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All hail the power of Jesus' name,
let angels prostrate fall.
| Luke 12:14 | But he (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) said to him, “Friend, who appointed me a judge or arbitrator between you two?” |
| Luke 12:15 | And he said to them, “Watch out and be on guard against all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the (tō | τῷ | dat sg neut) abundance of his possessions.” |
| Luke 12:16 | Then he told a parable to them, saying: “The (hē | ἡ | nom sg fem) land of a certain rich man produced a good crop. |
| Luke 12:17 | And he thought to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ |
| Luke 12:18 | Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and I will build bigger ones; and I will store there all my grain and my goods. |
| Luke 12:19 | Then I will say to (tē | τῇ | dat sg fem) my soul, “Soul, you have many good things laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’ |
| Luke 12:20 | But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very (tē | τῇ | dat sg fem) night your soul will be demanded of you. And what you have prepared for yourself, whose will it be?’ |
| Luke 12:21 | So it is with the (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) one who stores up treasures for himself, but is not rich toward God.” |
| Luke 12:22 | He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your (tē | τῇ | dat sg fem) life, what you will eat, nor about your (tō | τῷ | dat sg neut) body, what you will wear. |
| Luke 12:23 | For life is more than (tēs | τῆς | gen sg fem) food, and the (to | τό | nom sg neut) body more than (tou | τοῦ | gen sg neut) clothing. |
| Luke 12:24 | Consider the (tous | τούς | acc pl masc) ravens: for they do not sow, neither do they reap; for them there is neither storehouse nor granary, yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the (tōn | τῶν | gen pl neut) birds! |
| Luke 12:25 | And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his span of life? |
| Luke 12:26 | If then, you are unable to accomplish such an insignificant thing, why do you worry about other things? |
| Luke 12:27 | Consider the (ta | τά | acc pl neut) lilies, how they grow. They neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. |
| Luke 12:28 | If God so clothes the (ton | τόν | acc sg masc) grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith! |
| Luke 12:30 | For all the (ta | τά | nom pl neut) nations of (tou | τοῦ | gen sg masc) the (tou | τοῦ | gen sg masc) world have these things as their overriding concern, and your Father knows full well that you need them. |
| Luke 12:31 | Instead, have his kingdom as your overriding concern, and these things will be given to you in addition. |
| Luke 12:32 | Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father has determined in his pleasure to give you the (tēn | τήν | acc sg fem) kingdom. |
| Luke 12:33 | Sell your possessions and give alms. Make for yourselves moneybags that do not wear out, a treasure unfailing in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. |
| Luke 12:34 | For where your treasure is, there will your heart be as well. |
| Luke 12:35 | “Let your waists be girded and your (hoi | οἱ | nom pl masc) lamps burning; |
| Luke 12:36 | and be like men waiting for their master to come home from the (tōn | τῶν | gen pl masc) wedding, so that when he comes and knocks, they will open the door for him immediately. |
| Luke 12:37 | Fortunate are those servants whom the (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) master finds awake when he comes. Truly I say to you, he will dress himself for service, have them recline at table, and will come and serve them. |
| Luke 12:38 | If he comes in the (tē | τῇ | dat sg fem) second or in the (tē | τῇ | dat sg fem) third watch and finds it so, those ones are fortunate. |
| Luke 12:39 | “Know this: that if the (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) master of the house had known at what hour the (ho | ὁ | nom sg masc) thief would come, he would not have allowed his house be broken into. |