Luke 12:4-21

⁴“Further, I say to you, my friends: do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing more that they can do.

⁵Rather, I will advise you whom you should fear—fear Him who after He kills has authority to cast into Gehenna; yes indeed, fear Him!

⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

⁷Even the hairs of your head are all numbered! So do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than sparrows!

⁸“Also I say to you, whoever claims me before men, the Son of the Man will also claim him before the angels of God.

⁹But whoever disclaims me before men will be disclaimed before the angels of God.

¹⁰Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of the Man, it can be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit it will not be forgiven.

¹¹Now whenever they bring you before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what you will answer, or what you should say.

¹²Because the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you need to say.”

¹³Then someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

¹⁴But He said to him, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter over you?”

¹⁵Then He said to them, “Keep alert and guard against covetousness, because one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

¹⁶Then He told them a parable, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man produced well.

¹⁷And he reasoned within himself saying, ‘What shall I do, because I have no place to store my crops?’

¹⁸Then he said: ‘This is what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my produce and my goods.

¹⁹And I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and enjoy yourself!’

²⁰But God said to him: ‘Stupid! This very night your life is being taken back from you; then who will get the things you have prepared?’

²¹Just like that is he who accumulates treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”