in the mean time when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people insomuch that they trode one upon another he began to say unto his disciples first of all beware ye of the leaven of the pharisees which is hypocrisy
for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed neither hid that shall not be known
therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops
and i say unto you my friends be not afraid of them that kill the body and after that have no more that they can do
but i will forewarn you whom ye shall fear fear him which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell yea i say unto you fear him
are not five sparrows sold for two farthings and not one of them is forgotten before god
but even the very hairs of your head are all numbered fear not therefore ye are of more value than many sparrows
also i say unto you whosoever shall confess me before men him shall the son of man also confess before the angels of god
but he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of god
and whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but unto him that blasphemeth against the holy ghost it shall not be forgiven
and when they bring you unto the synagogues and unto magistrates and powers take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer or what ye shall say
for the holy ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say
and one of the company said unto him master speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me
and he said unto him man who made me a judge or a divider over you
and he said unto them take heed and beware of covetousness for a mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth
and he spake a parable unto them saying the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully
and he thought within himself saying what shall i do because i have no room where to bestow my fruits
and he said this will i do i will pull down my barns and build greater and there will i bestow all my fruits and my goods
and i will say to my soul soul thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thine ease eat drink and be merry
but god said unto him thou fool this night thy soul shall be required of thee then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided
so is he that layeth up treasure for himself and is not rich toward god
and he said unto his disciples therefore i say unto you take no thought for your life what ye shall eat neither for the body what ye shall put on
the life is more than meat and the body is more than raiment
consider the ravens for they neither sow nor reap which neither have storehouse nor barn and god feedeth them how much more are ye better than the fowls
and which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit
if ye then be not able to do that thing which is least why take ye thought for the rest
consider the lilies how they grow they toil not they spin not and yet i say unto you that solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these
if then god so clothe the grass which is to day in the field and to morrow is cast into the oven how much more will he clothe you o ye of little faith
and seek not ye what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink neither be ye of doubtful mind
for all these things do the nations of the world seek after and your father knoweth that ye have need of these things
but rather seek ye the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you
fear not little flock for it is your fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom
sell that ye have and give alms provide yourselves bags which wax not old a treasure in the heavens that faileth not where no thief approacheth neither moth corrupteth
let your loins be girded about and your lights burning
and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord when he will return from the wedding that when he cometh and knocketh they may open unto him immediately
blessed are those servants whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching verily i say unto you that he shall gird himself and make them to sit down to meat and will come forth and serve them
and if he shall come in the second watch or come in the third watch and find them so blessed are those servants
and this know that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come he would have watched and not have suffered his house to be broken through
be ye therefore ready also for the son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not
then peter said unto him lord speakest thou this parable unto us or even to all
and the lord said who then is that faithful and wise steward whom his lord shall make ruler over his household to give them their portion of meat in due season
blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing
of a truth i say unto you that he will make him ruler over all that he hath
but and if that servant say in his heart my lord delayeth his coming and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens and to eat and drink and to be drunken
the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him and at an hour when he is not aware and will cut him in sunder and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers
and that servant which knew his lords will and prepared not himself neither did according to his will shall be beaten with many
but he that knew not and did commit things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few stripes for unto whomsoever much is given of him shall be much required and to whom men have committed much of him they will ask the more
i am come to send fire on the earth and what will i if it be already kindled
but i have a baptism to be baptized with and how am i straitened till it be accomplished
suppose ye that i am come to give peace on earth i tell you nay but rather division
for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided three against two and two against three
the father shall be divided against the son and the son against the father the mother against the daughter and the daughter against the mother the mother in law against her daughter in law and the daughter in law against her mother in law
and he said also to the people when ye see a cloud rise out of the west straightway ye say there cometh a shower and so it is
and when ye see the south wind blow ye say there will be heat and it cometh to pass
ye hypocrites ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth but how is it that ye do not discern this time
yea and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right
when thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate as thou art in the way give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him lest he hale thee to the judge and the judge deliver thee to the officer and the officer cast thee into prison
i tell thee thou shalt not depart thence till thou hast paid the very last mite