Evanðelje po Luki 12

Protiv licemjerja

1 Kad se okupilo tisuće ljudi tako da su već gazili jedni po drugima, Isus najprije počne govoriti svojim učenicima: "Farizejsko se licemjerje širi poput kvasca koji prožme sve tijesto. Čuvajte se da ne budete licemjerni kao oni.2 Jer dolazi vrijeme kad će sve što je skriveno biti otkriveno; sve što je tajno čut će se pred svima.

3 Što ste god rekli u tami, čut će se na svjetlu i što ste šaptali u zatvorenim sobama, razglasit će se s krovova da svi čuju!
4 Prijatelji moji, kažem vam, ne bojte se onih koji mogu ubiti samo tijelo, ali vam ne mogu ništa gore učiniti!

5 Ali reći ću vam koga se treba bojati. Bojte se Boga koji može ubiti, a zatim baciti u pakao. Njega se bojte!
6 Ne prodaje li se pet vrapčića za dva novčića? A Bog ipak ne zaboravi nijednoga od njih.

7 A vama su izbrojene i vlasi na glavi. Stoga se ne bojte! Vi ste mu mnogo vredniji od mnoštva vrabaca.
8 Tko ovdje na zemlji pred svima prizna da pripada meni, za njega ću ja, Sin Čovječji, pred anđelima Božjim priznati da mu pripadam.9 Ali onoga koji mene zaniječe na zemlji odreći ću se pred Božjim anđelima.

10 Ipak, onome koji što kaže protiv Sina Čovječjega oprostit će se. Ali onome tko pohuli protiv Svetoga Duha nikada se neće oprostiti.
11 A kad vas budu dovodili pred sud u sinagogama, pred poglavare i vlasti, ne brinite se što reći sebi u obranu

12 jer će vas Sveti Duh tada poučiti što da kažete."

Prispodoba o budalastom bogatašu

13 Netko iz mnoštva poviče: "Učitelju, molim te, reci mojemu bratu da podijeli sa mnom imanje koje smo dobili u baštinu."14 Isus mu odgovori: "Čovječe, tko je mene postavio da sudim i dijelim između vas?

15 Klonite se svake pohlepe. Ma koliko da obilujete, život se ne sastoji u onomu što posjedujete."
16 Ispriča im zatim prispodobu: "Nekomu je bogatašu zemlja urodila tako obilnom žetvom17 da je razmišljao: 'Što da radim? Nemam u što skupiti toliku ljetinu.18 Znam! Srušit ću stare žitnice i izgraditi veće pa ću ondje zgrnuti i žito i sva svoja dobra.

19 Onda ću svojoj duši reći: Evo, imaš u zalihi obilje za još mnogo godina. Dušo moja, počivaj, jedi, pij i veseli se!'
20 Ali Bog mu reče: 'Neumniče! Još ćeš noćas umrijeti. Komu će onda pripasti sve što si skupio?'21 Neumnik je onaj tko zgrće zemaljsko blago, a ne stječe bogatstvo koje je vrijedno u Božjim očima."

O novcu i imetku

22 Zatim Isus reče učenicima: "Ne brinite se tjeskobno kako ćete preživjeti, što ćete jesti ili piti, ni u što ćete obući svoje tijelo!23 Pa život je vredniji od hrane, a tijelo od odjeće.24 Pogledajte gavrane! Niti siju, niti žanju, niti imaju spremišta i žitnice, a Bog ih ipak hrani. A vi ste toliko vredniji od ptica!25 Može li tko od vas sebi brigama produžiti život barem i za jedan dan?

26 Pa ako ni to malo ne možete, zašto ste stalno zabrinuti?
27 Pogledajte samo poljske ljiljane! Niti se muče niti predu. A kažem vam da se ni kralj Salomon u svoj svojoj raskoši nije odjenuo kao jedan od njih.28 Pa ako Bog tako odijeva poljsku travu koja danas jest, a već se sutra baca u peć, zar se neće još i više brinuti za vas, malovjerni?29 Ne brinite se i ne uznemirujte oko toga što ćete jesti i piti30 jer tako čine nevjernici ovoga svijeta. Vaš Otac zna da vam je sve to potrebno!

