Luke 12:1-32

¹In 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.

²For there is nothing couered, that shall not bee reueiled: neither hidde, that shall not be knowen.

³Wherefore 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.

⁴And 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.

⁵But 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.

⁶Are not fiue sparowes bought for two farthings, and yet not one of them is forgotten before God?

⁷Yea, and all the heares of your head are nombred: feare not therefore: yee are more of value then many sparowes.

⁸Also I say vnto you, Whosoeuer shall confesse mee before men, him shall the Sonne of man confesse also before the Angels of God.

⁹But hee that shall denie mee before men, shall be denied before the Angels of God.

¹⁰And 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.

¹¹And 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.

¹²For the holy Ghost shall teache you in the same houre, what yee ought to say.

¹³And one of the companie said vnto him, Master, bidde my brother deuide the inheritance with me.

¹⁴And he said vnto him, Man, who made me a iudge, or a deuider ouer you?

¹⁵Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.

¹⁶And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.

¹⁷Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?

¹⁸And 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.

¹⁹And 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.

²⁰But 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?

²¹So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.

²²And 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.

²³The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.

²⁴Consider 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?

²⁵And which of you with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?

²⁶If yee then bee not able to doe the least thing, why take yee thought for the remnant?

²⁷Consider 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.

²⁸If 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?

²⁹Therefore aske not what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, neither hag you in suspense.

³⁰For all such things the people of the world seeke for: and your Father knoweth that ye haue neede of these things.

³¹But rather seeke ye after the kingdome of God, and all these things shalbe cast vpon you.

³²Feare not, litle flocke: for it is your Fathers pleasure, to giue you the kingdome.