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| 12:1 | As there gathered together an innumerable multitude of people (in so muche that they trode one another) he began to saye vnto hys discyples: Fyrste of all beware of the leuen of the Phariseis, which is hypocrisye. |
| 12:2 | For there is nothynge couered the shall not be vncouered: neyther hydde, that shall not be knowen. |
| 12:3 | For whatsoeuer ye haue spoken in darknes: that same shall be hearde in lyghte. And that whiche ye haue spoken in the eare, euen in secrete places, shall be preached euen on the toppe of the housses. |
| 12:4 | I saye vnto you my frendes: Be not afrayde of them that kyll the bodye, and after that haue no more that they can do. |
| 12:5 | But I wil shew you whom ye shall feare. Feare hym whiche after he hath kylled, hath power to caste into hell. Yea I saye vnto you, hym feare. |
| 12:6 | Are not fyue sparrowes bought for .ij. farthynges? And yet not one of them is forgotten of God. |
| 12:7 | Also euen the very heares of your heades are numbred. Feare not therfore: Ye are more of value then many sparowes. |
| 12:8 | I saye vnto you whosoeuer confesseth me before men, euen hym shall the sonne of man confesse also before the Angels of God. |
| 12:9 | And he that denyeth me before men, shalbe denied before the Angels of God. |
| 12:10 | And whosoeuer speaketh a worde agaynste the sonne of man it shall be forgeuen hym. But vnto hym, that blasphemeth the holy ghost, it shall not be forgeuen. |
| 12:11 | When they brynge you vnto the synagoges and vnto the rulers and offycers take no thoughte, how or what thynge ye shall aunswere or what ye shall speake. |
| 12:12 | For the holye ghost shal teache you in the same houre, what ye ought to saye. |
| 12:13 | One of the companye sayde vnto hym: Mayster byd my brother deuyde the enherytaunce with me. |
| 12:14 | And he sayde vnto hym: Man who made me a iudge or deuyder ouer you? |
| 12:15 | Wherfore, he sayde vnto them: take hede, and beware of coueteousnes. For no mannes lyfe standeth in the abundaunce of the thynges whiche he possesseth. |
| 12:16 | And he put forth a simylitude vnto them, sayinge. The grounde of a certayne ryche man brought forth frutes plenteouslye, |
| 12:17 | and he thoughte in hym selfe sayinge: what shall I do? because I haue no roume where to bestowe my frutes? |
| 12:18 | And he sayed: Thys will I do. I wyl destroy my barnes, and buylde greater, and therein wyll I gather all my frutes, and my goodes, |
| 12:19 | and I wyll saye to my soule: Soule thou hast muche goodes layde vp in store for many yeares: take thyne ease, eate, drinke, and be mery. |
| 12:20 | But God sayed vnto hym: Thou fole, thys nyghte wyll they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall these thinges be which thou haste prouyded? |
| 12:21 | So is it with hym that gathereth ryches, and is not ryche in God. |
| 12:22 | And he spake vnto hys disciples: Therfor I saye vnto you: Take no thoughte for youre lyfe, what ye shal eate, neyther for your body what ye shal put on. |
| 12:23 | The lyfe is more then meate, and the bodye is more then raymente. |
| 12:24 | Consyder the rauens, for they neyther sowe, nor repe, which neyther haue store house nor barne, and yet God fedeth them. Howe muche are ye better then the fowles. |
| 12:25 | Which of you with takynge thoughte can adde to hys stature one cubyte? |
| 12:26 | Yf ye then be not able to do that thyng whiche is least: why take ye thoughte for the remnaunt? |
| 12:27 | Consyder the lylyes howe they growe. They laboure not, they spin not, and yet I saye vnto you: that Salomon in all hys royaltte, was not clothed lyke to one of these. |
| 12:28 | If the grasse whiche is to daye in the fielde and to morowe shalbe caste into the fornace, God so cloth: howe muche more wyl he clothe you, o ye endued with lytell faythe. |
| 12:29 | And are not what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, neyther climme ye vp an hye: |
| 12:30 | for all suche thynges the heathen people of the worlde seke for. Your father knoweth that ye haue nede of suche thinges. |
