⁴⁸But 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. ⁴⁹I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? ⁵⁰But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! ⁵¹Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: ⁵²For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. ⁵³The 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. ⁵⁴And 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. ⁵⁵And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. ⁵⁶Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? ⁵⁷Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? ⁵⁸When 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. ⁵⁹I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

ASV · American Standard Version

¹In 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. ²But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. ³Wherefore 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. ⁴And 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. ⁵But 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. ⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God. ⁷But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows. ⁸And 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: ⁹but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God. ¹⁰And 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. ¹¹And 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: ¹²for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say. ¹³And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. ¹⁴But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? ¹⁵And 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. ¹⁶And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: ¹⁷and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits? ¹⁸And 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. ¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. ²⁰But 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? ²¹So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. ²²And 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. ²³For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment. ²⁴Consider 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! ²⁵And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life? ²⁶If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest? ²⁷Consider 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. ²⁸But 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? ²⁹And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. ³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. ³¹Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you. ³²Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³Sell 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. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ³⁵Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; ³⁶and 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. ³⁷Blessed 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. ³⁸And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 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 have left his house to be broken through. ⁴⁰Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh. ⁴¹And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all? ⁴²And 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? ⁴³Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. ⁴⁴Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath. ⁴⁵But 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; ⁴⁶the 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. ⁴⁷And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸but 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. ⁴⁹I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled? ⁵⁰But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! ⁵¹Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: ⁵²for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. ⁵³They 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. ⁵⁴And 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. ⁵⁵And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass. ⁵⁶Ye 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? ⁵⁷And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? ⁵⁸For 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. ⁵⁹I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation

¹At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, `Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy; ²and there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known; ³because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops. ⁴`And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do; ⁵but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him. ⁶`Are not five sparrows sold for two assars? and one of them is not forgotten before God, ⁷but even the hairs of your head have been all numbered; therefore fear ye not, than many sparrows ye are of more value. ⁸`And I say to you, Every one--whoever may confess with me before men, the Son of Man also shall confess with him before the messengers of God, ⁹and he who hath denied me before men, shall be denied before the messengers of God, ¹⁰and every one whoever shall say a word to the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven to him, but to him who to the Holy Spirit did speak evil, it shall not be forgiven. ¹¹`And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye may reply, or what ye may say, ¹²for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour what it behoveth <FI>you<Fi> to say.' ¹³And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, `Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.' ¹⁴And he said to him, `Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?' ¹⁵And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.' ¹⁶And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well; ¹⁷and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits? ¹⁸and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things, ¹⁹and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry. ²⁰`And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare--to whom shall they be? ²¹so <FI>is<Fi> he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.' ²²And he said unto his disciples, `Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on; ²³the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing. ²⁴`Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls? ²⁵and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit? ²⁶If, then, ye are not able for the least--why for the rest are ye anxious? ²⁷`Consider the lilies, how do they grow? they labour not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these; ²⁸and if the herbage in the field, that to-day is, and to-morrow into an oven is cast, God doth so clothe, how much more you--ye of little faith? ²⁹`And ye--seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense, ³⁰for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things; ³¹but, seek ye the reign of God, and all these things shall be added to you. ³²`Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign; ³³sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy; ³⁴for where your treasure is, there also your heart will be. ³⁵`Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning, ³⁶and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him. ³⁷`Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them; ³⁸and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find <FI>it<Fi> so, happy are those servants. ³⁹`And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through; ⁴⁰and ye, then, become ye ready, because at the hour ye think not, the Son of Man doth come.' ⁴¹And Peter said to him, `Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?' ⁴²And the Lord said, `Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure? ⁴³Happy that servant, whom his lord, having come, shall find doing so; ⁴⁴truly I say to you, that over all his goods he will set him. ⁴⁵`And if that servant may say in his heart, My lord doth delay to come, and may begin to beat the men-servants and the maid-servants, to eat also, and to drink, and to be drunken; ⁴⁶the lord of that servant will come in a day in which he doth not look for <FI>him<Fi> , and in an hour that he doth not know, and will cut him off, and his portion with the unfaithful he will appoint. ⁴⁷`And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes, ⁴⁸and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him. ⁴⁹`Fire I came to cast to the earth, and what will I if already it was kindled? ⁵⁰but I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I pressed till it may be completed! ⁵¹`Think ye that peace I came to give in the earth? no, I say to you, but rather division; ⁵²for there shall be henceforth five in one house divided--three against two, and two against three; ⁵³a father shall be divided against a son, and a son against a father, a mother against a daughter, and a daughter against a mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.' ⁵⁴And he said also to the multitudes, `When ye may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately ye say, A shower doth come, and it is so; ⁵⁵and when--a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is; ⁵⁶hypocrites! the face of the earth and of the heaven ye have known to make proof of, but this time--how do ye not make proof of <FI>it<Fi> ? ⁵⁷`And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous? ⁵⁸for, as thou art going away with thy opponent to the ruler, in the way give diligence to be released from him, lest he may drag thee unto the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and the officer may cast thee into prison; ⁵⁹I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till even the last mite thou mayest give back.'

Darby · Darby Translation

¹In those [times], the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy; ²but there is nothing covered up which shall not be revealed, nor secret that shall not be known; ³therefore whatever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and what ye have spoken in the ear in chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. ⁴But I say to you, my friends, Fear not those who kill the body and after this have no more that they can do. ⁵But I will shew you whom ye shall fear: Fear him who after he has killed has authority to cast into hell; yea, I say to you, Fear him. ⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria? and one of them is not forgotten before God. ⁷But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are better than many sparrows. ⁸But I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, the Son of man will confess him also before the angels of God; ⁹but he that shall have denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of God; ¹⁰and whoever shall say a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him; but to him that speaks injuriously against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven. ¹¹But when they bring you before the synagogues and rulers and the authorities, be not careful how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say; ¹²for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the hour itself what should be said. ¹³And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me. ¹⁴But he said to him, Man, who established me [as] a judge or a divider over you? ¹⁵And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions. ¹⁶And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly. ¹⁷And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not [a place] where I shall lay up my fruits. ¹⁸And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things; ¹⁹and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry. ²⁰But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared? ²¹Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. ²²And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on. ²³The life is more than food, and the body than raiment. ²⁴Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are ye than the birds? ²⁵But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit? ²⁶If therefore ye cannot [do] even what is least, why are ye careful about the rest? ²⁷Consider the lilies how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I say unto you, Not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these. ²⁸But if God thus clothe the grass, which to-day is in the field and to-morrow is cast into [the] oven, how much rather you, O ye of little faith? ²⁹And ye, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety; ³⁰for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things; ³¹but seek his kingdom, and [all] these things shall be added to you. ³²Fear not, little flock, for it has been the good pleasure of your Father to give you the kingdom. ³³Sell what ye possess and give alms; make to yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure which does not fail in the heavens, where thief does not draw near nor moth destroy. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. ³⁵Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning; ³⁶and ye like men who wait their own lord whenever he may leave the wedding, that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately. ³⁷Blessed are those bondmen whom the lord [on] coming shall find watching; verily I say unto you, that he will gird himself and make them recline at table, and coming up will serve them. ³⁸And if he come in the second watch, and come in the third watch, and find [them] thus, blessed are those [bondmen]. ³⁹But this know, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be dug through. ⁴⁰And ye therefore, be ye ready, for in the hour in which ye do not think [it], the Son of man comes. ⁴¹And Peter said to him, Lord, sayest thou this parable to us, or also to all? ⁴²And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season? ⁴³Blessed is that bondman whom his lord [on] coming shall find doing thus; ⁴⁴verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he has. ⁴⁵But if that bondman should say in his heart, My lord delays to come, and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and to drink and to be drunken, ⁴⁶the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, and shall cut him in two and appoint his portion with the unbelievers. ⁴⁷But that bondman who knew his own lord's will, and had not prepared [himself] nor done his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes]; ⁴⁸but he who knew [it] not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. And to every one to whom much has been given, much shall be required from him; and to whom [men] have committed much, they will ask from him the more. ⁴⁹I have come to cast a fire on the earth; and what will I if already it has been kindled? ⁵⁰But I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened until it shall have been accomplished! ⁵¹Think ye that I have come to give peace in the earth? Nay, I say to you, but rather division: ⁵²for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided; three shall be divided against two, and two against three: ⁵³father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. ⁵⁴And he said also to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens. ⁵⁵And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens. ⁵⁶Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how [is it then that] ye do not discern this time? ⁵⁷And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? ⁵⁸For as thou goest with thine adverse party before a magistrate, strive in the way to be reconciled with him, lest he drag thee away to the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. ⁵⁹I say unto thee, Thou shalt in no wise come out thence until thou hast paid the very last mite.

Webster · Webster Bible

¹In the mean time, when there was gathered an innumerable multitude of people, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ²For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. ³Therefore, whatever 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 house-tops. ⁴And I say to you, my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. ⁵But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him. ⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? ⁷But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. ⁸Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God. ⁹But he that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God. ¹⁰And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven. ¹¹And when they bring you to the synagogues, and [before] magistrates, and powers, be not solicitous how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: ¹²For the Holy Spirit will teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. ¹³And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. ¹⁴And he said to him, Man, who made me a judge, or a divider over you? ¹⁵And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. ¹⁶And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: ¹⁷And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to deposit my fruits? ¹⁸And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I deposit all my fruits and my goods. ¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast abundance of goods laid up for many years; take thy ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry. ²⁰But God said to him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? ²¹So [is] he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God. ²²And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. ²³The life is more than food, and the body [is more] than raiment. ²⁴Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap: which neither have store-house, nor barn; and God feedeth them: How much more are ye better than the fowls? ²⁵And which of you by solicitude can add to his stature one cubit? ²⁶If ye then are not able to do that thing which is least, why are ye anxious for the rest? ²⁷Consider the lilies how they grow: They toil not, they spin not; and yet I say to you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ²⁸If 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? ²⁹And seek ye not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. ³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. ³¹But rather seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. ³²Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³Sell what ye have, and give alms: provide yourselves bags which become not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ³⁵Let your loins be girt, and [your] lights burning; ³⁶And ye yourselves like men that wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. ³⁷Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them to sit down to eat, and will come forth and serve them. ³⁸And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants. ³⁹And this know, that if the master of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would watch, and not suffer his house to be broken through. ⁴⁰Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. ⁴¹Then Peter said to him, Lord, speakest thou this parable to us, or even to all? ⁴²And 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 provisions in due season? ⁴³Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. ⁴⁴In truth I say to you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. ⁴⁵But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the men-servants, and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken? ⁴⁶The 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 asunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. ⁴⁷And that servant who knew his lord's will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes]. ⁴⁸But he that knew not, and committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom men have committed much, from him they will ask the more. ⁴⁹I am come to send fire on the earth, and what will I, if it is already kindled? ⁵⁰But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it shall be accomplished! ⁵¹Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, No; but rather division: ⁵²For from henceforth there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. ⁵³The father will 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. ⁵⁴And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, immediately ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. ⁵⁵And when [ye perceive] the south wind blowing, 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? ⁵⁷And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? ⁵⁸When thou goest with thy adversary to the magistrate, [as thou art] in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he draw thee before the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. ⁵⁹I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

DRC · Douay-Rheims (Challoner)

¹And when great multitudes stood about him, so that they trod one upon another, he began to say to his disciples: Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ²For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed: nor hidden, that shall not be known. ³For whatsoever things you have spoken in darkness, shall be published in the light: and that which you have spoken in the ear in the chambers, shall be preached on the housetops. ⁴And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. ⁵But I will shew you whom you shall fear: fear ye him, who after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell. Yea, I say to you, fear him. ⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? ⁷Yea, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: you are of more value than many sparrows. ⁸And I say to you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God. ⁹But he that shall deny me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God. ¹⁰And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven. ¹¹And when they shall bring you into the synagogues, and to magistrates and powers, be not solicitous how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say; ¹²For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you must say. ¹³And one of the multitude said to him: Master, speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me. ¹⁴But he said to him: Man, who hath appointed me judge, or divider, over you? ¹⁵And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man’s life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth. ¹⁶And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits. ¹⁷And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? ¹⁸And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and will build greater; and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods. ¹⁹And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thy rest; eat, drink, make good cheer. ²⁰But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? ²¹So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God. ²²And he said to his disciples: Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on. ²³The life is more than the meat, and the body is more than the raiment. ²⁴Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they? ²⁵And which of you, by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit? ²⁶If then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing, why are you solicitous for the rest? ²⁷Consider the lilies, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these. ²⁸Now if God clothe in this manner the grass that is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more you, O ye of little faith? ²⁹And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high. ³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek. But your Father knoweth that you have need of these things. ³¹But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you. ³²Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom. ³³Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ³⁵Let your loins be girt, and lamps burning in your hands. ³⁶And you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open to him immediately. ³⁷Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh, shall find watching. Amen I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and passing will minister unto them. ³⁸And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. ³⁹But this know ye, that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come, he would surely watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken open. ⁴⁰Be you then also ready: for at what hour you think not, the Son of man will come. ⁴¹And Peter said to him: Lord, dost thou speak this parable to us, or likewise to all? ⁴²And the Lord said: Who (thinkest thou) is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season? ⁴³Blessed is that servant, whom when his lord shall come, he shall find so doing. ⁴⁴Verily I say to you, he will set him over all that he possesseth. ⁴⁵But if that servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming; and shall begin to strike the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and to drink and be drunk: ⁴⁶The lord of that servant will come in the day that he hopeth not, and at the hour that he knoweth not, and shall separate him, and shall appoint him his portion with unbelievers. ⁴⁷And that servant who knew the will of his lord, and prepared not himself, and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. ⁴⁸But he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. And unto whomsoever much is given, of him much shall be required: and to whom they have committed much, of him they will demand the more. ⁴⁹I am come to cast fire on the earth; and what will I, but that it be kindled? ⁵⁰And I have a baptism wherewith I am to be baptized: and how am I straitened until it be accomplished? ⁵¹Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation. ⁵²For there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided: three against two, and two against three. ⁵³The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against his 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. ⁵⁴And he said also to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising from the west, presently you say: A shower is coming: and so it happeneth: ⁵⁵And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will be heat: and it cometh to pass. ⁵⁶You hypocrites, you know how to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth: but how is it that you do not discern this time? ⁵⁷And why even of yourselves, do you not judge that which is just? ⁵⁸And when thou goest with thy adversary to the prince, whilst thou art in the way, endeavour to be delivered from him: lest perhaps he draw thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exacter, and the exacter cast thee into prison. ⁵⁹I say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence, until thou pay the very last mite.

