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 12:1 ¶ AND when (there) had gathered (by) myriads great assemblies, so that they would have trodden upon one another, Jeshu began to say to his disciples, Beware for yourselves before all things of the leaven of the Pharishee, which is hypocrisy.

 12:1 And when great multitudes were assembled by myriads, so that they trod one upon another, Jesus began to say to his disciples: First of all, beware for yourselves of that leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

 12:2 For nothing is hidden which shall not be revealed, and nothing secreted which shall not be made known.

 12:2 For there is nothing hidden, which will not be revealed; nor concealed, that will not be known.

 12:3 For all that you say in darknesses in the light shall be heard, and what you whisper in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed on the housetops.

 12:3 For whatever ye speak in the dark, will be heard in the light; and what in secret chambers, ye whisper in the ear, will be proclaimed on the house-tops.

 12:4 But I say to you, my beloved ones, Fear not them who kill the body, and who afterward can do nothing more;

 12:4 And to you, my friends, I say: Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and afterwards have nothing more they can do.

 12:5 but I will show you whom you shall fear; Him who, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into gihâna, yes, I say to you, Fear this (one).

 12:5 But I will show you, of whom to be afraid: of him who, after he hath killed, hath authority to cast into hell. Yea, say I to you: be afraid of him.

 12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two asorin; and one of them is not forgotten before Aloha.

 12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two assarii? and not one of them is forgotten before God.

 12:7 But of you, the numbers of the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; than many sparrows more precious are you.

 12:7 And as for you, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; for ye are superior to many sparrows.

 12:8 But I tell you that every one who shall confess me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of Aloha.

 12:8 And I say to you, that every one that shall confess me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of God.

 12:9 But he who denieth me before men, I will deny him before the angels of Aloha.

 12:9 But he that shall deny me before men, shall himself be denied before the angels of God.

 12:10 And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it may be forgiven him; but whoever against the Spirit of Holiness shall blaspheme, it shall not be forgiven him.

 12:10 And every one that shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall reproach the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him.

 12:11 And when they bring you into the synagogues, before heads and authorities, be not anxious how you shall express yourselves, or what you shall say;

 12:11 And when they shall bring you into the synagogues, before chiefs and men in authority, be not anxious how ye shall make defence, or what ye shall say;

 12:12 for the Spirit of Holiness will teach you in that hour what you ought to say.

 12:12 for the Holy Spirit will, in that hour, instruct you what to say.

 12:13 ¶ AND a man from the assembly said to him, Malphona, tell my brother to divide with me the inheritance.

 12:13 And one of the assembly said to him: Teacher, tell my brother, to divide the inheritance with me.

 12:14 But Jeshu said to him, Man, who established me over you a judge and a divider?

 12:14 But Jesus said to him: Man, who established me a judge and distributor over you?

 12:15 And he said to his disciples, Beware of all avarice: for life is not in the abundance of riches.

 12:15 And he said to his disciples: Beware of all avarice, for life consisteth not in abundance of riches.

 12:16 And he spake a parable to them: The ground of a certain rich man produced him much provisions.

 12:16 And he spoke to them a similitude: The land of a certain rich man brought forth produce in abundance.

 12:17 And he thought within himself, and said, What shall I do? for I have not where to collect my provisions.

 12:17 And he considered with himself, and said: What shall I do; for I have not where I can store up my produce?

 12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will destroy my house of stores, and will build and enlarge it; and there will I collect all my provender and my good things:

 12:18 And he said: This will I do; I will pull down my storehouses, and build them larger; and there will I store up all my corn and my good things:

 12:19 and I will say to my soul, My soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years: be at ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

 12:19 and I will say to my soul: My soul, thou hast good things in abundance, which are stored up for many years; take thy ease; eat, drink, and live in pleasure.