| 12:31 | Wherfore seke ye after the kyngdome of God, and all these thynges shall be ministred vnto you. |
| 12:32 | Feare not litel flocke, for it is your fathers pleasure, to geue you a kingdom. |
| 12:33 | Sell that ye haue, and geue almes. And make you bagges whiche were not old, and treasure that faileth not in heauen, where no these cometh, neyther mothe corrupteth. |
| 12:34 | For where youre treasure is there wyll youre hertes be also. |
| 12:35 | Let youre loynes be gerdde aboute, & your lyghtes brennynge, |
| 12:36 | and ye youre selues lyke vnto men, that wayte for theyr maister, when he wyll returne from a weddyng: that assone as he commeth and knocketh, they may open vnto hym. |
| 12:37 | Happye are those seruauntes, whom the Lorde when he commeth, shall fynde wakynge: Verely I saye vnto you, he wyll girde hym selfe aboute, and make them sytte doune to meate, & walke by, & mynyster vnto them. |
| 12:38 | And yf he come in the seconde watche, yea yf he come in the thyrd watche, and shal fynd them so: happye are those seruauntes. |
| 12:39 | Thys vnderstande, that yf the good man of the house knewe what houre that these would come, he woulde surely watche, and not suffer hys house to be broken vp. |
| 12:40 | Be ye prepared therfore: for the sonne of man will come at an houre, when ye thynke not. |
| 12:41 | Then Peter sayd vnto hym: Mayster tellest thou thys similitude vnto vs, or to al men? |
| 12:42 | And the Lorde sayd: Yf there be any faithful seruaunte and wyse, whom hys Lorde shall make ruler ouer hys housholde, to geue them theyr dutye of meate at due season: |
| 12:43 | happy is that seruaunt: whom hys mayster when he commeth, shall fynde so doinge. |
| 12:44 | Of a truth I say vnto you: that he wyl make hym ruler ouer all that he hath: |
| 12:45 | But and yf the euyll seruaunte shall saye in hys herte. My mayster wyll deferre hys commynge, & shall begynne to smyte the seruauntes, & maydens and to eate and drynke and to be droncken: |
| 12:46 | the lorde of that seruaunte wyll come in a daye when he thynketh not: and at an houre when he is not ware, and wyll deuyde hym, & wyll geue hym hys rewarde with the vnbeleuers. |
| 12:47 | The seruaunt that knewe hys maysters wyl, and prepared not hym selfe, neyther dyd accordynge to his will, shalbe beaten with many strypes. |
| 12:48 | But he that knewe not, & yet dyd commytte thynges worthye of strypes, shalbe beaten with fewe stripes. For vnto whome muche is geuen, of him shalbe muche requyred. And to whom men muche committe, the more of hym will they axe. |
| 12:49 | I am come to sende fyre on earth, & what is my desyre but that it were all ready kyndled? |
| 12:50 | Notwithstandyng I muste be baptysed with a baptisme, and howe am I payned tyll it be ended? |
| 12:51 | Suppose ye that I am come to sende peace on earth? I tell you naye, but rather debate. |
| 12:52 | For from henceforth there shalbe fyue in one house deuyded, thre againste two, and two agaynst thre. |
| 12:53 | The father shalbe deuyded agaynste the sonne, and the sonne agaynst the father. The mother agaynst her doughter, and the doughter agaynst the mother. The motherelawe agaynst her doughter lawe, and the doughterelawe agaynste her motherlawe. |
| 12:54 | Then sayde he to the people: when ye se a cloude ryse out of the west, strayght waye ye saye. We shall haue a sower, and so it is. |
| 12:55 | And when ye se the southe wynde blowe, ye saye: we shall haue heate, and it commeth to passe. |
| 12:56 | Hypocrites, ye can skyll of the fashyon of the earth, and of the skye, but what is the cause that ye can not skyll of thys tyme? |
| 12:57 | Ye and why iudge ye not of yourselues, what is ryghte? |
| 12:58 | Whyle thou goest with thyne aduersarye to the ruler, as thou arte in the waye, geue dyligence that thou mayest be delyuered from hym, leaste he brynge the to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer the to the iayler, & the iayler cast the into pryson. |