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Maana ya moja kwa moja — In Luke 12, Jesus addresses both His disciples and a massive crowd, delivering a series of urgent eschatological and ethical warnings. The chapter weaves together exhortations to fearless confession of faith, warnings against hypocrisy and covetousness (illustrated by the Parable of the Rich Fool), and commands to trust in divine providence rather than earthly wealth. The discourse shifts into a call for intense vigilance, using the imagery of servants waiting for their master's return. Jesus reveals that His mission brings crisis, a 'baptism' of suffering, and a dividing 'fire' upon the earth, concluding with an urgent appeal to interpret the times and settle accounts with God before facing ultimate judgment.

Reception — The Catholic tradition, drawing from both Latin and Eastern sources, reads this chapter as a major locus for several key doctrines. The warning about the 'blasphemy against the Holy Spirit' (v. 10) is understood not as a careless word, but as final impenitence—the deliberate refusal of God's saving mercy to the very end, as articulated by Thomas Aquinas. The distinction between the servant who knew his master's will and the one who did not, receiving 'many' or 'few' stripes (vv. 47-48), serves as a foundational scriptural warrant for Catholic moral theology regarding degrees of culpability, distinguishing between mortal and venial sin based on knowledge and consent (Augustine). The 'fire' Jesus casts on the earth (v. 49) is widely interpreted by Greek Fathers like Cyril of Alexandria as the illuminating and kindling power of the Holy Spirit, poured out to burn away sin and ignite charity. Furthermore, the concluding imagery of being cast into prison until the 'last mite' is paid (vv. 58-59) is a classical text used by Latin commentators, notably Bede the Venerable, to support the doctrine of Purgatory, indicating a state of temporary, post-mortem purification for those who die in grace but require cleansing before entering heavenly glory.

Application — Catholics apply this chapter heavily in both ascetic theology and the preparation for death. The Parable of the Rich Fool (vv. 16-21) is frequently used in spiritual direction and homiletics to urge the faithful to prepare for the 'particular judgment' that occurs immediately at death. The command to 'sell what you possess and give alms' (v. 33) is embraced as an evangelical counsel underpinning the voluntary poverty of religious and monastic life. Additionally, the injunction to 'let your loins be girded, and lamps burning' (v. 35) is central to both Latin and Eastern Catholic asceticism. In the Christian East, this verse is a primary scriptural anchor for 'nepsis' (spiritual watchfulness and sobriety), while Latin monastic founders like John Cassian applied it to the disciplines of chastity and vigilant prayer in anticipation of the Bridegroom's return.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Thomas Aquinas — Summa Theologica · Augustine of Hippo — Enchiridion on Faith, Hope, and Love · Cyril of Alexandria — Commentary on the Gospel of Luke · Bede the Venerable — Commentary on the Gospel of Luke · John Cassian — Institutes

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✓ The requirement to pay the 'last mite' before leaving prison is traditionally re

Eastern Orthodoxaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Eastern Orthodox tradition: Scripture within Holy Tradition and the consensus of the Fathers (patristic consensus). Emphases on theosis, the liturgy, the Septuagint text, apophatic mystery over precise definition, and the seven Ecumenical Councils.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In a densely packed setting, Jesus shifts between addressing his disciples and the wider multitude, delivering teachings on hypocrisy, true security, and eschatological readiness. The chapter weaves together exhortations against the fear of human persecutors, warnings against greed (illustrated by the Parable of the Rich Fool), teachings on trusting divine providence over anxiety, and urgent commands to remain watchful for the sudden coming of the Son of Man. Jesus concludes by defining his mission as bringing a divisive fire to the earth and urging the crowds to discern the times.

Reception — Eastern Orthodox reception of Luke 12 is deeply shaped by patristic asceticism, particularly concerning wealth and inner vigilance. Saint Basil the Great's exegesis of the Parable of the Rich Fool (verses 16-21) forms the backbone of Orthodox social ethics; Basil argues that the rich man's core sin is his delusion of absolute ownership over resources that God entrusted to him for the benefit of the poor. The command to 'let your loins be girded' (verse 35) is foundational for the Orthodox ascetic concept of nepsis (watchfulness). Saint Cyril of Alexandria interprets this girding as maintaining spiritual purity and active readiness for Christ's return, while he understands the unforgivable blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (verse 10) not as a spoken slip, but as a hardened, persistent state of unrepentance against evident divine grace. Furthermore, the 'fire' Christ casts on the earth (verse 49) is frequently interpreted in the Philokalic tradition. Pseudo-Macarius identifies this fire as the uncreated, purifying grace of the Holy Spirit which inflames and cleanses the soul.

Application — The Parable of the Rich Fool is appointed to be read in the Divine Liturgy on the 9th Sunday of Luke (typically in November), framing the Orthodox faithful's preparation for the Nativity Fast by emphasizing almsgiving over material hoarding. The exhortations to watchfulness ('lamps burning') are heavily integrated into monastic spirituality and the Midnight Office (Mesonyktikon), functioning as a constant reminder of the sudden eschatological arrival of the Bridegroom. Parishes heavily emphasize almsgiving as a means to become 'rich toward God' (verse 21), viewing the redistribution of wealth as an essential therapeutic practice for the soul.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Saint Basil the Great — Homily on the words 'I will pull down my barns' · Saint Cyril of Alexandria — Commentary on Luke · Pseudo-Macarius — Spiritual Homilies

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 5)

✓ The rich man's sin in the parable is the hoarding of wealth meant for communal d
✓ Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit denotes a persistent, unrepentant rejection of
✓ The girding of loins and burning lamps are paradigms for nepsis (spiritual watch
✓ The fire cast upon the earth is understood mystically as the purifying and illum
✓ The Parable of the Rich Fool is read liturgically on the 9th Sunday of Luke to e

Oriental Orthodoxaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Oriental Orthodox tradition (Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, Syriac): Scripture within the tradition of the first three Ecumenical Councils and the miaphysite Fathers (Athanasius, Cyril of Alexandria, Severus of Antioch). Deeply liturgical, ascetic, and typological reading; some of these churches hold wider canons.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In Luke 12, Jesus addresses massive crowds and His disciples, delivering a wide-ranging discourse on hypocrisy, fear, providence, and vigilance. He warns against the 'leaven of the Pharisees' and instructs His followers to fear God, who holds eternal authority, rather than human persecutors who can only kill the body. Following a request to settle a family inheritance dispute, Jesus tells the Parable of the Rich Fool to critique covetousness and false security in wealth. Shifting focus, He points to the ravens and lilies as evidence of divine providence, urging disciples to seek the kingdom of God rather than harboring anxieties about material needs. The discourse then assumes a highly eschatological tone, demanding that believers remain as vigilant servants with their lamps burning, ready for the master's unpredictable return. Finally, Jesus speaks of a divisive 'fire' and 'baptism' that He brings, rebuking the crowds for failing to interpret the critical nature of the present time.

Reception — Oriental Orthodox reception of this chapter relies heavily on the exegetical legacy of Cyril of Alexandria, whose extensive commentary on the Gospel of Luke was preserved primarily in the Syriac tradition. Reading the text through a miaphysite Christological lens, Cyril interprets Christ's declaration, 'I have a baptism to be baptized with' (verse 50), as referring to His voluntary suffering and death. For the tradition, this highlights the unity of the incarnate Word, who willingly subjects His flesh to the passion for the salvation of the world. Furthermore, Cyril identifies the 'fire' cast upon the earth (verse 49) as the purifying and illuminating power of the Holy Spirit, which burns away sin and kindles divine love. The chapter’s strong warnings against hoarding wealth (verses 16-21) and the command to sell possessions (verse 33) were received by early Coptic, Syriac, and Ethiopian ascetics not merely as ethical advice, but as foundational, literal mandates for monastic renunciation and detachment from the world.

Application — This chapter is deeply embedded in the daily liturgical and spiritual rhythm of the Oriental Orthodox communion. In the Coptic Orthodox tradition, verses 32-43 form the core Gospel reading for the First Watch of the Midnight Prayer in the Agpeya (the Book of Hours). Reciting the commands to have 'loins girded and lamps burning' every night instills a posture of perpetual eschatological readiness in both monastics and laity. Additionally, verses 4-12, which command believers not to fear those who kill the body and promise the Holy Spirit's aid before magistrates, heavily inform the tradition's martyrological spirituality. These texts are frequently invoked during the Coptic season of Nayrouz (Feast of the Martyrs) and in Ethiopian Synaxarium readings, framing the historic and ongoing experience of persecution as a faithful confession of Christ before the angels of God.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Cyril of Alexandria — Commentary on Luke · Coptic Orthodox Tradition — Agpeya (Coptic Book of Hours)

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 4)

✓ The 'baptism' Christ must undergo refers to His voluntary passion, demonstrating
✓ The 'fire' Christ came to cast on the earth is interpreted as the purifying and
✓ The exhortation to be vigilant servants with burning lamps is prayed daily durin
✓ The commands to fear God rather than those who kill the body undergird the tradi

Reformation Traditions · The magisterial churches of the sixteenth-century Reformation.

Anglican / Episcopalaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Anglican tradition (including the Episcopal Church): Scripture read with tradition and reason (Hooker); the Book of Common Prayer and the Thirty-Nine Articles; a comprehensiveness spanning evangelical, anglo-catholic, and broad/progressive readings — name that spectrum where the passage has been read across it.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In its immediate narrative context, Luke 12 gathers a series of Jesus' teachings delivered to a large crowd and his disciples, centering on eschatological readiness, the futility of material wealth, and the necessity of trusting God's providence. Jesus warns against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and calls for fearless confession of his name under persecution. Through the Parable of the Rich Fool, he exposes the spiritual danger of covetousness and hoarding. He then points to the ravens and lilies to illustrate God's providential care, urging his followers not to be anxious but to seek the kingdom of God. The chapter concludes with extended parables urging watchfulness, the sober responsibilities of the 'faithful and wise steward,' and the disruptive, dividing nature of Jesus' advent.

Reception — The Anglican tradition reads Luke 12 across a comprehensive spectrum, drawing on it heavily for its theology of wealth, providence, and ordained ministry. Regarding wealth and property (Luke 12:13-21, 33), the tradition balances a defense of private property with a strong mandate for social responsibility. Article 38 of the Thirty-Nine Articles ('Of Christian men's Goods, which are not common') explicitly rejects radical Anabaptist views of compulsory wealth redistribution, yet it affirms the core ethic of verse 33 by insisting that Christians must 'liberally to give alms to the poor, according to his ability.' In the modern era, the broad church and Anglo-Catholic social streams have frequently turned to the Parable of the Rich Fool. William Temple, in 'Christianity and Social Order', utilized such teachings to critique the hoarding of capital and assert the social duties attached to property, shaping a robust Anglican social conscience. The teachings on providence (the lilies and ravens, vv. 22-31) have profoundly influenced Anglican spiritual theology. In 'The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living', Jeremy Taylor roots the Christian virtue of 'contentedness' in these verses, arguing that anxiety usurps God's loving providence and that trust in divine care is a matter of practical reason and faith. Finally, the 'faithful and wise steward' (vv. 42-48) has been received canonically as a primary template for Holy Orders. Richard Hooker, in 'Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity', and the wider tradition understand this stewardship as the authoritative yet strictly accountable administration of word and sacrament.

Application — In application, the Book of Common Prayer integrates Luke 12 thoroughly into both its sacramental rites and its lectionaries. The Ordinal directly applies the warning that 'to whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required' (v. 48) to ordinands, framing the priesthood and episcopate as a fearful and holy stewardship where ministers must watch over the household of God until the Master returns. Liturgically, the lectionary appoints the Parable of the Rich Fool and the exhortations to watchfulness during the Season after Pentecost, utilizing these texts to call the congregation away from consumerism and toward eschatological readiness. The comforting words 'Fear not, little flock' (v. 32) and the meditation on the lilies of the field are frequently drawn upon in pastoral care, Thanksgiving Day liturgies, and spiritual direction to reorient worshippers from worldly anxieties toward an active trust in God's kingdom.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Thirty-Nine Articles — Article 38: Of Christian men's Goods · William Temple — Christianity and Social Order · Jeremy Taylor — The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living · Book of Common Prayer — The Ordinal

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 4)

✓ The tradition asserts that while private property is legitimate, Christians have
✓ Progressive and social-minded figures in the tradition have utilized the Parable
✓ The teachings regarding the lilies and ravens are used in classical spiritual di
✓ The imagery of the faithful and wise steward is applied to the ordained ministry

Lutheranaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Lutheran tradition (the Book of Concord): the law–gospel distinction, justification by faith alone, sola scriptura held with the ecumenical creeds, the theology of the cross, and sacramental realism.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In its immediate narrative context, Jesus addresses a massive crowd and his disciples, delivering warnings and consolations regarding true security. He exposes the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and warns that all secrets will be revealed (vv. 1-3). He shifts the disciples' fear away from those who can merely kill the body to God, the final judge, while assuring them of God's intimate care for them (vv. 4-7). Following a warning about denying him and blaspheming the Holy Spirit (vv. 8-12), Jesus refuses to arbitrate a financial dispute and tells the parable of the Rich Fool to demonstrate the folly of finding security in temporal wealth rather than being rich toward God (vv. 13-21). He commands his disciples to abandon anxiety over food and clothing, pointing to God's care for ravens and lilies, and urges them to seek the kingdom first (vv. 22-34). The chapter concludes with parables demanding constant watchfulness for the Son of Man's return, a stark warning that Jesus' ministry brings division rather than earthly peace, and an urgent call to discern the times and settle with one's accuser (vv. 35-59).

