Luke 12:28-47

²⁸But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

²⁹And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

³⁰For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

³¹But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

³²Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

³³Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

³⁴For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

³⁵Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

³⁶And be like men who are looking for their lord, when he comes back from the bride-feast; so that when he comes to the door, it will be open to him quickly.

³⁷Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.

³⁸And if he comes in the second division of the night or in the third, and they are watching for him, happy are those servants.

³⁹But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief was coming, he would have been watching, and would not have let his house be broken into.

⁴⁰So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

⁴¹And Peter said to him, Lord, are these words said to us only, or to all men?

⁴²And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?

⁴³Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.

⁴⁴Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods.

⁴⁵But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to the men-servants and the women-servants, feasting and taking overmuch wine;

⁴⁶The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not ready for him, and he will have him cut in two and will give him his part in the fate of those who have no faith;

⁴⁷And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;