| 12:59 | I tell the, thou departest not thence, tyll thou haue made good the vttermoste myte. |
| 12:1 | As ther gathered together an innumerable multitude of people (in so moche that they trood one another) he began to saye vnto his disciples: fyrst of all be warre of the leuen of the Pharises which is ypocrisy. |
| 12:2 | For ther is nothynge couered, that shall not be vncouered: nether hyd, that shall not be knowen. |
| 12:3 | For what thinges ye haue spoken in darknes, shalbe hearde in the light. And that which ye haue spoken into the eare, euen in secrete places, shalbe preached on the toppe of the houses. |
| 12:4 | I saye vnto you my frendes: be not afrayde of them that kyll the body, and after that haue no moare, that they can do. |
| 12:5 | But I will shewe you, whom ye shall feare. Feare him, which after he hath kylled, hath power to cast into hell. Yee, I saye vnto you: feare him. |
| 12:6 | Are not fyue sparowes bought for two farthinges? And not one of them is forgoten of God. |
| 12:7 | Also, euen the very heeres of youre heed are all nombred. Feare not therfore: ye are moare of value then many sparowes. |
| 12:8 | I saye vnto you euery one: whosoeuer confesseth me before men, him shal the sonne of man knowledge also before the angels of God |
| 12:9 | And he that denyeth me before men, shalbe denied before the angels of God. |
| 12:10 | And whosoeuer speaketh a worde agaynst the sonne of man, it shalbe forgeuen him. But vnto him that blasphemeth the holy goost, it shall not be forgeuen. |
| 12:11 | When they bringe you vnto the sinagoges, and vnto the rulers and officers, take ye no thought, how or what thinge ye shall answer, or what ye shall speake. |
| 12:12 | For the holy goost shall teache you in the same houre, what ye ought to saye. |
| 12:13 | One of the company sayde vnto him: Master, speake to my brother, that he deuide the enheritaunce with me. |
| 12:14 | And he sayde vnto him: Man, who made me a iudge or a deuider, ouer you? |
| 12:15 | And he sayde vnto them: take hede, and be warre of couetousnes. For no mannes lyfe standeth in the aboundance of the thinges which he possesseth. |
| 12:16 | And he put forth a simylytude vnto them sayinge: The grounde of a certaine riche man brought forth plentifull frutes, |
| 12:17 | and he thought within him selfe sayinge: what shall I do? because I haue no roume where to bestowe my frutes? |
| 12:18 | And he sayd: This will I do. I will destroye my barnes, and bylde greater, and therin will I gather all my goodes that are growen vnto me: |
| 12:19 | and I will saye to my soule: Soule thou hast moche goodes layd vp in stoore for many yeares, take thyne ease: eate, drincke, be mery. |
| 12:20 | But God sayd vnto him. Thou fole, this nyght will they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall those thynges be, which thou hast prouided? |
| 12:21 | So is it with him that gathereth riches to him selfe, and is not riche towarde God. |
| 12:22 | And he spake vnto his disciples: Therfore I saye vnto you. Take no thought for youre lyfe, what ye shall eate: nether for the body, what ye shall put on. |
| 12:23 | The life is moare then meate, and the body is moare then rayment. |
| 12:24 | Consider the rauens, for they nether sowe nor repe, which nether haue stoore house ner barne, and God fedeth them. How moche are ye better then fethered foules? |
| 12:25 | Which of you (with his takinge thought) can adde to his stature one cubit? |
| 12:26 | If ye then be not able to do that thinge which is least: why take ye thought for the remnaunt? |
| 12:27 | Consider the lylies how they growe: They laboure not: they spyn not: and yet I saye vnto you, that Salomon in all his royalte, was not clothed lyke one of these. |
| 12:28 | If God so clothe the grasse (which is to daye in the felde, and to morow is cast into the fornace) how moche more wyll he cloth you, O ye of lytle fayth? |
| 12:29 | And aske not ye what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drincke, nether clime ye vp an hye: |
| 12:30 | for all soche thinges do the hethen people of the worlde seke for. |