Reception — In the Lutheran tradition, Luke 12 is primarily received through the law–gospel distinction and the theology of the cross. A characteristic emphasis is found in Martin Luther's Large Catechism, where he uses the parable of the rich fool (vv. 16-21) to expound the First Commandment. Luther argues that the rich man's reliance on his overflowing barns constitutes foundational idolatry; he makes a false god out of his wealth instead of trusting the Creator. The chapter's sharp contrast between warning and comfort perfectly maps to the distinction between Law and Gospel. The sudden, terrifying demand for the rich man's soul (v. 20) is seen as the Law crushing the secure sinner. Conversely, Christ's tender address to the 'little flock' (v. 32) is pure Gospel for the anxious. The Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord relies on verse 32 to comfort believers regarding predestination, asserting that the kingdom is given purely by the Father's 'good pleasure' (grace) and not by human striving or merit. Furthermore, Philipp Melanchthon in the Apology of the Augsburg Confession points to this 'little flock' (v. 32) to argue against a theology of glory. He contends that the true church is not defined by outward political triumph or numbers but is often a hidden, minority community bearing the cross. This is reinforced by Christ’s warning that his coming brings not earthly peace but division, even fracturing families (vv. 51-53). Regarding the warning against blaspheming the Holy Spirit (v. 10), Lutheran dogmaticians such as Johann Gerhard in his Loci Theologici have historically interpreted this not as an accidental slip of the tongue or an unpardonable moral failure, but as a malicious, conscious, and persistent rejection of the Holy Spirit's work in the Gospel. It is unforgivable because the sinner actively and finally refuses the very means of grace.

Application — Lutheran application of this chapter centers on pastoral care that carefully applies the law–gospel distinction. The parable of the Rich Fool (vv. 16-21) is frequently preached as a severe warning against modern consumerism and the false security of wealth, exposing the idolatry of the human heart that seeks peace in possessions rather than in God. Conversely, the commands against anxiety (vv. 22-30) and the promise to the 'little flock' (v. 32) are delivered as pure gospel to comfort terrified or burdened consciences, assuring them that God intimately provides for their bodily needs and freely gives them the kingdom by grace. Believers are exhorted to confidently confess Christ before men (v. 8), with the assurance that the Holy Spirit will provide the words (v. 12). Concurrently, they are taught to expect conflict and division even within their own households (vv. 51-53) as a natural consequence of the Gospel in a fallen world. This division is embraced under the theology of the cross as a mark of faithful discipleship, rather than a failure of faith. Finally, the role of the faithful steward (vv. 42-44) is often applied vocationally to the Office of the Public Ministry, where pastors are called to faithfully distribute the 'food' of Word and Sacrament in due season, maintaining watchfulness for Christ's return.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Martin Luther — Large Catechism · Martin Chemnitz and Jakob Andreae — Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration · Philipp Melanchthon — Apology of the Augsburg Confession · Johann Gerhard — Loci Theologici

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 6)

✓ The parable of the rich fool is a demonstration of violating the First Commandme
✓ The Father's 'good pleasure' to give the kingdom demonstrates that salvation and
✓ The designation 'little flock' shows the true church is not an outwardly gloriou
✓ Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is understood as the malicious and persistent
✓ The chapter applies the law-gospel distinction by directing sharp judgment to th
✓ Believers should expect familial division and conflict as a normal consequence o

Reformed / Presbyterianaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Reformed tradition (Calvin; the Westminster Standards; the Heidelberg and Belgic confessions): the sovereignty of God and covenant theology, a redemptive-historical reading of Scripture, and the regulative principle.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In Luke 12, Jesus issues a sweeping series of warnings and comforts to his disciples and the surrounding multitudes. He begins by exposing the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and instructing his followers to fear God, who holds ultimate authority over eternal destinies, rather than fearing those who can only kill the body. In the midst of this, he assures them of God's intimate care, noting that not even a sparrow is forgotten and the very hairs on their heads are numbered. When asked to arbitrate a family inheritance dispute, Jesus declines and instead issues a warning against covetousness, illustrating the folly of materialism through the Parable of the Rich Fool. He then pivots to comfort his disciples, commanding them not to be anxious about food or clothing, pointing to the ravens and lilies as evidence of God's provision. The chapter concludes with a call to eschatological readiness: servants must remain watchful for their master's return. Jesus warns that knowledge brings accountability, with greater punishment reserved for the servant who knew his master's will but failed to do it. Finally, he declares that his coming will provoke severe division, even within families, and rebukes the crowds for failing to interpret the eschatological times.

Reception — Luke 12 is a foundational text in the Reformed tradition for the doctrines of meticulous providence, sovereign election, and the nature of sin. Verses 6-7 (the numbered hairs and forgotten sparrows) and verses 22-30 (the ravens and lilies) are central to the Reformed understanding of God's sovereignty over creation. John Calvin and the Heidelberg Catechism appeal to these verses to reject any notion of a distant God or blind chance, insisting instead on a God who actively directs the smallest details of life. Verse 32 ('Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom') is read redemptive-historically as a profound statement of unconditional election; Calvin argued that the kingdom is secured not by human merit, but entirely by the Father's sovereign 'good pleasure' (beneplacitum). Furthermore, the tradition draws on verses 47-48 (the servant beaten with many or few stripes) to articulate the doctrine of degrees of sin and punishment. The Westminster Larger Catechism cites these verses to affirm that sins committed against greater light, knowledge, and privilege are more heinous in the sight of God. Finally, Calvin interprets the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (v. 10) not as a sin of ignorance or momentary lapse, but as a conscious, malicious, and fixed rejection of God's illuminated truth.

Application — The Reformed tradition applies this chapter primarily as a profound pastoral comfort against anxiety and the fear of man. Because God's meticulous providence extends to the hairs of the head and the birds of the air, believers are exhorted to practice patience in adversity, thankfulness in prosperity, and unwavering trust in the future. The Parable of the Rich Fool and the command to 'sell what you have' (v. 33) are applied as sharp warnings against the idolatry of wealth, urging Christians to view earthly resources not as permanent security but as goods to be stewarded for the kingdom. Additionally, Jesus' warning that he brings 'division' (vv. 51-53) is utilized to prepare congregations for the reality of the antithesis—the inevitable conflict between the kingdom of Christ and the world, encouraging believers to remain faithful even when the gospel fractures human relationships.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion · Ursinus and Olevianus — Heidelberg Catechism · John Calvin — Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists · Westminster Assembly — Westminster Larger Catechism

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 7)

✓ Jesus warns his disciples to fear God who has power over eternal destiny rather
✓ Jesus refuses to act as an earthly judge over an inheritance dispute, using the
✓ God exercises meticulous, active providence over all creation, numbering the hai
✓ God's decision to give the kingdom to the 'little flock' is an act of sovereign
✓ Sins are not strictly equal; those committed with greater knowledge of the maste
✓ Believers are to combat earthly anxiety by trusting in the sovereign providence
✓ Christians should anticipate that faithfulness to Christ will cause deep divisio

Free-Church & Revival Traditions · Believers'-church, revival, and restorationist movements.

Baptistaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Baptist tradition (e.g. the 1689 Second London Confession, the Baptist Faith & Message — note the range): believers' baptism, congregational polity, liberty of conscience, a memorial reading of the ordinances, and strong emphasis on personal conversion and biblical authority.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In Luke 12, Jesus addresses massive crowds and His disciples, delivering a series of warnings and encouragements. He cautions against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, urges the fear of God rather than human persecutors, and assures believers of the Holy Spirit's aid before magistrates. Through the parable of the Rich Fool, He condemns greed and commands His followers to seek God's kingdom rather than succumbing to anxiety over earthly provisions. The chapter concludes with parables on faithful stewardship and watchfulness for the unexpected return of the Son of Man, accompanied by Jesus' declaration that His coming will provoke severe familial division.

Reception — Baptist reception of Luke 12 has historically emphasized religious liberty, the nature of baptism, and the cost of regenerate church membership. Early English Baptists facing imprisonment drew deep comfort from verses 4-5 and 11-12. Thomas Helwys cited these warnings to fear God over men as foundational to soul liberty, insisting that civil magistrates have no jurisdiction over the conscience and that the Holy Spirit equips persecuted believers for their defense. The severe family divisions predicted in verses 51-53 are often read within the Baptist tradition as the expected social cost of personal conversion and believer's baptism, which historically severed ties with state-church parish communities. Furthermore, Jesus' reference to a 'baptism to be baptized with' in verse 50 has been extensively analyzed by Baptist theologians. John Gill argued that this metaphor perfectly illustrates the mode of baptism as immersion, as Christ was not sprinkled with trials but was entirely plunged and overwhelmed in suffering and divine wrath.

Application — In Baptist congregational life and preaching, this chapter is a primary source for urgent evangelistic appeals and exhortations to radical trust. The parable of the Rich Fool is frequently leveraged to emphasize the brevity of life and the necessity of the new birth. Charles Haddon Spurgeon frequently preached from verse 20 to warn congregants against false earthly security, pressing the absolute necessity of immediate, personal conversion before facing the judgment seat. The command to 'fear not, little flock' in verse 32 and the exhortations against anxiety in verses 22-31 are applied to encourage sacrificial giving, support for global missions, and reliance on voluntary tithes rather than state support. Pastors also use the closing parables of the watchful servants in verses 35-48 to foster a congregational culture of readiness for the Second Coming, urging believers to be faithful stewards of the gospel entrusted to them.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Thomas Helwys — A Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity · John Gill — Exposition of the New Testament · Charles Haddon Spurgeon — Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 3)

✓ The warning to fear God rather than men and the promise of the Spirit before mag
✓ Jesus's description of a baptism He must undergo reflects a total immersion into
✓ The judgment pronounced on the rich fool demands immediate gospel response and p

Methodist / Wesleyan / Holinessaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Wesleyan-Holiness tradition: prevenient grace and free response, sanctification and entire sanctification / Christian perfection, the Wesleyan quadrilateral (Scripture primary, with tradition, reason, and experience), and warm-hearted practical piety.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In this chapter, Jesus delivers a sweeping discourse to the crowds and his disciples, addressing hypocrisy, the fear of God versus the fear of man, and the dangers of covetousness through the Parable of the Rich Fool. He commands his followers to abandon anxiety by trusting in God's provision, illustrated by the ravens and lilies, and to seek the Kingdom first. The chapter concludes with urgent parables about watchful readiness, detailing the severe judgments awaiting unfaithful stewards when the Son of Man returns, and warning of the division his coming brings.

Reception — The Wesleyan-Holiness tradition receives this chapter as a primary text for its doctrines of conditional security, proportional accountability, and the ethical use of money. Adam Clarke, in his Commentary on the New Testament, explicitly uses verses 45-46 to demonstrate that a believer can forfeit their salvation through willful disobedience; the servant, initially appointed and trusted by the master, chooses to abuse others and get drunk, and is consequently cut off and placed with unbelievers. Furthermore, verses 47-48 serve as a cornerstone for the tradition's understanding of prevenient grace and divine justice. John Wesley, in his Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, emphasizes that God's judgment is exactly proportioned to the light and grace a person has been given, explaining why the servant who did not know the master's will receives fewer stripes. The chapter is also foundational for Wesleyan economic ethics; Wesley frequently invoked the Parable of the Rich Fool (vv. 16-21) to argue that hoarding wealth is spiritually fatal and contradicts the nature of true religion.

Application — In application, the tradition emphasizes warm-hearted practical piety through rigorous financial stewardship and active charity. The command to sell possessions and give alms (v. 33) is applied as a summons to prioritize eternal treasure over earthly security, culminating in Wesley's famous maxim to earn, save, and give all one can. Holiness churches also read the call to keep waists girded and lamps burning (v. 35) as an exhortation to Christian perfection, encouraging believers to maintain a heart entirely sanctified and practically ready for the Lord's return at any moment.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Adam Clarke — Commentary on the New Testament · John Wesley — Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 4)

✓ The servant who begins to beat others and gets drunk demonstrates that a believe
✓ God apportions judgment strictly according to the measure of light and grace a p
✓ Hoarding wealth is a spiritually fatal practice that contradicts the call to be
✓ The command to keep lamps burning is an exhortation to maintain a state of entir

Anabaptist / Mennoniteaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Anabaptist tradition (Mennonite, Amish, Brethren, Hutterite): a Jesus-centered reading with the Sermon on the Mount as normative, believers' baptism, nonviolence and nonresistance, simple living, communal discernment, and the church as a visible community distinct from worldly power.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In Luke 12, Jesus offers a series of urgent instructions to his disciples amidst a massive crowd. He warns them against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and commands them not to fear human authorities who can only kill the body, but rather to fear God. He promises the Holy Spirit's aid when they are dragged before magistrates. Addressing economic concerns, Jesus uses the parable of the Rich Fool to condemn covetousness and anxiety, urging radical trust in God's provision for the 'little flock' and commanding them to sell their possessions. The chapter concludes with calls to persistent watchfulness for the master's return, a stark warning that Jesus brings division rather than peace—even tearing families apart—and an exhortation to settle disputes before they reach the magistrate.

Reception — The Anabaptist tradition has historically read Luke 12 as a foundational text for understanding the nature of the true church and the cost of discipleship. Verse 32, 'Fear not, little flock,' became a central ecclesiological marker. Early leaders like Menno Simons argued that the true church is never a coercive, state-aligned majority, but always a vulnerable, minority community—the 'little flock' to whom God is pleased to give the kingdom. The warnings about persecution (verses 4-5) and the promise that the Holy Spirit would provide a defense before rulers (verses 11-12) were internalized as living realities. Thieleman J. van Braght's 'Martyrs Mirror' contains extensive accounts of Anabaptists who invoked these very promises when interrogated by inquisitors, refusing legal counsel in favor of reliance on the Spirit. Jesus' declaration that he brings division, setting family members against one another (verses 51-53), accurately mirrored the Anabaptist experience of being betrayed to authorities by their own kin over believer's baptism. Economically, the denunciation of the rich fool (verses 15-21) and the command to 'sell what ye have' (verse 33) were taken literally. In the Hutterite tradition, theologians like Peter Walpot pointed to verse 33 as a direct mandate for the community of goods and the renunciation of private property, while Mennonite and Brethren traditions read it as a strict requirement for simple living, non-accumulation, and mutual aid within the community.

