Luke 12:4-21

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.