1 Upon these things, with the myriads of the crowd gathering so as to trample one another, He began to speak to His students: "Above all, keep yourselves from the leaven - which is hypocrisy - of the Pharisees.2 Now there is nothing concealed which shall not be revealed, and secret which shall not be made known.3 But rather, whatever you speak in the darkness shall be heard in the light, and that which you have spoken in the ear in the vaults shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops!4 "And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who condemn the body to death, then after these things do not have anything more which they may do.5 But I shall make known to you whom you should fear: You should fear He whom after that condemnation has authority to cast into Gehenna! Yea, I say to you, Him you should fear!6 Are not five sparrows sold for two assarii? And not one of them is forgotten before Yahweh.7 But even the hairs of your heads have all been counted. Do not fear, you are worth more than many sparrows.8 "Now I say to you, all who would agree with me before men, then the Son of Man shall agree with him before the messengers of Yahweh.9 But he denying Me before men, I shall deny before the messengers of Yahweh.10 And all who would speak a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him. But to whom should blaspheme against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven.11 "And when they bring you in before the assembly halls and the rulers and the authorities, do not have concern for how or what you should answer or what you should speak.12 For the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that hour the things which it is necessary to speak."13 Then spoke to Him one from the crowd: "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me!"14 And He said to him: "Man! Who appointed Me judge or divider over you?"15 Then He said to them: "You watch, and keep yourself from all greediness, because not in any abundance is life itself, from its possessions."16 Then He spoke to them a parable, saying: "The land of a certain wealthy man produced bountifully.17 And he had reasoned within himself, saying 'What shall I do, since I do not have where I may gather my fruits?'18 And he said 'This I shall do, I shall take down my storehouse and I shall build a greater, and I shall gather there all the grain and my goods,19 and I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Rest, eat, drink, be happy!'20 Then Yahweh said to him 'Fool! This night your life is demanded of you. The things which you have prepared, for whom shall they be?'21 So is he storing up riches for himself and not for Yahweh."22 Then He said to His students: "For this reason I say to you, do not have care for the soul, what you should eat, nor for the body, what you should be clothed in.23 For the soul is greater than food and the body than clothing.24 Observe the crows, that they do not sow, nor do they harvest. With them is no treasury nor storehouse, and Yahweh feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds?25 Who caring among you is able to add a cubit to his stature?26 Therefore if you are not able to do the least, why should you care about the rest?27 Observe the lilies, how they grow. They neither labor nor do they spin yarn, but I say to you, not even Solomon in all his honor was clothed as one of these!28 And if the grass is in the field today, and tomorrow being cast into a furnace Yahweh clothes thusly, how much more you, you of little faith?29 Then you do not seek what you should eat and what you should drink, and do not get excited.30 For all these things the nations of the Society seek after, but your Father knows that you have need of these things.31 Moreover, you seek His Kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.32 Fear not, little flock, because it has pleased your Father to give to you the Kingdom!33 "You sell your belongings and give charity. Make for yourselves purses which do not grow old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, which thief does not approach nor moth corrupt.34 For where your treasure is, there also your heart shall be!35 "Your loins must be girded and lamps burning,36 and you be like men expecting their master, when he may return from the wedding, that coming and knocking immediately they may open for him.37 Blessed are those servants, who the master coming shall find awake. Truly I say to you that he shall gird himself and have them recline and coming forth shall serve them!38 Even if in the second and in the third watch he should come and find thusly, blessed are they.39 But you must know this: that if the master of the house had known in which hour the thief comes, he would not have allowed his house to be dug through.40 And you also must be ready, because in the hour which you do not expect comes the Son of Man."41 Then Petros said "Prince, to us do You speak this parable, or also to all?"42 And the Prince said "Who then is the faithful, sensible steward, whom the master appoints over his attendants, to give the allotment of grain at the proper time?43 Blessed is that servant, who coming his master finds doing thusly.44 Truthfully I say to you that he shall appoint him over all his belongings.45 But if that servant should say in his heart 'My master delays coming', and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, then to eat and to drink and be drunken,46 the master of that servant shall arrive in a day in which he does not expect, and at an hour in which he does not know, and he will cut him in two, and he shall set his portion with the faithless!47 "Now that servant who knowing the will of his master and not preparing or doing according to his will shall be clubbed much.48 But he not knowing yet doing such worthy of blows shall be clubbed little. All to whom much is given, much shall be sought from him, and to whom much is committed, far more shall be demanded of him.49 "I have come to cast fire upon the earth, and what do I purpose if already it is ignited?50 Now I have an immersion to be immersed in, and how am I constrained until when it should be completed!51 Do you suppose that I have come to offer peace in the earth? No, I say to you, but rather division!52 For there shall be from this time five divided in one house, three against two and two against three.53 Father shall be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against wife and wife against mother-in-law."54 Then He said also to the crowd: "When you see a cloud rising up in the west, immediately you say that a thunderstorm comes, and so it happens.55 And when the south wind is blowing, you say that there shall be hot weather, and it happens.56 Hypocrites! You know to examine the appearance of the earth and of the heaven, yet how do you not know to examine this time?57 "Now why also from among yourselves do you not judge that which is righteous?58 For as you go forward with your opponent up to the magistrate, while on the road offer work, to be released by him, that they not then drag you off to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff cast you into prison.59 I say to you, by no means would you depart from there, until you have repaid even the last cent!"