 12:20 But Aloha said to him, Reasonless (man)! this night thy soul they shall require of thee; and then, (the things) which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

 12:20 But God said to him: Thou void of reason! This night, thy soul will be required of thee; and to whom will belong these things provided by thee?

 12:21 So is he who layeth up to himself treasures, and towards Aloha is not rich.

 12:21 Such is he that layeth up treasures for himself, and is not rich in God.

 12:22 And he said to his disciples, Therefore I tell you, Be not anxious for yourselves, what you shall eat; neither for the body, how you shall dress:

 12:22 And he said to his disciples: Therefore I tell you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor for your body, what ye shall put on.

 12:23 for the soul is more precious than food, and the body than raiment.

 12:23 For the life is more important than food, and the body than raiment.

 12:24 Consider the ravens, which sow not nor reap, which have no chambers or barns, yet Aloha feeds them. How much, therefore, are you better than the fowls!

 12:24 Consider the ravens, which sow not, nor reap, nor have cellars and storehouses; yet God provideth them food. How much more important now are ye, than the birds!

 12:25 And which of you by being anxious could add to his stature one cubit?

 12:25 And which of you, by taking pains, can add one cubit to his stature?

 12:26 But if indeed you are not capable of (that which is) the least, why concerning the rest are you anxious?

 12:26 And if ye are impotent for that which is least, why are ye anxious about the rest?

 12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow, which toil not nor spin; but I tell you that even Shelemun in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

 12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, nor do they spin. Yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory, was clothed like one of these.

 12:28 But if the herbage, which today is in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the furnace, Aloha thus clothes, how much more you, little in faith!

 12:28 And if God so clothe the herb, which to-day exists in the field, and to-morrow falls into the oven, how much more you, ye little in faith?

 12:29 And seek you not what you shall eat, and what you shall drink; nor let your mind be distracted for these:

 12:29 And inquire not, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor let your mind wander upon these things.

 12:30 for all these the nations of the world seek; but to you also your Father knoweth that these are needful.

 12:30 For all these things the people of the world seek after; and your father knoweth that, for you also, these things are needful.

 12:31 But seek the kingdom of Aloha, and these all shall be added to you.

 12:31 But seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.

 12:32 ¶ FEAR not, little flock; for your Father hath willed to give you the kingdom.

 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for your Father is disposed to give you the kingdom

 12:33 Sell your substance, and give alms: make to you bags which become not old, and a treasure which is not transient, in the heavens, where the thief does not approach, and the moth destroys not.

 12:33 Sell your property, and give alms: make for yourselves bags that do not become old, and a treasure that is not transient, in the heavens; where no thief approacheth, and no moth eateth.

 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will be also your heart.

 12:34 For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

 12:35 Let your loins be bound, and your lamps be burning,

 12:35 Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning.

 12:36 and be you like men who wait for their lord, when he shall return from the place of festivity, that, when he hath come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.

 12:36 And be ye like persons who are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the house of feasting, that, when he shall come and knock, they may open to him immediately.

 12:37 Blessed those servants who, when their lord shall come, shall be found watching. Amen I tell you, He will gird his loins, and make them recline, and will come over and serve them.

 12:37 Happy are those servants, whom their lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. Verily I say to you: He will gird his loins, and make them recline, and will pass around and serve them.

 12:38 And if in the second or the third watch he shall come and find them thus, blessed will be those servants.

 12:38 And if in the second watch, or in the third, he shall come and so find [them], happy are those servants.

 12:39 But this know, that if the lord of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have permitted his house to be dug through.

 12:39 And this know ye, that if the lord of the house had known at what watch the thief would come, he would have been awake and would not have suffered his house to be broken into.

 12:40 Also you, be you therefore ready: for, in that hour that you think not, cometh the Son of man.

 12:40 Therefore be ye also ready; for at an hour that ye think not, the Son of man cometh.

 12:41 Shemun Kipha said to him, Our Lord, to us speakest thou this parable, or to all men also?

