8 Truly I say to you (or I tell you the truth), each man that acknowledgeth me before men, man’s Son shall acknowledge him before the angels of God.
9 But he that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.
10 And each that saith a word against man’s Son or And each that saith a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven to him; but it shall not be forgiven to him, that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost (or who blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit).
11 And when they lead you into synagogues, and to magistrates, and potentates, do not ye be busy (or do not be concerned), how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say.
12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in that hour (or For the Holy Spirit shall teach you at that time), what it behooveth you to say.
13 And one of the people said to him, Master, say to my brother, that he part with me the heritage, (or Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me).
14 And he said to him, Man, who ordained me a doomsman or a parter, on you, or over you? (And he said to him, Man, who put me over you as a judge, or a divider?)
15 And he said to them, See ye, and beware of all covetousness; for the life of a man is not in the abundance of the things, which he wieldeth (or that he possesseth).
16 And he told to them a likeness (or a parable), and said, The field of a rich man brought forth plenteous fruits.
17 And he thought within himself, and said, What shall I do, for I have not whither I shall gather my fruits? (And he thought to himself, and said, What shall I do, for I have no place where I can store all my crops?)
18 And he saith, This thing I shall do; I shall throw down my barns, and I shall make greater (ones), and thither I shall gather all (the) things that grow to me (or and there I shall gather together all the things that grow for me), and (all) my goods.
19 And I shall say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods kept into full many years; rest thou, eat, drink, and make feast.
20 And God said to him, Fool, in this night they shall take (away) thy life from thee, or Fool, in this night they shall ask of thee thy soul. And (then) whose shall those things be, that thou hast arrayed?
21 So is he that treasureth to himself, and is not rich in God.
22 And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, do not ye be busy to your life (or do not be concerned about your life), what ye shall eat, neither to your body, with what ye shall be clothed.
23 The life is more than meat (or Life is more than food), and the body more than clothing.
24 Behold the crows, for they sow not, neither reap, to which is neither cellar, nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much more ye be of more price than they, or How much more be ye of more price than they, (or How much more valuable ye be than them).
25 And who of you by thinking may put or may add one cubit to his stature?
26 Therefore if ye may not do that that is (the) least, what be ye busy of other things? (And so if ye cannot do anything about that which is so little, why be concerned about the other things?)