Application — Anabaptists apply this chapter as a practical manual for living as a nonconformist community in a hostile world. Believers are exhorted to reject material accumulation and anxiety, cultivating a lifestyle of radical simplicity and generous mutual aid. The narrative of the rich fool is frequently preached to warn against the seduction of wealth and the false security of barns and retirement accounts. Furthermore, Jesus' command in verse 58 to reconcile with an adversary on the way to the magistrate is applied as a direct prohibition against believers taking one another to secular courts. Disputes are to be resolved entirely within the church through communal discernment, maintaining separation from the coercive justice systems of the world. Finally, the imagery of the 'little flock' is continually used to comfort the church when it faces cultural marginalization, reminding believers that their security lies not in worldly influence but in the Father's pleasure.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Menno Simons — Foundation of Christian Doctrine · Thieleman J. van Braght — Martyrs Mirror · Peter Walpot — True Yieldedness and the Christian Community of Goods

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 6)

✓ Jesus instructs his disciples to reject hypocrisy, fear God over violent men, ab
✓ The true church is fundamentally understood as a vulnerable, persecuted little f
✓ The promises of the Holy Spirit's guidance before magistrates and the command no
✓ The warning that Jesus brings family division describes the historical reality o
✓ The command to sell possessions is interpreted by Hutterites as mandating a comm
✓ The command to settle with an adversary before reaching the magistrate is applie

Classical Trinitarian Pentecostalaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal tradition (Assemblies of God, Church of God, and kindred bodies): the present continuation of the gifts of the Spirit, baptism in the Holy Spirit, divine healing, and expectancy of God's present action, read within Nicene Trinitarian faith. Do NOT attribute Word-of-Faith / prosperity or later neo-charismatic distinctives to classical Pentecostalism generally.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In this chapter, Jesus teaches His disciples and a massive crowd, delivering stern warnings against Pharisaical hypocrisy and the fear of man. He transitions into profound assurances of God's intimate care and gives solemn warnings about the unpardonable sin of blaspheming the Holy Spirit. Jesus promises that the Holy Spirit will directly provide the words believers need during persecution. Through the parable of the rich fool, He denounces greed and anxiety, urging His followers to seek God's kingdom instead of earthly wealth. The discourse concludes with urgent calls for constant readiness, faithful stewardship, and an acknowledgment that His coming brings an inescapable, divisive fire to the earth.

Reception — Classical Pentecostalism naturally focuses on the pneumatological and eschatological dimensions of this chapter. Verse 10, concerning blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, has historically been treated with immense sobriety. Theologians such as Stanley Horton interpret this blasphemy as a willful, final rejection of the Spirit's evident work. Consequently, Pentecostals have frequently warned critics that attributing genuine, biblical manifestations of the Spirit (such as speaking in tongues or divine healing) to demonic forces flirts dangerously with this unpardonable sin. The promise of immediate inspiration in verses 11-12 is central to the Pentecostal understanding of the 'anointing.' While often applied to preaching, it is primarily read as a guarantee of dynamic, spontaneous empowerment for witness during trials. In contrast to later Neo-charismatic prosperity teachings, classical Pentecostalism utilizes verses 15-34 to firmly reject the pursuit of material wealth. Scholars like Gordon Fee argue that the parable of the rich fool demonstrates that God's 'good pleasure to give you the kingdom' (v. 32) refers to spiritual inheritance and eschatological life, not the covetous hoarding of earthly abundance. Finally, Christ's desire to cast 'fire on the earth' (v. 49) is often harmonized in popular Pentecostal piety with John the Baptist's earlier promise of a baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, viewed as both purifying judgment and empowering revival.

Application — Pentecostals apply this chapter by cultivating a life of radical, moment-by-moment dependence on the Holy Spirit. Believers are encouraged to trust the Spirit's unction for spontaneous testimony, rather than relying solely on prepared arguments, especially when facing opposition. Pastors frequently preach the parable of the rich fool to call congregants to sacrificial living and financial support for global missions, warning against the spiritual deadening of consumerism. Believers are exhorted to keep their 'lamps burning' (v. 35) in a state of urgent, watchful anticipation of Christ's imminent return as the Soon Coming King.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Stanley Horton — What the Bible Says About the Holy Spirit · Gordon Fee — The Disease of the Health and Wealth Gospels

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 4)

✓ Attributing genuine operations of the Spirit to demonic forces approaches the un
✓ The Holy Spirit provides immediate inspiration, granting believers boldness and
✓ The accumulation of earthly wealth is a form of covetousness that contrasts with
✓ Believers must live in a state of constant eschatological readiness, keeping the

Seventh-day Adventistaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Seventh-day Adventist tradition: the seventh-day Sabbath, the great-controversy theme, conditional immortality, sanctuary theology, and a historicist reading of prophecy.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In Luke 12, Jesus addresses a massive crowd, warning his disciples first against the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. He shifts to teaching about the fear of God versus the fear of man, assuring them of God's intimate care. When interrupted by a dispute over an inheritance, Jesus delivers the parable of the Rich Fool to warn against covetousness, emphasizing that life is not measured by possessions. He instructs his followers to trust God's provision, using ravens and lilies as examples, and urges them to seek the kingdom rather than earthly security. The chapter concludes with a strong eschatological focus: Jesus commands his disciples to be watchful and ready for the unexpected return of the Son of Man, contrasting the rewards of faithful stewards with the severe punishment of unfaithful ones. Finally, he warns that his ministry will bring division rather than peace and rebukes the crowds for failing to interpret the times.

Reception — Seventh-day Adventist reception of Luke 12 is deeply shaped by the tradition's eschatological and anthropological lenses. Jesus' assurance to the 'little flock' (verse 32) became a foundational identifier for early Sabbath-keeping Adventists. James White adopted this exact phrase for his 1847 tract A Word to the 'Little Flock', interpreting the 'little flock' as the persecuted end-time remnant called to receive the kingdom. The parables of the waiting servants and the faithful steward (verses 35-48) are read through the historicist experience of the 1844 Great Disappointment. The servant who claims, 'My lord delayeth his coming' (verse 45), is seen as a prophetic warning regarding the tarrying time before the Second Advent. Ellen G. White applies the steward giving 'meat in due season' (verse 42) to the proclamation of 'present truth'—specifically the Sabbath and sanctuary messages tailored for the final generation. Additionally, the chapter serves as a proof text for conditional immortality. Uriah Smith, in The State of the Dead and the Destiny of the Wicked, analyzes the Rich Fool whose 'soul' is required (verse 20), arguing that the Greek psyche here simply means mortal life, not an inherently immortal entity. Furthermore, Smith points to the warning to fear Him who can cast into Gehenna (verse 5) as evidence that God will permanently destroy the wicked, contradicting the doctrine of eternal conscious torment.

Application — In pastoral application, Adventists use Christ's warnings against covetousness and his call to provide heavenly treasure (verses 15-33) to motivate sacrificial giving for global missions and the spread of the Three Angels' messages. The command to 'let your loins be girded' (verse 35) is frequently preached to maintain a high state of spiritual readiness for the imminent Second Advent. Ministers especially warn against the attitude of the unfaithful servant (verse 45); believers are exhorted not to lose their urgency for Christ's return or fall into worldliness, internal church politics, or harsh treatment of fellow members during the perceived delay of the eschaton.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:James White — A Word to the 'Little Flock' · Uriah Smith — The State of the Dead and the Destiny of the Wicked · Ellen G. White — Early Writings

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 5)

✓ The 'little flock' identifies the faithful end-time remnant awaiting the kingdom
✓ The requirement of the rich fool's 'soul' denotes the end of mortal life, not th
✓ The steward dispensing 'meat in due season' represents the church delivering 'pr
✓ The unfaithful servant's belief that his lord delays is a warning against losing
✓ Selling possessions to provide heavenly treasure is a call to sacrificially fund

Restorationist / Churches of Christaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Restoration Movement tradition (Churches of Christ, Christian Churches — formally non-creedal): restore New Testament Christianity, 'speak where the Bible speaks and be silent where it is silent,' reading by direct command, apostolic example, and necessary inference; baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; the weekly Lord's Supper.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In Luke 12, Jesus addresses his disciples amidst a massive, trampling crowd, delivering a wide-ranging discourse on hypocrisy, fear, and true security. He warns against the 'leaven of the Pharisees,' urges the fear of God who controls eternal destiny rather than men who only kill the body, and promises that the Holy Spirit will provide words to those brought before authorities. The chapter transitions with a dispute over an inheritance, prompting Jesus to tell the parable of the Rich Fool and issue commands against anxiety over material needs. He concludes with exhortations to watchfulness, detailing the necessity of being ready for the Son of Man's unexpected return and warning of the division his coming will cause even within households.

Reception — Within the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement, Luke 12 is foundational for its systematic approach to conversion and its rational pneumatic theology. Verses 8-9 are emphasized as a key proof-text for the 'Plan of Salvation.' T.W. Brents, in his defining work 'The Gospel Plan of Salvation', formally maps Christ's demand to 'confess me before men' as an essential, sequential step of obedience occurring after faith and repentance but prior to baptism. By doing so, the tradition formalized 'the good confession' into a discrete public act required for the remission of sins. Furthermore, verse 10 presents the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. In contrast to mystical interpretations of an arbitrary unpardonable sin, the tradition reads this through a rationalist, Word-centric pneumatology. H. Leo Boles, in 'A Commentary on the Gospel According to Luke', explains that since the Holy Spirit's final work was to reveal and confirm the Gospel message through the apostles, speaking against the Spirit is the deliberate, persistent rejection of this revealed Word. It is unpardonable because it destroys the sole instrument God uses to convict and pardon. Additionally, Jesus' promise to give the 'little flock' the kingdom (v. 32) is read as a prophecy strictly fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2) when the church was established.

Application — In application, Churches of Christ strictly observe the practice of the 'public confession.' Before a person is baptized by immersion, a minister or elder will ask them to confess their belief that Jesus is the Son of God before the assembly, structurally applying Luke 12:8. Pastorally, the rational interpretation of verse 10 is used to comfort anxious believers: preachers assure congregants that if they desire to obey the biblical plan of salvation, they have not committed the unpardonable sin, as the sin consists entirely in a hardened, final refusal to obey the Spirit's written testimony. The parables of the Rich Fool and the Faithful Steward (vv. 15-21, 42-48) are frequently applied in sermons to emphasize personal accountability, stewardship of wealth, and the urgency of being prepared for Christ's imminent return through faithful adherence to New Testament patterns.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:T.W. Brents — The Gospel Plan of Salvation · H. Leo Boles — A Commentary on the Gospel According to Luke

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 5)

✓ Public confession of Christ before others is an essential, formalized step of ob
✓ Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is understood rationally as the final rejectio
✓ The promise to give the little flock the kingdom anticipates the formal establis
✓ The public confession of faith is physically enacted as a prerequisite question-
✓ Anxious believers are comforted that they have not committed the unpardonable si

Hatua ya 3Majopo yasiyopiga kura na kiambatisho cha ulinganisho

Haya hutoa taarifa kwa maelezo na tafsiri, na yanaripotiwa hapa, lakini hayahesabiwi kamwe kwenye kura.

Academic textual-historical analysisaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Academic textual-historical analysis: philology and the original-language text, textual criticism, ancient Near Eastern (and, for the NT, Greco-Roman) context, literary genre and form, composition and dating debates, and reception history. Describe scholarly positions and their evidence without confessional commitment. This panel informs the textual notes and the rendering; it is never a church vote.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In the narrative of Luke 12, Jesus addresses a massive, trampling crowd and his disciples, weaving together sapiential wisdom and eschatological warnings. The chapter moves through sequential topics: warning against Pharisaic hypocrisy and fear of human persecution; a refusal to arbitrate an inheritance dispute, leading to the parable of the Rich Fool who hoards wealth but loses his life; exhortations against anxiety regarding food and clothing, using ravens and lilies as examples of divine provision; and a sustained apocalyptic discourse demanding constant vigilance for the unpredictable return of the master or the Son of Man, ending with a stark declaration that Jesus brings household division and a demand to interpret the times.

Reception — Historically, academic reception of this chapter is dominated by source and redaction criticism. Scholars identify the bulk of Luke 12 as deriving from the hypothetical sayings source 'Q'. Analysts like John S. Kloppenborg argue that the thematic progression of this chapter closely mirrors the original structural sequence of Q, merging wisdom traditions with apocalyptic judgment. The Parable of the Rich Fool is widely categorized as 'L' (special Lukan material), reflecting the Gospel's distinct emphasis on economic justice and the dangers of wealth. Furthermore, Hans Conzelmann and later redaction critics argue that the warnings to the servants and the steward demonstrate Luke's theological adaptation of earlier apocalyptic sayings to address the 'delay of the Parousia'; Peter's question in verse 41 is viewed as a Lukan redactional seam applying the subsequent warnings specifically to church leadership. Joel B. Green highlights the Greco-Roman socio-economic context, reading the Rich Fool as a subversion of systemic patronage and honor derived from accumulation.

Application — Within the academy, the chapter is applied as a primary control text for reconstructing the Two-Source Hypothesis and tracing the development of early Christian eschatology. It is frequently utilized in sociological studies of the New Testament to reconstruct the socio-economic tensions, leadership structures, and martyrdom pressures experienced by the Lukan community.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:John S. Kloppenborg — The Formation of Q · Hans Conzelmann — The Theology of St. Luke · Joel B. Green — The Gospel of Luke

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 4)

✓ The narrative presents Jesus teaching the disciples and the crowd on themes of h
✓ The chapter is primarily composed of Q material and is argued by scholars to pre
✓ The Parable of the Rich Fool is classified as 'L' material and functions as a su
✓ The parables of the returning master and the steward reflect the Lukan community

Jewish interpretationaudit ✓

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Jewish interpretation of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible books only; do not treat the New Testament as Scripture, and address it only historically if at all). Distinguish rabbinic (Talmud, Midrash), medieval (Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Ramban, and the classical mefarshim), and modern (including critical and denominational) voices rather than presenting one uniform Jewish position. This panel informs, and is reported, but never a Christian church vote.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In its first-century context, this chapter presents a collection of teachings addressing eschatological urgency and the ethical demands placed upon a Jewish audience. The text emphasizes radical trust in divine providence, warns against the hoarding of material wealth, and anticipates the severe societal and familial upheaval traditionally associated with the arrival of the messianic age.

Reception — Because the New Testament is not part of the Tanakh, Jewish tradition does not read Luke 12 as Scripture. Instead, modern Jewish scholarship engages the chapter historically and comparatively to demonstrate its profound continuity with Second Temple Judaism. Claude Montefiore, in his work 'The Synoptic Gospels', emphasizes that the illustration of the ravens and lilies not working but being fed by God (vv. 24, 27) closely parallels Rabbinic teachings about animals not needing a trade. He specifically connects this to Mishnaic traditions regarding divine providence, viewing the passage as a striking and poetic distillation of Jewish ethical piety. Furthermore, scholars such as Geza Vermes analyze the chapter's eschatological warnings. Vermes notes that the declaration of family division—father against son, mother against daughter (vv. 52-53)—is a direct adaptation of Micah 7:6. In Jewish eschatology, as codified in texts like Mishnah Sotah, this specific prophetic imagery is central to the concept of the 'footsteps of the Messiah' (the messianic woes), denoting the societal breakdown that precedes ultimate redemption.

