Luke 12:6-35

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.

²²And he said to his disciples: Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on.

²³The life is more than the meat, and the body is more than the raiment.

²⁴Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they?

²⁵And which of you, by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit?

²⁶If then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing, why are you solicitous for the rest?

²⁷Consider the lilies, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these.

²⁸Now if God clothe in this manner the grass that is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast into the oven; how much more you, O ye of little faith?

²⁹And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high.

³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek. But your Father knoweth that you have need of these things.

³¹But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.

³²Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom.

³³Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth.

³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

³⁵Let your loins be girt, and lamps burning in your hands.