| 12:31 | Youre father knoweth, that ye haue neade of soche thinges. Wherfore, seke ye after the kyngdome of God, and all these thinges shalbe ministred vnto you. |
| 12:32 | Feare not lytell flocke, for it is youre fathers pleasure, to geue you the kyngdome. |
| 12:33 | Sell that ye haue, and geue almes. And prepare you bagges, which wexe not olde, euen a treasure that fayleth not in heauen, where no thefe commeth, nether moth corrupteth. |
| 12:34 | For where youre treasure is, there will youre herte be also. |
| 12:35 | Let youre loynes be gerd about, & your lightes brenning |
| 12:36 | and ye youre selues lyke vnto men that wayte for theyr Lorde, when he will returne from the weddinge: that whan he commeth and knocketh they maye open vnto him immediatly. |
| 12:37 | Happy are those seruauntes, whom the Lorde (when he commeth) shall fynde wakynge. Uerely I saye vnto you, that he shall gyrde hym selfe and make them to syt downe to meate, and walke by, and minister vnto them. |
| 12:38 | And yf he come in the seconde watch, yee, yf he come in the thirde watch, and fynde them so, happy are those seruauntes. |
| 12:39 | This vnderstond, that yf the good man of the house knewe, what houre the thefe wolde come, he wolde suerly watch, and not suffer hys housse to be broken vp. |
| 12:40 | Be ye therfore ready also: for the sonne of man will come at an houre when ye thincke not. |
| 12:41 | Peter sayde vnto him: Master, tellest thou this similitude vnto vs, or to all men? |
| 12:42 | And the Lorde sayde: who is a faythfull and wise stewarde, whom his Lorde shall make ruler ouer his housholde, to geue them their duetie of meat in due season: |
| 12:43 | happy is that seruaunt, whom his Lorde when he commeth; shall fynde so doing. |
| 12:44 | Of a trueth I saye vnto you, that he will make him ruler ouer all that he hath. |
| 12:45 | But and yf the seruaunt saye in his herte. My Lorde will deferre his comminge (and shall beginne to smite seruauntes and maydens, and to eate and drincke, and to be droncken) |
| 12:46 | the Lorde of that seruaunt will come in a daye when he thinketh not, and at an houre when he is not ware, and will hewe him in peces, and geue him his rewarde with the vnbeleuers. |
| 12:47 | The seruaunt that knewe his masters will and prepared not him selfe, nether dyd accordinge to hys wyll, shalbe beaten with many strypes. |
| 12:48 | But he that knewe not, and dyd commytte thynges worthy of strypes, shalbe beaten with fewe strypes. For vnto whomsoeuer moch is geuen, of him shalbe moche requyred. And to whom men haue committed moch: of him wyll they aske the more. |
| 12:49 | I am come to sende fyer on erth: & what is my desier, but that it were all readye kindled? |
| 12:50 | Not withstandynge I must be baptysed wt a baptime: and how am I payned, tyll it be ended? |
| 12:51 | Suppose ye, that I am come to sende peace on erth? I tell you naye, but rather dyuysyon. |
| 12:52 | For from hence forth ther shalbe fyue in one housse deuided, thre against two, and two agaynst thre. |
| 12:53 | The father shalbe deuided agaynst the sonne, and the sonne agaynst the father. The mother agaynst the daughter, and the daughter agaynst the mother. The mother in lawe agaynst hyr daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe, agaynst hyr mother in lawe. |
| 12:54 | He sayde also to the people: when ye se a cloude ryse out of the west, strayght waye ye saye: ther commeth a shower, and so it is. |
| 12:55 | And when ye se the south wynde blowe, ye saye: it will be hote, and it commeth to passe. |
| 12:56 | Ye ypocrytes, ye can discerne the outwarde appearaunce of the skye and of the erthe: but how happeneth it, that ye cannot skyll of this tyme? |
| 12:57 | Yee, and why iudge ye not of youre selues what is ryght. |
| 12:58 | Whan thou goest with thyne aduersary to the ruler, as thou arte in the waye, geue diligence that thou mayst be deliuered from him, least he brynge the to the iudge, and the iudge delyuer the to the iaylar, and the iaylar cast the into preson. |