Application — As a non-canonical text, Luke 12 possesses no halakhic (legal) or liturgical authority within Judaism and is not used in Jewish devotion. Its primary application is found in modern historical scholarship and interfaith dialogue, where it serves to contextualize the teachings of Jesus within the broader landscape of first-century Jewish wisdom and eschatology.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Claude Montefiore — The Synoptic Gospels · Geza Vermes — Jesus the Jew

ukaguzi wa kila dai (kaguzi 2)

✓ The illustration of the ravens and lilies not working but being fed by God close
✓ The prophecy of familial division directly adapts Micah 7:6, aligning with Jewis

Kiambatisho cha ulinganisho — nje ya orodha ya Nikea-Utatu (Latter-day Saint, Jehovah's Witnesses)

Latter-day Saint

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Latter-day Saint reading (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints): the Bible read alongside the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price, with living prophets and continuing revelation, and the Joseph Smith Translation where relevant. Presented for comparison only; outside the Nicene-Trinitarian roster.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — Jesus delivers a series of teachings to a massive crowd and His disciples. He warns against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, encourages His followers to fear God rather than mortals who can only kill the body, and promises the Holy Spirit's aid in times of persecution. Responding to a dispute over an inheritance, Jesus warns against covetousness via the parable of the rich fool. He commands His disciples not to worry about physical provisions but to trust in God's care, assuring the 'little flock' of the Father's good pleasure to give them the kingdom. He urges constant readiness for the return of the Son of Man. When Peter asks if the parable of the vigilant servants applies to the apostles or everyone, Jesus describes the faithful and wise steward, noting that greater knowledge brings greater accountability. Finally, He prophesies that His coming will bring division rather than peace, and He rebukes the crowd for failing to discern the times.

Reception — Latter-day Saint reception is heavily informed by the Joseph Smith Translation (JST) and the canonical Doctrine and Covenants. The warning regarding blasphemy against the Holy Ghost (verse 10) is central to the doctrine of the unpardonable sin. Joseph Smith taught in the King Follett Discourse that this sin requires a person to have received an undeniable witness of the truth by the Holy Ghost and to subsequently deny it, thereby becoming a 'son of perdition.' The comforting assurance to the 'little flock' (verse 32) is repeatedly appropriated in the Doctrine and Covenants to reassure early Saints of God's protective love despite intense persecution. Regarding Peter's question about the parable's audience (verses 41-42), the JST significantly alters the text. Instead of a rhetorical question, Jesus directly answers Peter: 'I speak unto those whom the Lord shall make rulers over his household.' This confirms to Latter-day Saints that the charge of the faithful steward is specifically directed to priesthood leaders called to administer the Church, rather than to the general public.

Application — The chapter provides foundational ethical and administrative principles for the Church. The principle that 'unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required' (verse 48) is integral to Latter-day Saint understandings of divine judgment, establishing that accountability is calibrated to the amount of spiritual light and truth a person has received. This is functionally echoed in modern revelation as a law of the gospel. The parable of the rich fool (verses 15-21) is frequently cited in General Conference addresses as a characteristic emphasis warning against materialism; it encourages members to remain 'rich toward God' by living the laws of tithing, fast offerings, and consecration. The commandment to 'seek ye the kingdom of God' (verse 31) is actively applied as a call to build up Zion and gather Israel, with the faith that God will provide for the material needs of those engaged in His work.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Joseph Smith — Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible · Joseph Smith — King Follett Discourse · Joseph Smith — Doctrine and Covenants

Jehovah's Witnesses

Mtazamo uliopewa modeli:Jehovah's Witness reading (Watch Tower Society): attention to the divine name, God's Kingdom as a real government, conditional immortality, and a non-Trinitarian Christology. Presented for comparison only; outside the Nicene-Trinitarian roster.

Maana ya moja kwa moja — In this chapter, Jesus addresses a massive crowd, but directs his primary instruction to his disciples. He warns them against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and urges them not to fear men who can only kill the body, but to fear God, who holds ultimate authority over life and death. After refusing to arbitrate a dispute over an inheritance, Jesus delivers the parable of the rich fool to warn against covetousness, emphasizing that true security comes from being 'rich toward God' rather than accumulating material wealth. He commands his followers not to be anxious about physical needs but to seek God's Kingdom first. Jesus then transitions to themes of watchfulness and readiness for the return of the Son of Man, contrasting the faithful steward who cares for the household with the unfaithful one who abuses his position. He concludes by declaring that his message will bring division rather than peace, even fracturing families, and he rebukes the crowds for failing to discern the critical nature of the times.

Reception — Jehovah's Witnesses read Luke 12 as a foundational text for key eschatological, organizational, and theological doctrines. The warning to fear him who has power to cast into 'Gehenna' (v. 5) is read through the lens of conditional immortality. The Watch Tower Society teaches that Gehenna is not a place of conscious fiery torment, but a symbol of eternal destruction or annihilation. Those killed by men may be remembered by God for resurrection, but those cast into Gehenna experience the 'second death' with no hope of return (*Insight on the Scriptures*). Verse 10, which contrasts speaking against the Son of Man with blaspheming the holy spirit, is interpreted in light of a non-Trinitarian theology. The holy spirit is understood as God's active force, not a co-equal person; blaspheming it constitutes deliberate, willful opposition to Jehovah's unmistakable operation (*Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life*). Two of the tradition's most distinctive readings appear in verses 32 and 42. Jesus' address to the 'little flock' (v. 32) is understood to refer exclusively to the 144,000 spirit-anointed Christians who have a heavenly hope and will rule as kings and priests alongside Christ. This group is sharply distinguished from the 'other sheep' (mentioned in John 10), who hold the hope of living forever on a paradise earth. Furthermore, the 'faithful and wise steward' (translated as 'faithful and discreet slave' in the New World Translation, v. 42) is identified prophetically and organizationally as the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses. This small group of anointed men is believed to be appointed by Christ during his invisible presence to dispense 'spiritual food at the proper time' to the global household of faith (*The Watchtower*).

Application — Jehovah's Witnesses apply the teachings of Luke 12 to maintain a high level of spiritual urgency and separation from the world. Jesus' counsel against anxiety and materialism (vv. 15-21) is frequently cited to encourage adherents to maintain a 'simple eye' and prioritize Kingdom interests, often by pursuing full-time preaching work (pioneering) rather than secular wealth. The exhortation to be 'dressed and ready' (v. 35) fosters a state of constant watchfulness for the outbreak of the great tribulation and the end of the current system of things. Finally, the prophecy of household division (vv. 51-53) provides a framework for members to understand and endure opposition or estrangement from unbelieving family members, viewing such trials as a direct fulfillment of Christ's words when taking a stand for Jehovah's sovereignty.

Mamlaka zilizotajwa:Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society — Insight on the Scriptures · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society — Jesus—The Way, the Truth, the Life · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society — The Watchtower · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society — The Watchtower

Hatua ya 4Weka msingi wa lugha asilia

Tafsiri inajengwa kutoka kwenye matini chanzi, si kutoka kwenye makubaliano ya wengi ya Kiingereza.

Msingi wa matini — Greek text provided, matching NA28/SBLGNT tradition

Majina ya Mungu — Theos (God), Kyrios (Lord)

Vibadala vilivyotiwa alama

v14: Some manuscripts add 'archonta kai' (ruler and) before judge.
v18: 'siton' (grain) vs 'genemata' (crops/fruits) in some witnesses.
v20: 'apaitousin' (they demand) vs 'aitousin' (they ask).
v27: 'kopia oude nethei' (toils nor spins) vs 'oute nethei oute hyphainei' (neither spins nor weaves) in D.
v31: 'tou autou' (his) in the provided text vs 'tou theou' (of God) in majority.
v39: 'egregoresen an kai' - 'an kai' omitted by some early manuscripts.
v54: 'epi dysmon' vs 'apo dysmon' for 'from the west'.

Vipengele ambavyo tafsiri lazima idumishe

v1: (b) alliteration: myriadon tou ochlou; (c) article: tes zymes hetis estin hypokrisis ton pharisaion; (h) particle: en hois.
v2: (a) cognate: synkekalymmenon ... apokalyphthesetai (covered up ... revealed); (e) chiasm: covered/revealed, hidden/known.
v3: (e) parallelism: darkness/light, ear in closets / proclaimed on housetops.
v4: (d) number shift: tois philois (plural) to to soma (singular); (f) refrain: me phobethete (do not fear).
v5: (a) repetition: phobethete ... phobethete ... phobethete (fear ... fear ... fear); (h) particle: nai (yes).
v6: (d) number shift: pente (five) to dyo (two) to hen (one); (g) divine name: tou theou; (h) particle: ouchi.
v7: (b) alliteration: alla kai hai triches; (f) refrain: me oun phobeisthe (therefore do not fear).
v8: (a) cognate: homologese ... homologesei (confess ... confess); (f) repetition: emprosthen (before); (g) divine names: theou, huios tou anthropou.
v9: (a) cognate: arnesamenos (having denied) ... aparnethesetai (will be utterly denied); (f) repetition: enopion (before).
v10: (a) repetition: aphethesetai ... ouk aphethesetai (will be forgiven ... will not be forgiven); (g) divine names: huios tou anthropou, hagion pneuma.
v11: (c) article string: tas synagogas kai tas archas kai tas exousias; (f) refrain: me merimnesete (do not be anxious).
v12: (c) article: to gar hagion pneuma; (g) divine name: hagion pneuma.
v13: (a) cognate precursor: merisasthai (to divide); (h) vocative: didaskale.
v14: (a) cognate: merisasthai (v.13) to meristen (divider); (h) vocative: anthrope.
v15: (b) alliteration: pases pleonexias (all covetousness).
v16: (f) structural marker: parabolen (parable).
v17: (f) internal dialogue formula: dialogizeto ... legon; (a) cognate anticipation: synaxo (gather).
v18: (a) repetition: synaxo (gather); (f) repetition of pronoun: mou (my) barns, grain, goods.
v19: (a) wordplay/repetition: psyche ... psyche (soul ... soul).
v20: (e) chiasmic reversal: you prepared -> whose will they be?; (g) divine name: ho theos; (h) vocative: aphron (fool).
v21: (a) thematic contrast: thesaurizon heauto (treasuring for himself) vs eis theon plouton (rich toward God); (g) divine name: theon.
v22: (e) parallelism: soul/eat, body/wear; (f) refrain: me merimnate (do not be anxious).
v23: (e) parallelism: soul/food, body/clothing.
v24: (a) semantic pair: ou speirousin oude therizousin; (f) refrain: katanoesate (consider); (g) divine name: ho theos.
v25: (f) repetition: merimnon (being anxious).
v26: (f) repetition: merimnate (are you anxious).
v27: (a) semantic pair: ou kopia oude nethei; (f) refrain: katanoesate (consider).
v28: (c) compound descriptor: oligopistoi (little-faith ones); (g) divine name: ho theos.
v29: (a) cognate: meteorizesthae (be anxious/lifted up); (f) repetition: me zeteite (do not seek).
v30: (f) repetition/cognate: epizetousin (seek after); (g) divine title: ho pater (the Father).
v31: (a) repetition: prostethesetai (will be added - connects to v.25); (c) article: ten basileian tou autou; (f) repetition: zeteite (seek).
v32: (b) phrase: to mikron poimnion (the little flock); (f) refrain: me phobou (fear not); (g) divine title: ho pater.
v33: (e) parallel contrast: non-aging purses / unfailing treasure; (f) motif: thesauros (treasure).
v34: (e) chiasm/parallelism: treasure / heart.
v35: (a) cognate anticipation: periezosmenai (girded around).
v36: (f) repetition: elthontos kai krousantos (having come and knocked); (g) title: ton kyrion.
v37: (a) cognate: perizosetai (will gird around - connects to v.35); (f) beatitude refrain: makarioi; (g) title: ho kyrios; (h) particle: amen.
v38: (d) sequence: deutera ... trite (second ... third); (f) repetition: kan elthe ... elthe (if he comes ... comes), makarioi.
v39: (a) dramatic infinitive: diorychthenai (to be dug through); (f) thematic rep: hora (hour).
v40: (f) motif: hetoimoi (ready), hora (hour); (g) title: ho huios tou anthropou.
v41: (f) structural rep: parabolen (parable); (g) title: kyrie (Lord).
v42: (c) article string: ho pistos oikonomos ho phronimos (the faithful manager, the prudent one); (g) title: ho kyrios (x2).
v43: (f) beatitude refrain: makarios (blessed).
v44: (h) particle: alethos (truly).
v45: (a) semantic contrast: typtein (beat) vs esthiein/pinein/methyskesthai (eat/drink/get drunk); (f) internal dialogue: en te kardia autou.
v46: (a) severe action: dichotomesei (will cut in two); (e) parallelism: day not expected / hour not known.
v47: (a) repetition: to thelema (the will), hetoimasas (having prepared - links to v.40); (c) demonstrative/article string: Ekeinos de ho doulos ho gnous.
v48: (a) repetition/balance: daresetai pollas vs daresetai oligas (beaten many / beaten few), poly ... poly ... perissoteron (much ... much ... more).
v49: (a) thematic intro: Pyr (Fire) ... anephthe (kindled).
v50: (a) figura etymologica: baptisma ... baptisthenai (baptism to be baptized).
v51: (a) thematic word: diamerismon (division); (h) particle: ouchi (no).
v52: (a) cognate: diamemerismenoi (having been divided); (d) numbers: pente, heni, treis, dysin, dyo, trisin.
v53: (a) cognate: diameristhesontai (will be divided); (e) chiasmic pairs: father/son, son/father, mother/daughter, daughter/mother, mother-in-law/daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law/mother-in-law.
v54: (e) meteorological correlation: cloud rising west -> shower.
v55: (e) meteorological correlation: south wind blowing -> heat.
v56: (a) repetition: dokimazein ... dokimazein (to discern/examine); (h) vocative: hypokritai.
v57: (a) rhetorical question: krinete to dikaion (judge what is right).
v58: (a) judicial sequence: archonta (ruler) -> kriten (judge) -> praktori (exactor) -> phylaken (prison).
v59: (a) absolute limit: to eschaton lepton (the last lepton); (h) strong negation: ou me exelthes (by no means shall you come out).