31 Stoga najprije tražite Božje kraljevstvo pa će vam se i to nadodati.
32 Ne boj se, malo stado. Vašemu se Ocu svidjelo da vam dade kraljevstvo.33 Prodajte sve što imate, a novac podijelite kao milostinju! Tako ćete sebi spremiti blago na nebesima, kamo lopovi ne dolaze i gdje ga moljci neće izgristi.

34 Jer gdje vam je blago, ondje će vam biti i srce."

Treba budno čekati Gospodnji dolazak

35 "Budite pripravni, posve obučeni i neka vam svjetiljka gori36 kao da čekate povratak svojega gospodara sa svadbene gozbe da budete spremni otvoriti mu vrata čim stigne i pokuca.37 Blago onim slugama koje gospodar na povratku nađe bdjeti. Zaista vam kažem, on će privezati pregaču, reći im da sjednu za stol i sam ih poslužiti da jedu.

38 Možda će doći usred noći ili pred zoru. Blago onima koje nađe bdjeti.
39 Znajte: kad bi vlasnik kuće znao kada će doći lopov, ne bi mu dopustio da u nju provali.

40 Budite i vi stalno pripravni jer će Sin Čovječji doći kad mu se najmanje nadate."
41 "Gospodine, jesi li tu prispodobu ispričao samo nama ili svima?" upita Petar.42 Isus mu reče: "Tko je dakle onaj vjerni i razumni upravitelj kojega će gospodar postaviti da upravlja ukućanima i da im daje hranu u pravo vrijeme?43 Blago onome koga gospodar, kada dođe, nađe da tako čini!44 Zaista vam kažem, povjerit će mu da upravlja svim njegovim imanjem.45 Ali ako zli sluga pomisli: 'Gospodar se još neće vratiti' pa počne tući sluge i sluškinje te jesti, piti i opijati se,

46 gospodar će doći u dan kad mu se ne nada i u čas u koji neće ni slutiti. Nemilosrdno će ga kazniti i odrediti mu usud među nevjernicima.
47 Onaj koji je znao volju svojega gospodara, ali nije tako činio i nije bdio, bit će strogo kažnjen.

48 Ali tko nije znao da to što čini zaslužuje kaznu, bit će kažnjen blaže. Kome je mnogo dano, od njega će se mnogo i tražiti. Od onoga kojemu je mnogo povjereno više će se tražiti."

Zbog Isusa će nastati razdor

49 "Došao sam baciti oganj suda na zemlju. Kako bih želio da je već planuo!50 Ali valja mi se krstiti trpljenjem i tako sam tjeskoban dok se to ne završi!51 Mislite li da sam na zemlju došao donijeti mir? Nipošto. Došao sam donijeti razdor.52 Jer odsad će nastajati razdori u obitelji: troje će ljudi biti na mojoj strani, a protiv drugih dvoje i obrnuto.

53 Otac će biti protiv sina i sin protiv oca, majka protiv kćeri i kći protiv majke, svekrva protiv snahe i snaha protiv svekrve."
54 Reče zatim mnoštvu: "Kad opazite da se na zapadu gomilaju oblaci, znate reći: Kiša će!55 A kad zapuše južnjak, kažete: Bit će vruće! I bude vrućina.

56 Licemjeri! Izgled zemlje i neba znate protumačiti. Kako onda ne znate protumačiti znake vremena?
57 Zašto sami ne želite uvidjeti što je pravo?58 Kad s protivnikom ideš na sud, pokušaj se s njim nagoditi da spor ne završi na sudu jer te sudac može osuditi i predati izvršitelju da te baci u tamnicu.