| 12:59 | I tell the, thou shalt not departe thence, tyll thou haue made good the vtmost myte. |
| 12:1 | In the meane time, there gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, so that they trode one another: and he began to say vnto his disciples first, Take heede to your selues of the leauen of the Pharises, which is hypocrisie. |
| 12:2 | For there is nothing couered, that shall not bee reueiled: neither hidde, that shall not be knowen. |
| 12:3 | Wherefore whatsoeuer yee haue spoken in darkenesse, it shall be heard in the light: and that which ye haue spoken in the eare, in secret places, shall be preached on the houses. |
| 12:4 | And I say vnto you, my friendes, be not afraide of them that kill the bodie, and after that are not able to doe any more. |
| 12:5 | But I wil forewarne you, who ye shall feare: feare him which after hee hath killed, hath power to cast into hell: yea, I say vnto you, him feare. |
| 12:6 | Are not fiue sparowes bought for two farthings, and yet not one of them is forgotten before God? |
| 12:7 | Yea, and all the heares of your head are nombred: feare not therefore: yee are more of value then many sparowes. |
| 12:8 | Also I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall confesse mee before men, him shall the Sonne of man confesse also before the Angels of God. |
| 12:9 | But hee that shall denie mee before men, shall be denied before the Angels of God. |
| 12:10 | And whosoeuer shall speake a woorde against the Sonne of man, it shall be forgiuen him: but vnto him, that shall blaspheme ye holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiuen. |
| 12:11 | And when they shall bring you vnto the Synagogues, and vnto the rulers and Princes, take no thought howe, or what thing ye shall answere, or what yee shall speake. |
| 12:12 | For the holy Ghost shall teache you in the same houre, what yee ought to say. |
| 12:13 | And one of the companie said vnto him, Master, bidde my brother deuide the inheritance with me. |
| 12:14 | And he said vnto him, Man, who made me a iudge, or a deuider ouer you? |
| 12:15 | Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches. |
| 12:16 | And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously. |
| 12:17 | Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites? |
| 12:18 | And he said, This wil I do, I wil pul downe my barnes, and builde greater, and therein will I gather all my fruites, and my goods. |
| 12:19 | And I wil say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods laide vp for many yeeres: liue at ease, eate, drinke and take thy pastime. |
| 12:20 | But God said vnto him, O foole, this night wil they fetch away thy soule from thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast prouided? |
| 12:21 | So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God. |
| 12:22 | And he spake vnto his disciples, Therefore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate: neither for your body, what yee shall put on. |
| 12:23 | The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment. |
| 12:24 | Consider the rauens: for they neither sowe nor reape: which neither haue storehouse nor barne, and yet God feedeth them: how much more are yee better then foules? |
| 12:25 | And which of you with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubite? |
| 12:26 | If yee then bee not able to doe the least thing, why take yee thought for the remnant? |
| 12:27 | Consider the lilies howe they growe: they labour not, neither spin they: yet I say vnto you, that Salomon himselfe in all his royaltie was not clothed like one of these. |
| 12:28 | If then God so clothe the grasse which is to day in the field, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, howe much more will he clothe you, O yee of litle faith? |
| 12:29 | Therefore aske not what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, neither hag you in suspense. |
| 12:30 | For all such things the people of the world seeke for: and your Father knoweth that ye haue neede of these things. |