Hatua ya 5Linganisha tafsiri, mstari kwa mstari

Kila tofauti imeainishwa: kimatini · kimsamiati · kisarufi · kifafanuzi · kimtindo (ya mwisho tu iwapo inabadili maana).

stylisticv1 (vv 1, 4, 5, 8, 19, 27, 37, 44, 51) say unto vs say to vs tell — “say unto” (KJV, ASV, YLT) vs “to” (DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “tell” (WEB)
lexicalv1 leaven vs yeast — “leaven” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “yeast” (WEB)
lexicalv2 but vs for vs and — “But” (WEB, ASV, DARBY) vs “For” (KJV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “and” (YLT)
stylisticv2 phrasing of passive construction — “that shall” (KJV, YLT, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “up will” (WEB) vs “up” (ASV) vs “up which” (DARBY)
lexicalv2 hidden vs secret vs hid — “nor hidden” (WEB, DRC) vs “neither hid” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “and” (ASV, YLT) vs “nor secret” (DARBY)
stylisticv2 (vv 2, 9, 10, 17, 31, 46, 48, 52) shall vs will — “shall” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “will” (WEB)
lexicalv3 heard vs published — “shall be heard” (KJV, ASV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “will” (WEB) vs “ye said” (YLT) vs “published” (DRC)
lexicalv3 closets vs inner rooms/chambers — “closets shall” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “the inner rooms will” (WEB) vs “the inner chambers” (ASV) vs “the inner-chambers” (YLT) vs “chambers” (DARBY) vs “the chambers” (DRC)
lexicalv3 proclaimed vs preached — “proclaimed upon” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “on” (WEB) vs “preached on” (DRC)
lexicalv5 warn vs forewarn vs show — “warn” (WEB, ASV) vs “forewarn” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “shew” (DARBY, DRC) vs “show to” (YLT)
grammaticalv5 (vv 5, 11, 22, 29, 45) mood/auxiliary verb choice — “ye shall” (KJV, ASV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “you should” (WEB) vs “may” (YLT) vs “you” (DRC)
grammaticalv5 who vs which — “who” (WEB, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “which” (KJV)
lexicalv5 hell vs Gehenna — “into hell yea” (KJV, ASV, DARBY, DRC) vs “Gehenna Yes” (WEB) vs “to the gehenna yes” (YLT) vs “yes” (WEBSTER)
lexicalv6 farthings vs pence vs assaria — “farthings and not” (KJV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “assaria coins” (WEB) vs “pence” (ASV) vs “assars” (YLT) vs “assaria” (DARBY)
lexicalv6 before vs by vs in the sight of — “before” (KJV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “by” (WEB) vs “in the sight of” (ASV)
grammaticalv8 auxiliary verb choice — “also” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “will” (WEB, DARBY) vs “shall” (YLT)
grammaticalv9 tense/aspect of relative clause — “that denieth” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER) vs “who denies” (WEB) vs “who hath denied” (YLT) vs “shall have denied” (DARBY) vs “shall deny” (DRC)
lexicalv9 before vs in the presence of — “before” (KJV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “in the presence of” (WEB, ASV)
lexicalv9 before vs in — “before” (KJV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “in” (WEB, ASV)
lexicalv9 angels vs messengers — “angels” (KJV, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “presence” (WEB) vs “presence of the” (ASV) vs “messengers” (YLT)
lexicalv9 God vs God's angels — “God” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “God’s angels” (WEB)
stylisticv10 phrasing of relative clause — “Everyone who speaks” (WEB) vs “And whosoever shall speak” (KJV) vs “every one who” (ASV) vs “every one whoever say” (YLT) vs “whoever say” (DARBY) vs “whoever” (WEBSTER) vs “speaketh” (DRC)
lexicalv10 (vv 10, 12) Spirit vs Ghost — “Spirit” (ASV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “Ghost it shall” (KJV, DRC) vs “Spirit will” (WEB) vs “Spirit did speak evil” (YLT)
lexicalv11 (vv 11, 46) preposition choice — “before” (WEB, ASV, YLT, DARBY) vs “unto” (KJV) vs “to” (WEBSTER) vs “into” (DRC)
lexicalv11 rulers vs magistrates — “the rulers” (WEB, ASV, YLT) vs “and unto magistrates” (KJV) vs “rulers” (DARBY) vs “before” (WEBSTER) vs “to” (DRC)
lexicalv12 ought to vs must vs behoveth — “ye ought to say” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER) vs “you must” (WEB, DRC) vs “it behoveth you” (YLT) vs “should be said” (DARBY)
lexicalv14 (vv 14, 39, 50) but vs and — “But” (WEB, ASV, DARBY, DRC) vs “And” (KJV, YLT, WEBSTER)
stylisticv14 (vv 14, 15, 20, 22, 31, 36) to vs unto — “to” (WEB, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “unto” (KJV, ASV)
lexicalv14 made vs set vs appointed — “made” (WEB, KJV, ASV, WEBSTER) vs “set” (YLT) vs “established” (DARBY) vs “hath appointed” (DRC)
stylisticv16 spoke vs spake — “spoke” (WEB, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “spake” (KJV, ASV, YLT)
lexicalv16 parable vs simile vs similitude — “to” (WEB, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “parable unto” (KJV, ASV) vs “simile” (YLT) vs “similitude to” (DRC)
lexicalv16 brought forth vs produced abundantly — “brought forth plentifully” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER) vs “produced abundantly” (WEB) vs “the field well” (YLT) vs “abundantly” (DARBY) vs “plenty of fruits” (DRC)
lexicalv17 reasoned vs thought — “reasoned” (WEB, ASV, DARBY) vs “thought” (KJV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “was reasoning” (YLT)
lexicalv17 because vs for — “because” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “for” (DARBY)
lexicalv17 fruits vs crops — “fruits” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “crops” (WEB)
lexicalv18 pull down vs take away — “pull down” (WEB, KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “take” (YLT) vs “take away” (DARBY)
lexicalv18 bestow vs store vs gather — “bestow” (KJV, ASV) vs “will store” (WEB) vs “will gather together there” (YLT) vs “will lay up” (DARBY) vs “deposit” (WEBSTER) vs “gather” (DRC)
lexicalv18 goods vs good things — “goods” (WEB, KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “good things” (YLT, DARBY)
lexicalv19 much goods vs abundance vs many good things — “thou hast much goods” (KJV, ASV, DRC) vs “you have many” (WEB) vs “many good things” (YLT) vs “good things” (DARBY) vs “abundance of” (WEBSTER)
lexicalv19 laid up vs laid by — “up” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “by” (DARBY)
lexicalv19 take ease vs rest vs repose — “take thine ease” (KJV, ASV) vs “your” (WEB) vs “be resting” (YLT) vs “repose thyself” (DARBY) vs “thy” (WEBSTER) vs “thy rest” (DRC)
lexicalv21 so vs thus — “So” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “Thus” (DARBY)
lexicalv21 layeth vs treasuring — “that layeth” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “who lays” (WEB, DARBY) vs “who is treasuring” (YLT)
lexicalv22 nor vs neither vs nor yet — “nor” (YLT, DARBY, DRC) vs “nor yet” (WEB, ASV) vs “neither” (KJV, WEBSTER)
grammaticalv22 article vs possessive pronoun — “the” (KJV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “your” (WEB, ASV, DRC)
lexicalv22 put on vs wear — “ye shall put on” (KJV, ASV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “you will wear” (WEB) vs “may” (YLT) vs “you” (DRC)
lexicalv23 food vs meat vs nourishment — “food” (WEB, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “meat” (KJV) vs “the food” (ASV) vs “the nourishment” (YLT) vs “the” (DRC)
lexicalv23 raiment vs clothing — “raiment” (KJV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “the” (ASV, DRC) vs “clothing” (WEB) vs “the clothing” (YLT)
grammaticalv24 conjunction/negation — “nor” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “not” (YLT, DARBY) vs “they don’t” (WEB) vs “not neither” (ASV) vs “not neither do they” (DRC)
lexicalv24 feed vs nourish — “feedeth” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “feeds” (WEB, DARBY) vs “doth nourish” (YLT)
lexicalv24 birds vs fowls — “birds” (WEB, ASV, DARBY) vs “the fowls” (KJV, YLT, WEBSTER) vs “they” (DRC)
lexicalv27 toil vs labour — “toil not they” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “don’t neither do” (WEB) vs “neither do” (ASV) vs “labour nor do” (YLT) vs “neither nor” (DARBY) vs “labour neither do” (DRC)
grammaticalv27 presence/absence of negative — “not even” (YLT, DARBY, DRC) vs “even” (WEB, ASV) vs “that” (KJV, WEBSTER)
lexicalv27 arrayed vs clothed — “not arrayed like” (WEB, KJV, ASV, WEBSTER) vs “as” (YLT) vs “clothed as” (DARBY) vs “clothed” (DRC)
stylisticv28 phrasing of today and tomorrow — “to-morrow” (DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “which today exists tomorrow” (WEB) vs “and to morrow” (KJV) vs “which to-day is to-morrow” (ASV) vs “that to-day” (YLT) vs “tomorrow” (DRC)
grammaticalv29 conjunction/pronoun differences — “And” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “ye” (YLT, DARBY) vs “Don’t” (WEB)
lexicalv29 or vs and — “or” (WEB, KJV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “and” (ASV)
lexicalv29 neither vs and — “neither” (WEB, KJV, ASV, WEBSTER) vs “and” (YLT, DARBY, DRC)
grammaticalv30 tense/aspect — “knoweth” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “knows” (WEB, DARBY) vs “hath known” (YLT)
stylisticv30 phrasing — “ye have” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “you” (WEB, DRC)
lexicalv32 fear not vs be not afraid — “Fear not” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “Don’t be afraid” (WEB)
lexicalv32 kingdom vs reign — “the kingdom” (WEB, KJV, ASV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “reign” (YLT) vs “a” (DRC)
lexicalv33 what you have vs your goods vs possess — “what you” (WEB) vs “that ye have” (KJV) vs “which” (ASV) vs “your goods” (YLT) vs “what possess” (DARBY) vs “what” (WEBSTER) vs “what you possess” (DRC)
lexicalv33 purses vs bags — “purses don’t grow” (WEB) vs “bags which wax not” (KJV) vs “purses” (ASV) vs “that become” (YLT) vs “purses do grow” (DARBY) vs “become” (WEBSTER) vs “grow” (DRC)
lexicalv33 corrupt vs destroy — “corrupteth” (KJV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “destroy” (YLT, DARBY) vs “destroys” (WEB) vs “destroyeth” (ASV)
stylisticv34 will vs also — “will” (WEB, KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “also” (YLT, DARBY)
lexicalv35 loins vs waist — “loins” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “waist” (WEB)
lexicalv35 lamps vs lights — “lamps” (WEB, ASV, DARBY, DRC) vs “your lights” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “the lamps” (YLT)
lexicalv36 wait vs watch vs look — “that wait for” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “who” (DARBY, DRC) vs “watching” (WEB) vs “looking” (ASV) vs “waiting” (YLT)
lexicalv36 when vs whenever — “when” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “whenever” (DARBY)
lexicalv36 return vs leave — “shall” (ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “returns” (WEB) vs “will return from” (KJV) vs “shall out of” (YLT) vs “may leave” (DARBY)
lexicalv36 wedding vs marriage feast — “wedding” (KJV, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “feast” (WEB) vs “marriage feast” (ASV) vs “feasts” (YLT)
grammaticalv36 tense/participle — “cometh” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “comes” (WEB, DARBY) vs “having come” (YLT)
lexicalv37 servants vs bondmen — “servants” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “bondmen” (DARBY)
grammaticalv37 (vv 37, 43, 48) clause vs participle — “when he cometh shall” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “will” (WEB) vs “having come” (YLT) vs “on coming” (DARBY)
lexicalv37 gird vs dress — “will” (YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “shall gird” (KJV, ASV) vs “will dress” (WEB)
stylisticv38 clause arrangement — “And” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “They will be blessed” (WEB)
grammaticalv39 tense/mood — “was coming” (WEB, ASV, DARBY) vs “would come” (KJV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “doth” (YLT)
lexicalv39 suffered vs allowed vs left — “have suffered” (KJV, YLT, DARBY) vs “suffer” (WEBSTER, DRC) vs “allowed” (WEB) vs “left” (ASV)
lexicalv39 broken through vs broken into vs dug — “broken through” (KJV, ASV, YLT, WEBSTER) vs “into” (WEB) vs “dug” (DARBY) vs “open” (DRC)
lexicalv41 to all vs everybody vs likewise — “even to all” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “everybody” (WEB) vs “unto” (ASV) vs “also unto” (YLT) vs “also” (DARBY) vs “likewise” (DRC)
interpretivev42 insertion of thinkest thou — “then” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “thinkest thou” (DRC)
grammaticalv42 article vs demonstrative — “the” (WEB, ASV, YLT, DARBY, DRC) vs “that” (KJV, WEBSTER)
lexicalv42 wise vs prudent — “wise” (WEB, KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “prudent” (YLT, DARBY)
lexicalv42 set vs make ruler — “will set” (WEB, DARBY) vs “shall make ruler” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “set” (ASV, YLT) vs “setteth” (DRC)
lexicalv42 household vs family — “household” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “family” (DRC)
lexicalv43 servant vs bondman — “servant” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “bondman” (DARBY)
lexicalv44 truly vs verily vs of a truth — “Truly” (WEB, YLT) vs “Of a truth” (KJV, ASV) vs “verily” (DARBY, DRC) vs “In” (WEBSTER)
lexicalv44 has vs possesseth — “hath” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER) vs “has” (WEB, DARBY) vs “will set him” (YLT) vs “possesseth” (DRC)
lexicalv45 delayeth his coming vs delays — “delayeth his coming” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER) vs “delays” (WEB) vs “doth delay to come” (YLT) vs “delays to come” (DARBY) vs “is long a” (DRC)
lexicalv45 beat vs strike — “beat” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “strike” (DRC)
lexicalv45 maidservants vs maidens — “the maidservants” (WEB, ASV, DARBY) vs “maidens and” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “the maid-servants” (YLT) vs “maidservants” (DRC)
grammaticalv45 participle vs adjective — “drunken” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “drunk” (DRC)
grammaticalv46 relative pronoun/conjunction — “when” (WEB, KJV, ASV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “in which” (YLT) vs “that” (DRC)
lexicalv46 look for vs expect vs hope — “looketh not for him” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “isn’t expecting” (WEB) vs “expecteth” (ASV) vs “doth look” (YLT) vs “does expect it” (DARBY) vs “hopeth” (DRC)
lexicalv46 aware vs know — “is not aware” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “knoweth” (ASV, DRC) vs “doesn’t know” (WEB) vs “doth know” (YLT) vs “knows of” (DARBY)
lexicalv46 cut vs separate — “will cut” (WEB, KJV, YLT, WEBSTER) vs “shall” (ASV, DARBY) vs “shall separate” (DRC)
grammaticalv48 (vv 48, 49, 51) tense — “is” (WEB, KJV, ASV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “was” (YLT) vs “has been” (DARBY)
lexicalv49 send vs throw vs cast — “send fire on” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “throw” (WEB) vs “cast upon” (ASV) vs “cast to” (YLT) vs “cast a” (DARBY) vs “cast” (DRC)
lexicalv49 wish vs desire vs if — “wish were” (WEB) vs “if it be already” (KJV) vs “desire is” (ASV) vs “it was” (YLT) vs “it has been” (DARBY) vs “is” (WEBSTER) vs “but that” (DRC)
lexicalv50 am vs distressed — “am” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “distressed” (WEB)
lexicalv50 straitened vs distressed/pressed — “straitened till” (KJV, ASV, WEBSTER) vs “until” (DARBY, DRC) vs “am until” (WEB) vs “pressed” (YLT)
lexicalv50 accomplished vs completed — “be accomplished” (KJV, ASV, DRC) vs “is” (WEB) vs “may completed” (YLT) vs “shall have been” (DARBY) vs “shall” (WEBSTER)
lexicalv51 think vs suppose — “Think” (ASV, YLT, DARBY, DRC) vs “Suppose ye” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “Do you think” (WEB)
lexicalv51 in vs on — “in the” (WEB, ASV, YLT, DARBY) vs “peace on” (KJV, WEBSTER, DRC)
lexicalv51 division vs separation — “rather division” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “separation” (DRC)
lexicalv54 multitudes vs people vs crowds — “multitudes also” (WEB, ASV) vs “people” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “multitudes” (YLT, DRC) vs “crowds” (DARBY)
grammaticalv54 pronoun/mood — “ye” (KJV, ASV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “you” (WEB, DRC) vs “may” (YLT)
lexicalv54 from vs in vs out of — “rising from” (WEB, YLT, DRC) vs “rising in” (ASV, WEBSTER) vs “rise out of” (KJV) vs “rising” (DARBY)
lexicalv54 straightway vs immediately vs presently — “straightway ye” (KJV, ASV, DARBY) vs “immediately” (YLT, WEBSTER) vs “immediately you” (WEB) vs “presently you” (DRC)
lexicalv54 (vv 54, 55) happens vs cometh to pass vs is — “happens” (WEB, DARBY) vs “is” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “cometh to pass” (ASV) vs “so” (YLT) vs “happeneth” (DRC)
lexicalv55 see vs perceive — “a” (WEB, ASV, YLT) vs “ye see the” (KJV, DARBY, DRC) vs “perceive” (WEBSTER)
grammaticalv55 participle vs clause — “blowing” (ASV, YLT, WEBSTER) vs “blow ye” (KJV, DARBY) vs “blows you” (WEB) vs “you” (DRC)
lexicalv56 face vs appearance — “face” (KJV, ASV, YLT, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “appearance” (WEB, DARBY)
lexicalv56 sky vs heaven — “earth” (WEB, ASV, YLT, DARBY) vs “sky” (KJV, WEBSTER) vs “heaven” (DRC)
lexicalv57 right vs righteous vs just — “right” (WEB, KJV, ASV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “righteous” (YLT) vs “just” (DRC)
lexicalv58 delivered vs released vs reconciled — “delivered from” (KJV, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “released” (WEB, YLT) vs “quit of” (ASV) vs “reconciled with” (DARBY)
lexicalv58 drag vs hale vs draw — “drag you” (WEB) vs “hale thee to” (KJV) vs “drag unto” (ASV) vs “may drag unto” (YLT) vs “drag away” (DARBY) vs “draw before” (WEBSTER) vs “draw” (DRC)
stylisticv58 thee vs you — “thee” (KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “you” (WEB)
lexicalv58 officer vs exacter — “officer” (WEB, KJV, ASV, YLT, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “exacter” (DRC)
lexicalv58 cast vs throw — “officer cast thee” (KJV, DARBY, WEBSTER) vs “throw you” (WEB) vs “shall” (ASV) vs “may” (YLT) vs “exacter” (DRC)
lexicalv59 mite vs penny — “mite” (KJV, ASV, DARBY, WEBSTER, DRC) vs “penny” (WEB) vs “thou mayest give back” (YLT)