59 A onda, kažem ti, nećeš odande izići dok ne isplatiš sve do posljednjeg novčića."

Luke 12

Fear God, Not People

1 Meanwhile,t when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesust began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard againstt the yeast of the Pharisees,s which is hypocrisy.s2 Nothing is hiddent that will not be revealed,s and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

3 So thent whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whisperedt in private roomss will be proclaimed from the housetops.t
4 “It tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body,s and after that have nothing more they can do.5 But I will warnt you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing,s has authority to throw yout into hell.s Yes, I tell you, fear him!6 Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies?s Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.

7 In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid;s you are more valuable than many sparrows.
8 “It tell you, whoever acknowledgest me before men,t the Son of Man will also acknowledges before God’s angels.9 But the one who denies me before men will be denied before God’s angels.10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the person who blasphemes against the Holy Spirits will not be forgiven.t11 But when they bring you before the synagogues,ss thet rulers, and the authorities, do not worry about how you should make your defenset or what you should say,

12 for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that momentt what you must say.”t

The Parable of the Rich Landowner

13 Thent someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tells my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”14 But Jesust said to him, “Man,t who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?”t15 Thent he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself fromt all types of greed,t because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”16 He thent told them a parable:t “The land of a certain rich man producedt an abundant crop,17 sot he thought to himself,t ‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’s18 Thent he said, ‘Is will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.19 And I will say to myself,t “You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your lifet will be demanded back fromt you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’t

21 So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself,s but is not rich toward God.”

Exhortation Not to Worry

22 Thent Jesust said to hiss disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worryt about yours life, what you will eat, or about yourss body, what you will wear.23 For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.24 Consider the ravens:t They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feedst them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!25 And which of you by worryingt can add an hour to his life?t26 So ift you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry aboutt the rest?27 Consider how the flowerst grow; they do not workt or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!28 And ift this is how God clothes the wild grass,t which is heret today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven,ts how much mores will he clothe you, you people of little faith!29 Sot do not be overly concerned aboutt what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.t30 For all the nations of the world pursuet these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

31 Instead, pursuet hiss kingdom,s and these things will be given to you as well.
32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleasedt to give you the kingdom.33 Sell your possessionss and give to the poor.t Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out – a treasure in heavent that never decreases,t where no thief approaches and no motht destroys.

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

Call to Faithful Stewardship

35 “Get dressed for servicet and keep your lamps burning;s36 be like peoplet waiting for their master to come back from the wedding celebration,s so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.37 Blessed are those slavest whom their master finds alertt when he returns! I tell you the truth,t he will dress himself to serve,t have them take their place at the table,t and will comet and wait on them!s38 Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the nights and finds them alert,t blessed are those slaves!t39 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thiefs was coming, he would not have lets his house be broken into.

40 You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”s
41 Thent Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?”s42 The Lord replied,t “Who then is the faithful and wise manager,t whom the master puts in charge of his household servants,t to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?43 Blessed is that slavet whom his master finds at workt when he returns.44 I tell you the truth,t the mastert will put him in charge of all his possessions.45 But ift thatt slave should say to himself,t ‘My master is delayedt in returning,’ and he begins to beats the othert slaves, both men and women,t and to eat, drink, and get drunk,46 then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee, and will cut him in two,t and assign him a place with the unfaithful.t47 Thatt servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master askedt will receive a severe beating.

48 But the one who did not know his master’s willt and did things worthy of punishmentt will receive a light beating.t From everyone who has been given much, much will be required,t and from the one who has been entrusted with much,s even more will be asked.t

Not Peace, but Division

49 “I have comes to bringt fire on the earth – and how I wish it were already kindled!50 I have a baptisms to undergo,t and how distressed I am until it is finished!51 Do you think I have come to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!t52 For from now ons there will be five in one household divided, three against two and two against three.

53 They will be divided,t father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”

Reading the Signs

54 Jesust also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west,s you say at once, ‘A rainstormt is coming,’ and it does.55 And when you see the south winds blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is.

56 You hypocrites!s You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know hows to interpret the present time?

Clear the Debts

57 “Andt why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?58 As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate,s make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer,s and the officer throw you into prison.

59 I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the very last cent!”ts