| 12:31 | But rather seeke ye after the kingdome of God, and all these things shalbe cast vpon you. |
| 12:32 | Feare not, litle flocke: for it is your Fathers pleasure, to giue you the kingdome. |
| 12:33 | Sell that ye haue, and giue almes: make you bagges, which waxe not old, a treasure that can neuer faile in heauen, where no theefe commeth, neither mothe corrupteth. |
| 12:34 | For where your treasure is, there will your hearts be also. |
| 12:35 | Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning, |
| 12:36 | And ye your selues like vnto men that waite for their master, when he will returne from the wedding, that when he commeth and knocketh, they may open vnto him immediatly. |
| 12:37 | Blessed are those seruants, whom the Lord when he commeth shall finde waking: verely I say vnto you, he will girde himselfe about, and make them to sit downe at table, and will come forth, and serue them. |
| 12:38 | And if he come in the seconde watch, or come in the third watch, and shall finde them so, blessed are those seruants. |
| 12:39 | Nowe vnderstand this, that if the good man of the house had knowen at what houre the theefe would haue come, he would haue watched, and would not haue suffered his house to be digged through. |
| 12:40 | Be ye also prepared therefore: for the Sonne of man will come at an houre when ye thinke not. |
| 12:41 | Then Peter saide vnto him, Master, tellest thou this parable vnto vs, or euen to all? |
| 12:42 | And the Lord saide, Who is a faithfull steward and wise, whom the master shall make ruler ouer his householde, to giue them their portion of meate in season? |
| 12:43 | Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing. |
| 12:44 | Of a trueth I say vnto you, that he wil make him ruler ouer all that he hath. |
| 12:45 | But if that seruant say in his heart, My master doeth deferre his comming, and ginne to smite the seruants, and maydens, and to eate, and drinke, and to be drunken, |
| 12:46 | The master of that seruant will come in a day when he thinketh not, and at an houre when he is not ware of, and will cut him off, and giue him his portion with the vnbeleeuers. |
| 12:47 | And that seruant that knewe his masters will, and prepared not himselfe, neither did according to his will, shalbe beaten with many stripes. |
| 12:48 | But he that knewe it not, and yet did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with fewe stripes: for vnto whomsoeuer much is giuen, of him shalbe much required, and to whom men much commit, the more of him will they aske. |
| 12:49 | I am come to put fire on the earth, and what is my desire, if it be already kindled? |
| 12:50 | Notwithstanding I must be baptized with a baptisme, and how am I grieued, till it be ended? |
| 12:51 | Thinke ye that I am come to giue peace on earth? I tell you, nay, but rather debate. |
| 12:52 | For from hencefoorth there shall be fiue in one house deuided, three against two, and two against three. |
| 12:53 | The father shalbe deuided against ye sonne, and the sonne against the father: the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother: the mother in lawe against her daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe. |
| 12:54 | Then said he to the people, When ye see a cloude rise out of the West, straightway ye say, A shower commeth: and so it is. |
| 12:55 | And when ye see the South winde blowe, ye say, that it wilbe hoate: and it commeth to passe. |
| 12:56 | Hypocrites, ye can discerne the face of the earth, and of the skie: but why discerne ye not this time? |
| 12:57 | Yea, and why iudge ye not of your selues what is right? |
| 12:58 | While thou goest with thine aduersarie to the ruler, as thou art in the way, giue diligence in the way, that thou mayest be deliuered from him, least he drawe thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the iayler, and the iayler cast thee into prison. |
| 12:59 | I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast payed the vtmost mite. |
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