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Several traditions agree that Christ's casting of fire upon the earth represents the purifying and illuminating presence of the Holy Spirit, and that His warning of division establishes how faithful confession of the gospel will inevitably rupture human relationships. Some traditions also emphasize that the numbering of hairs demonstrates God's meticulous providence, that the promised Holy Spirit provides spontaneous inspiration during trials, and that degrees of divine judgment are strictly proportional to the light and knowledge a person has received. The chapter's teachings on wealth are disputed; while some traditions recognize a binding moral duty to give liberally to the poor from legitimate private wealth, there is active debate over whether the command to sell possessions is a binding mandate for the complete renunciation of private property, and whether the rich man's hoarding demonstrates the delusion of absolute private ownership. Additionally, the nature of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is disputed, with traditions divided on whether it constitutes the sin of final impenitence and the persistent rejection of divine mercy, while individual traditions uniquely find support in the text for distinct doctrines such as temporary purification in Purgatory, entire sanctification, or the final annihilation of the wicked.

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The fire Christ casts upon the earth represents the purifying and illuminating presence of the Holy Spirit.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “The 'fire' Jesus casts on the earth (v. 49) is widely interpreted by Greek Fathers like Cyril of Alexandria as the illuminating and kindling power of the Holy Spirit, poured out to burn away sin and ignite charity.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Pseudo-Macarius identifies this fire as the uncreated, purifying grace of the Holy Spirit which inflames and cleanses the soul.”
- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Furthermore, Cyril identifies the 'fire' cast upon the earth (verse 49) as the purifying and illuminating power of the Holy Spirit, which burns away sin and kindles divine love.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · AFFIRM
  “Finally, Christ's desire to cast 'fire on the earth' (v. 49) is often harmonized in popular Pentecostal piety with John the Baptist's earlier promise of a baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, viewed as both purifying judgment and empowering revival.”
The command to gird one's loins and keep lamps burning serves as the foundational scriptural paradigm for monastic asceticism and spiritual watchfulness.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Additionally, the injunction to 'let your loins be girded, and lamps burning' (v. 35) is central to both Latin and Eastern Catholic asceticism. In the Christian East, this verse is a primary scriptural anchor for 'nepsis' (spiritual watchfulness and sobriety), while Latin monastic founders like John Cassian applied it to the disciplines of chastity and vigilant prayer in anticipation of the Bridegroom's return.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “The command to 'let your loins be girded' (verse 35) is foundational for the Orthodox ascetic concept of nepsis (watchfulness).”
- Oriental Orthodox · QUALIFY
  “Reciting the commands to have 'loins girded and lamps burning' every night instills a posture of perpetual eschatological readiness in both monastics and laity.”
The faithful and wise steward provides a typological model for ordained clergy, who are strictly accountable for administering the word and sacraments.
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- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “Richard Hooker, in 'Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity', and the wider tradition understand this stewardship as the authoritative yet strictly accountable administration of word and sacrament.”
- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “Finally, the role of the faithful steward (vv. 42-44) is often applied vocationally to the Office of the Public Ministry, where pastors are called to faithfully distribute the 'food' of Word and Sacrament in due season, maintaining watchfulness for Christ's return.”
While acknowledging the legitimacy of private property, the text imposes a binding moral duty to give liberally to the poor from personal wealth.
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- Anglican / Episcopal · AFFIRM
  “Article 38 of the Thirty-Nine Articles ('Of Christian men's Goods, which are not common') explicitly rejects radical Anabaptist views of compulsory wealth redistribution, yet it affirms the core ethic of verse 33 by insisting that Christians must 'liberally to give alms to the poor, according to his ability.'”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · AFFIRM
  “The command to sell possessions and give alms (v. 33) is applied as a summons to prioritize eternal treasure over earthly security, culminating in Wesley's famous maxim to earn, save, and give all one can.”
The promise of the Holy Spirit provides believers with spontaneous, immediate inspiration for their defense during trials and persecution.
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- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “Believers are exhorted to confidently confess Christ before men (v. 8), with the assurance that the Holy Spirit will provide the words (v. 12).”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · AFFIRM
  “Thieleman J. van Braght's 'Martyrs Mirror' contains extensive accounts of Anabaptists who invoked these very promises when interrogated by inquisitors, refusing legal counsel in favor of reliance on the Spirit.”
- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · AFFIRM
  “While often applied to preaching, it is primarily read as a guarantee of dynamic, spontaneous empowerment for witness during trials.”
The numbering of hairs and feeding of ravens demonstrates God's meticulous, active providence over the smallest details of creation.
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- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Shifting focus, He points to the ravens and lilies as evidence of divine providence, urging disciples to seek the kingdom of God rather than harboring anxieties about material needs.”
- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “He commands his disciples to abandon anxiety over food and clothing, pointing to God's care for ravens and lilies, and urges them to seek the kingdom first (vv. 22-34).”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Verses 6-7 demonstrate God's meticulous, active providence over the smallest details of creation, refuting the philosophical idea of mere general oversight or chance.”
The Father's good pleasure to give the kingdom demonstrates that salvation and election are based entirely on God's sovereign, unmerited grace.
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- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “The promise that it is the Father's 'good pleasure' to give the kingdom anchors election entirely in God's grace, apart from human merit.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Verse 32 highlights God's sovereign, unmerited election, demonstrating that the kingdom is a gift of the Father's good pleasure rather than a reward for human effort.”
The designation of the little flock indicates that the true church is fundamentally a vulnerable, persecuted minority rather than a dominant, state-aligned institution.
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- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “The designation 'little flock' shows the true church is not an outwardly glorious political entity but is often small, persecuted, and hidden.”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · AFFIRM
  “Early leaders like Menno Simons argued that the true church is never a coercive, state-aligned majority, but always a vulnerable, minority community—the 'little flock' to whom God is pleased to give the kingdom.”
The warning that Jesus brings division establishes that faithful confession of the gospel will inevitably rupture human relationships, including the immediate family.
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- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “Concurrently, they are taught to expect conflict and division even within their own households (vv. 51-53) as a natural consequence of the Gospel in a fallen world.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Additionally, Jesus' warning that he brings 'division' (vv. 51-53) is utilized to prepare congregations for the reality of the antithesis—the inevitable conflict between the kingdom of Christ and the world, encouraging believers to remain faithful even when the gospel fractures human relationships.”
- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “The severe family divisions predicted in verses 51-53 are often read within the Baptist tradition as the expected social cost of personal conversion and believer's baptism, which historically severed ties with state-church parish communities.”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · AFFIRM
  “Jesus' declaration that he brings division, setting family members against one another (verses 51-53), accurately mirrored the Anabaptist experience of being betrayed to authorities by their own kin over believer's baptism.”