 12:41 Simon Cephas saith to him: Our Lord, speakest thou this similitude to us, or also to all men?

 12:42 Jeshu said to him, Who then is that steward, faithful and wise, whom his lord hath established over his service, to give the portion in its time?

 12:42 Jesus said to him: Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will place over all his domestics, to give them their portion in due time?

 12:43 Blessed that servant whom, when his lord shall come, he shall find so doing.

 12:43 Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.

 12:44 Assuredly I tell you, He will establish him over all his substance.

 12:44 Verily I say to you: He will place him over all his possessions.

 12:45 But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord withholdeth to come, and shall begin to beat the servants and the handmaids of his lord, and shall begin to eat and to drink and be drunken;

 12:45 But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to smite the servants and the maidens of his lord; and shall begin to eat and to drink and be drunk;

 12:46 the lord of that servant will come in a day when he thinketh not, and in an hour which he knoweth not; and shall sunder him, and set him his portion with those who are not faithful.

 12:46 the lord of that servant will come in a day he thinketh not, and in an hour he knoweth not, and will cut him in two; and will assign him his portion with them that are unfaithful.

 12:47 And that servant who knew the will of his lord, and prepared not himself according to his will, shall be beaten with many

 12:47 And the servant that knew his lord's pleasure, and did not prepare for him according to his pleasure, shall be beaten with many [stripes].

 12:48 But he who knew not, and did that which was worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For every one to whom much is given, much will be required from him; and to whom much is committed, the more will they require at his hand.

 12:48 But he that knew not, yet did that which deserved stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever much is given, from him will much be required; and to whom much is committed, the more will be required at his hand.

 12:49 ¶ FIRE have I come to send forth upon the earth, and I would that it already burned:

 12:49 I have come to cast fire on the earth; and I would, that it already burned.

 12:50 and I have a baptism (wherewith) to be baptized, and greatly am I pressed till it be completed.

 12:50 And I have a baptism to be baptized with; and I am much pressed until it be accomplished.

 12:51 Suppose you that peace I have come to send forth on the earth? I tell you, not (peace), but divisions.

 12:51 Suppose ye, that I have come to produce tranquillity on the earth? I tell you, No: but division.

 12:52 For from henceforth there will be five in one house, who (will be) divided, three against two, and two against three.

 12:52 For from this time, there will be five [persons] in one house, who will be divided, three against two, and two against three.

 12:53 For the father will be divided against his son, and the son against his father; the mother against her daughter, and the daughter against her mother; the mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law and the daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.

 12:53 For a father will be divided against his son, and a son against his father; a mother against her daughter, and a daughter against her mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.

 12:54 And he said to the assembly, When you see a cloud arisen from the west, immediately you say, The rain cometh; and it is so:

 12:54 And he said to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising out of the west, ye at once say: Rain is coming; and it is so.

 12:55 and when bloweth the south, you say, It becomes heat; and it is so.

 12:55 And when a south wind bloweth, ye say: It will be hot: and it is so.

 12:56 You hypocrites, the aspect of the sky and of the earth you know to distinguish; but this Time how do you not distinguish?

 12:56 Ye hypocrites, ye know how to distinguish the aspect of the heavens and the earth; and why can ye not distinguish the present time?

 12:57 But why of yourselves judge you not the truth?

 12:57 And why do ye not, of yourselves, judge correctly?

 12:58 When thou art going with thine adversary to the magistrate, while in the way, negotiate, and be freed from him; lest he bring thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exactor, and the exactor cast thee into the house of the bound;

 12:58 And when thou goest with thy adversary to the ruler, while on the way, make effort to be released by him; lest he bring thee to the judge and the judge deliver thee to the exactor, and the exactor cast thee into prison.

 12:59 and Amen I tell thee, Thou wilt not be delivered from thence till thou shalt have given the last shomona.

 12:59 For verily I say to thee: Thou wilt not come out thence, until thou pay the last mite.