Mahususi kwa mapokeo — mapokeo moja tu

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit consists in the persistent, rational rejection of the Spirit's revealed written Word.
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- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “H. Leo Boles, in 'A Commentary on the Gospel According to Luke', explains that since the Holy Spirit's final work was to reveal and confirm the Gospel message through the apostles, speaking against the Spirit is the deliberate, persistent rejection of this revealed Word.”
Attributing genuine operations of the Holy Spirit to demonic forces approaches the unpardonable sin of blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.
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- Classical Trinitarian Pentecostal · AFFIRM
  “Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit involves willful rejection of His work, and attributing genuine operations of the Spirit to demonic forces approaches this unpardonable sin.”
The servant who abuses others and becomes drunk demonstrates that a justified believer can forfeit their salvation through willful disobedience.
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- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · AFFIRM
  “Adam Clarke, in his Commentary on the New Testament, explicitly uses verses 45-46 to demonstrate that a believer can forfeit their salvation through willful disobedience; the servant, initially appointed and trusted by the master, chooses to abuse others and get drunk, and is consequently cut off and placed with unbelievers.”
The unfaithful servant's assumption that his master delays is a warning against losing eschatological urgency during the tarrying time before the Second Advent.
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- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “Ministers especially warn against the attitude of the unfaithful servant (verse 45); believers are exhorted not to lose their urgency for Christ's return or fall into worldliness, internal church politics, or harsh treatment of fellow members during the perceived delay of the eschaton.”
Christ's description of a baptism He must undergo reflects a total immersion into suffering, linguistically reinforcing the practice of baptism by immersion.
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- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “Christ's reference to His coming 'baptism' in verse 50 illustrates a complete plunging into suffering and divine wrath, substantiating the doctrine that baptism must be by immersion.”
Christ's coming baptism refers to His voluntary passion, demonstrating the unity of the incarnate Word who suffers in the flesh.
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- Oriental Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Reading the text through a miaphysite Christological lens, Cyril interprets Christ's declaration, 'I have a baptism to be baptized with' (verse 50), as referring to His voluntary suffering and death. For the tradition, this highlights the unity of the incarnate Word, who willingly subjects His flesh to the passion for the salvation of the world.”
The requirement to pay the last mite before leaving prison signifies the temporary post-mortem purification of souls in Purgatory.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “Furthermore, the concluding imagery of being cast into prison until the 'last mite' is paid (vv. 58-59) is a classical text used by Latin commentators, notably Bede the Venerable, to support the doctrine of Purgatory, indicating a state of temporary, post-mortem purification for those who die in grace but require cleansing before entering heavenly glory.”
The command to reconcile with an adversary on the way to the magistrate establishes a strict prohibition against believers taking one another to secular courts.
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- Anabaptist / Mennonite · AFFIRM
  “Furthermore, Jesus' command in verse 58 to reconcile with an adversary on the way to the magistrate is applied as a direct prohibition against believers taking one another to secular courts.”
Keeping the lamps burning is an exhortation to maintain a state of entire sanctification in preparation for Christ's return.
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- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · AFFIRM
  “Holiness churches also read the call to keep waists girded and lamps burning (v. 35) as an exhortation to Christian perfection, encouraging believers to maintain a heart entirely sanctified and practically ready for the Lord's return at any moment.”
The steward dispensing meat in due season signifies the delivery of a specific, end-time prophetic message to the church in the last days.
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- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “Ellen G. White applies the steward giving 'meat in due season' (verse 42) to the proclamation of 'present truth'—specifically the Sabbath and sanctuary messages tailored for the final generation.”
The requirement of the rich fool's soul denotes the cessation of mortal life rather than the departure of an inherently immortal entity.
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- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “Uriah Smith, in The State of the Dead and the Destiny of the Wicked, analyzes the Rich Fool whose 'soul' is required (verse 20), arguing that the Greek psyche here simply means mortal life, not an inherently immortal entity.”
The sudden judgment of the rich fool functions as an urgent warning that necessitates immediate, personal conversion.
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- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “The sudden judgment of the rich fool in verse 20 serves as a dire warning against material security and necessitates an urgent call for personal conversion.”
The command to fear the one who can cast into Gehenna indicates the final annihilation of the wicked rather than eternal conscious torment.
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- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “Furthermore, Smith points to the warning to fear Him who can cast into Gehenna (verse 5) as evidence that God will permanently destroy the wicked, contradicting the doctrine of eternal conscious torment.”
The warning to fear God and the promise of the Spirit's defense establish the absolute liberty of the believer's conscience against state interference.
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- Baptist · AFFIRM
  “Verses 4-5 and 11-12 establish that believers must fear God over earthly magistrates, forming a mandate for liberty of conscience.”
The little flock specifically identifies the faithful end-time remnant awaiting the Second Advent.
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- Seventh-day Adventist · AFFIRM
  “James White adopted this exact phrase for his 1847 tract A Word to the 'Little Flock', interpreting the 'little flock' as the persecuted end-time remnant called to receive the kingdom.”
The promise to give the kingdom to the little flock was strictly fulfilled by the formal establishment of the church on the Day of Pentecost.
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- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “Additionally, Jesus' promise to give the 'little flock' the kingdom (v. 32) is read as a prophecy strictly fulfilled on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2) when the church was established.”
Public confession of Christ is an essential, formal step of obedience required sequentially before water baptism for the remission of sins.
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- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · AFFIRM
  “T.W. Brents, in his defining work 'The Gospel Plan of Salvation', formally maps Christ's demand to 'confess me before men' as an essential, sequential step of obedience occurring after faith and repentance but prior to baptism.”

Imetajwa kuvuka familia — imekubaliwa mahali fulani katika kila familia, hakuna walio wengi — si makubaliano

The differing punishments of the servants demonstrate that degrees of moral culpability and divine judgment are strictly proportional to the knowledge and light received.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “The distinction between the servant who knew his master's will and the one who did not, receiving 'many' or 'few' stripes (vv. 47-48), serves as a foundational scriptural warrant for Catholic moral theology regarding degrees of culpability, distinguishing between mortal and venial sin based on knowledge and consent (Augustine).”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · AFFIRM
  “Verses 47-48 prove that some sins are more heinous than others, and that divine punishment is proportional to the light, knowledge, and privilege granted to the offender.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · AFFIRM
  “John Wesley, in his Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, emphasizes that God's judgment is exactly proportioned to the light and grace a person has been given, explaining why the servant who did not know the master's will receives fewer stripes.”

Inabishaniwa — familia imechanganyika, au familia zinakubali dhidi ya kukanusha

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is the sin of final impenitence and the persistent rejection of divine mercy.
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- Catholic · AFFIRM
  “The warning about the 'blasphemy against the Holy Spirit' (v. 10) is understood not as a careless word, but as final impenitence—the deliberate refusal of God's saving mercy to the very end, as articulated by Thomas Aquinas.”
- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Saint Cyril of Alexandria interprets this girding as maintaining spiritual purity and active readiness for Christ's return, while he understands the unforgivable blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (verse 10) not as a spoken slip, but as a hardened, persistent state of unrepentance against evident divine grace.”
- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “It is unforgivable because the sinner actively and finally refuses the very means of grace.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · QUALIFY
  “Finally, Calvin interprets the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (v. 10) not as a sin of ignorance or momentary lapse, but as a conscious, malicious, and fixed rejection of God's illuminated truth.”
- Restorationist / Churches of Christ · QUALIFY
  “Pastorally, the rational interpretation of verse 10 is used to comfort anxious believers: preachers assure congregants that if they desire to obey the biblical plan of salvation, they have not committed the unpardonable sin, as the sin consists entirely in a hardened, final refusal to obey the Spirit's written testimony.”
The rich man's core sin is the violation of the First Commandment by making an idol of temporal wealth.
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- Eastern Orthodox · QUALIFY
  “Basil argues that the rich man's core sin is his delusion of absolute ownership over resources that God entrusted to him for the benefit of the poor.”
- Lutheran · AFFIRM
  “The rich fool exemplifies the idolatry of breaking the First Commandment by trusting in temporal wealth rather than God.”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · QUALIFY
  “The Parable of the Rich Fool and the command to 'sell what you have' (v. 33) are applied as sharp warnings against the idolatry of wealth, urging Christians to view earthly resources not as permanent security but as goods to be stewarded for the kingdom.”
The rich man's hoarding demonstrates the delusion of absolute private ownership over wealth that is intended for communal distribution.
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- Eastern Orthodox · AFFIRM
  “Basil argues that the rich man's core sin is his delusion of absolute ownership over resources that God entrusted to him for the benefit of the poor.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · DENY
  “Article 38 of the Thirty-Nine Articles ('Of Christian men's Goods, which are not common') explicitly rejects radical Anabaptist views of compulsory wealth redistribution, yet it affirms the core ethic of verse 33 by insisting that Christians must 'liberally to give alms to the poor, according to his ability.'”
The command to sell possessions serves as a binding mandate for the complete renunciation of private property and the establishment of a community of goods.
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- Catholic · QUALIFY
  “The command to 'sell what you possess and give alms' (v. 33) is embraced as an evangelical counsel underpinning the voluntary poverty of religious and monastic life.”
- Oriental Orthodox · QUALIFY
  “The chapter’s strong warnings against hoarding wealth (verses 16-21) and the command to sell possessions (verse 33) were received by early Coptic, Syriac, and Ethiopian ascetics not merely as ethical advice, but as foundational, literal mandates for monastic renunciation and detachment from the world.”
- Anglican / Episcopal · DENY
  “Article 38 of the Thirty-Nine Articles ('Of Christian men's Goods, which are not common') explicitly rejects radical Anabaptist views of compulsory wealth redistribution, yet it affirms the core ethic of verse 33 by insisting that Christians must 'liberally to give alms to the poor, according to his ability.'”
- Reformed / Presbyterian · QUALIFY
  “The Parable of the Rich Fool and the command to 'sell what you have' (v. 33) are applied as sharp warnings against the idolatry of wealth, urging Christians to view earthly resources not as permanent security but as goods to be stewarded for the kingdom.”
- Methodist / Wesleyan / Holiness · QUALIFY
  “The command to sell possessions and give alms (v. 33) is applied as a summons to prioritize eternal treasure over earthly security, culminating in Wesley's famous maxim to earn, save, and give all one can.”
- Anabaptist / Mennonite · QUALIFY
  “In the Hutterite tradition, theologians like Peter Walpot pointed to verse 33 as a direct mandate for the community of goods and the renunciation of private property, while Mennonite and Brethren traditions read it as a strict requirement for simple living, non-accumulation, and mutual aid within the community.”

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Kutoka kwenye matini ya lugha asilia. Mapokeo yanarekodi mapokezi; hayapigi kura juu ya maneno. Kila neno linalobishaniwa ambalo tafsiri ilisuluhisha limeorodheshwa hapa chini, halijafichwa.

¹Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered together, so much that they trampled on one another, he began to say to his disciples first of all, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. ²But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known. ³Therefore, whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. ⁴"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. ⁵But I will warn you whom you should fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him. ⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. ⁷But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore do not fear; you are of more value than many sparrows. ⁸"I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God; ⁹but he who denies me in the presence of men will be utterly denied in the presence of the angels of God. ¹⁰And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him, but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven. ¹¹And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, do not be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say; ¹²for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you must say." ¹³Someone out of the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." ¹⁴But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?" ¹⁵And he said to them, "Look, and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." ¹⁶He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly. ¹⁷And he reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I do not have room to store my crops?' ¹⁸And he said, 'This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will gather all my grain and my goods. ¹⁹And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."' ²⁰But God said to him, 'Fool, this night your soul is required of you; and the things which you have prepared, whose will they be?' ²¹So is he who treasures up for himself, and is not rich toward God." ²²And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear. ²³For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. ²⁴Consider the ravens: they do not sow, neither do they reap, they have no storehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds! ²⁵And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to his lifespan? ²⁶If then you are not able to do even the least thing, why are you anxious about the rest? ²⁷Consider the lilies, how they grow: they do not toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these. ²⁸But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith? ²⁹And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not be anxious. ³⁰For all the nations of the world seek after these things, but your Father knows that you have need of these things. ³¹But seek his kingdom, and all these things will be added to you. ³²Do not fear, little flock, for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom. ³³Sell your possessions and give to the needy; make for yourselves purses that do not grow old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief approaches, and no moth destroys. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ³⁵"Let your waists be girded, and your lamps burning; ³⁶and be like men waiting for their own lord when he returns from the wedding feast, so that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately. ³⁷Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes; truly I tell you, that he will gird himself, and make them recline at the table, and he will come and serve them. ³⁸And if he comes in the second watch, or comes in the third watch, and finds them so, blessed are those servants. 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. ⁴⁰Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour that you do not expect." ⁴¹Peter said to him, "Lord, are you speaking this parable to us, or also to all?" ⁴²And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and prudent manager, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season? ⁴³Blessed is that servant, whom his lord will find doing so when he comes. ⁴⁴Truly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has. 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 to drink and to get drunk, ⁴⁶the lord of that servant will come on a day when he is not expecting him, and at an hour he does not know, and will cut him in two, and will assign him his portion with the unbelievers. ⁴⁷And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and did not prepare, nor do according to his will, will be beaten with many stripes; ⁴⁸but he who did not know, and did things worthy of stripes, will be beaten with few stripes. For to everyone to whom much is given, much will be required from him; and to whom much was entrusted, from him they will ask even more. ⁴⁹"I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled? ⁵⁰But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how distressed I am until it is accomplished! ⁵¹Do you think that I came to give peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. ⁵²For from now on there will be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. ⁵³They will be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law." ⁵⁴And he said also to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it happens. ⁵⁵And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching heat,' and it happens. ⁵⁶You hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the earth and the sky; but how is it that you do not discern this time? ⁵⁷And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right? ⁵⁸For as you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, make an effort on the way to be released from him; lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. ⁵⁹I tell you, you will by no means get out of there until you have paid the very last penny."

Chaguzi zilizofanywa — kila bishano ambalo tafsiri ilisuluhisha

Mstari	Chanzo	Chaguzi	Chaguo	Kwa nini	Aina
v1	ζύμης	leaven (T) \| yeast (T,S)	yeast	Uses the contemporary term for zymēs over the archaic 'leaven'.	lexical
v2	ἀποκαλυφθήσεται	shall (T) \| will (T,S)	will	Avoids archaic 'shall' where 'will' is meant.	stylistic
v3	ταμείοις	closets (T) \| inner rooms (T) \| inner chambers (T,S)	inner rooms	Most natural contemporary expression for tameiois.	lexical
v4	Λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν	say unto you (T) \| say to you (T) \| tell you (T,S)	tell you	Updates archaic 'say unto' to a more natural contemporary phrasing.	stylistic
v5	γέενναν	hell (T) \| Gehenna (T,S)	Gehenna	Preserves the specific eschatological term used in the Greek source.	lexical
v6	ἀσσαρίων	farthings (T) \| pence (T) \| assars (T) \| assaria (T) \| assaria coins (T,S)	assaria coins	Retains the culturally specific coin denomination instead of anachronistic English coins.	lexical
v8	υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου	son of man (T) \| Son of Man (T,A)	Son of Man	Capitalizes the messianic title, recognizing its distinct eschatological use.	interpretive
v9	ἀπαρνηθήσεται	denied (T) \| utterly denied (S)	utterly denied	Reflects the intensified cognate compound aparnēthēsetai contrasting with the simple arnesamenos.	lexical
v10	ἅγιον πνεῦμα	Holy Ghost (T) \| Holy Spirit (T,S)	Holy Spirit	Uses contemporary theological terminology over archaic 'Ghost'.	lexical
v15	ὁρᾶτε	Take heed (T) \| Beware (T) \| Look (S)	Look	Renders 'horate' directly and drops the archaic 'Take heed'.	lexical
v20	ἄφρων	Thou fool (T) \| Fool (T,S)	Fool	Avoids the archaic pronoun 'thou'.	stylistic
v23	τροφῆς	meat (T) \| food (T,S)	food	Avoids the archaic use of 'meat' for generic food.	lexical
v25	ἡλικίαν	stature (T) \| height (T) \| measure of his life/lifespan (S,A)	lifespan	Context of extending days fits hēlikian here over physical height.	lexical
v32	Μὴ φοβοῦ	Fear not (T) \| Do not fear (S)	Do not fear	Resolves the inverted negative 'Fear not' which was flagged as archaic.	stylistic
v35	ὀσφύες	loins (T) \| waists (T,S)	waists	Replaces archaic 'loins' with standard contemporary anatomy 'waists'.	lexical
v39	οἰκοδεσπότης	goodman of the house (T) \| master of the house (T,S)	master of the house	Removes archaic English idiom 'goodman'.	lexical
v56	πρόσωπον	face (T) \| appearance (T,S)	appearance	Captures prosōpon dynamically as appearance of the sky, common in modern English.	lexical
v59	λεπτὸν	mite (T) \| penny (T,S) \| lepton (S)	penny	Retains recognizable modern equivalent 'penny' for the smallest coin over archaic 'mite'.	lexical

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