1In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.stylus1 Peter 2:1, 1 Peter 2:1, 1 Corinthians 5:7, 1 Corinthians 5:8, 1 Corinthians 5:72There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.stylusMark 4:22, Mark 4:22, Luke 8:17, Luke 8:17, 2 Corinthians 5:103What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.stylusMatthew 10:27, Matthew 10:27, Matthew 12:36, Matthew 12:36, Ecclesiastes 10:204I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.stylusMatthew 10:28, Matthew 10:28, Jeremiah 1:8, Jeremiah 1:8, Philippians 1:285But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!stylus2 Peter 2:4, 2 Peter 2:4, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 10:28, Revelation 14:76Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.stylusLuke 12:24, Luke 12:24, Psalms 145:15, Psalms 145:16, Psalms 145:157And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.stylusMatthew 10:30, Matthew 10:31, Matthew 10:30, Matthew 10:31, Matthew 6:268I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.stylusMatthew 10:32, Matthew 10:33, Matthew 10:32, Matthew 10:33, 1 John 2:239But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.stylus2 Timothy 2:12, 2 Timothy 2:12, Mark 8:38, Luke 9:26, Mark 8:3810And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.stylusMatthew 12:31, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 12:31, Matthew 12:32, 1 John 5:1611When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.stylusMatthew 10:17, Matthew 10:20, Matthew 10:17, Matthew 10:20, Acts 4:512For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”stylusLuke 21:15, Luke 21:15, Matthew 10:20, Matthew 10:20, Acts 4:813Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”stylus1 Timothy 6:5, Luke 6:45, 1 Timothy 6:5, Luke 6:45, Ezekiel 33:3114But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”stylusRomans 2:3, Romans 2:3, Romans 2:1, Romans 9:20, Romans 2:115And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”stylusHebrews 13:5, Hebrews 13:5, 1 Timothy 6:6, 1 Timothy 6:10, 1 Timothy 6:616Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.stylusGenesis 26:12, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:12, Genesis 26:14, Hosea 2:817So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’stylusMatthew 5:42, Matthew 5:42, Isaiah 58:7, Isaiah 58:7, 2 Corinthians 9:618Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.stylusJames 3:15, James 3:15, James 4:15, James 4:15, Luke 18:619Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’stylusProverbs 27:1, Proverbs 27:1, James 4:13, James 4:15, James 4:1320But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’stylusJob 27:8, Jeremiah 17:11, Job 27:8, Jeremiah 17:11, 1 Timothy 6:721This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”stylusMatthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20, James 2:522Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.stylusPhilippians 4:6, Philippians 4:6, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 6:2523For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.stylusJob 2:6, Job 2:6, Proverbs 13:8, Proverbs 13:8, Job 2:424Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!stylusMatthew 10:31, Psalms 147:9, Matthew 10:31, Psalms 147:9, Job 38:4125Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?stylusMatthew 6:27, Matthew 6:27, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 5:36, Luke 19:326So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?stylus1 Peter 5:7, 1 Peter 5:7, Psalms 39:6, Psalms 39:6, Ecclesiastes 7:1327Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.stylusMatthew 6:28, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 6:30, 1 Kings 10:128If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!stylusMatthew 14:31, Matthew 14:31, Isaiah 40:6, Isaiah 40:6, Matthew 6:3029And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.stylusMatthew 6:31, Matthew 6:31, Luke 12:22, Luke 22:35, Luke 12:2230For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.stylusMatthew 6:32, Matthew 6:32, Matthew 6:8, Matthew 6:8, Ephesians 4:1731But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.stylusMatthew 6:33, Matthew 6:33, Hebrews 13:5, Hebrews 13:5, Psalms 34:932Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.stylusHebrews 12:28, Hebrews 12:28, 1 Peter 1:3, 1 Peter 1:5, 1 Peter 1:333Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.stylusMatthew 19:21, Matthew 19:21, Luke 18:22, Luke 18:22, Acts 2:4534For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.stylusColossians 3:1, Colossians 3:3, Colossians 3:1, Colossians 3:3, Matthew 6:2135Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.stylus1 Peter 1:13, 1 Peter 1:13, Ephesians 6:14, Ephesians 6:14, Matthew 25:436Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.stylusJude 1:20, Jude 1:21, Jude 1:20, Jude 1:21, James 5:737Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.stylus2 Peter 3:14, 2 Peter 3:14, Matthew 24:42, John 13:4, John 13:538Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.stylus1 Thessalonians 5:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:5, Matthew 25:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:539But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.stylusRevelation 3:3, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 3:3, 2 Peter 3:10, Revelation 16:1540You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”stylus1 Thessalonians 5:6, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, Matthew 25:13, Matthew 25:13, 2 Peter 3:1241“Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”stylusMark 13:37, Mark 13:37, 1 Peter 4:7, 1 Peter 4:7, Mark 14:3742And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?stylusMatthew 24:45, Matthew 24:46, Matthew 24:45, Matthew 24:46, 1 Peter 5:143Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.stylus44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.stylusLuke 22:29, Luke 22:30, Luke 22:29, Luke 22:30, Luke 19:1745But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.stylusMatthew 24:48, Matthew 24:50, Matthew 24:48, Matthew 24:50, Revelation 18:746The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.stylusLuke 12:40, Luke 12:40, Matthew 13:49, Matthew 13:50, Matthew 7:2247That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.stylusJames 4:17, James 4:17, John 9:41, John 9:41, John 12:4848But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.stylusJames 3:1, James 3:1, Leviticus 5:17, Leviticus 5:17, Luke 16:1049I have come to ignite a fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!stylusMalachi 4:1, Malachi 4:1, Luke 12:51, Luke 12:52, Matthew 3:1050But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!stylusJohn 19:30, John 19:30, John 12:27, John 12:28, John 12:2751Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.stylusMatthew 10:34, Matthew 10:36, Matthew 10:34, Matthew 10:36, Luke 12:4952From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.stylusActs 14:1, Acts 14:4, John 15:18, John 15:21, Acts 14:153They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”stylusMicah 7:6, Micah 7:6, Matthew 24:10, Matthew 24:10, Matthew 10:2154Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.stylusMatthew 16:2, Matthew 16:4, Matthew 16:2, Matthew 16:4, 1 Kings 18:4455And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.stylusJob 37:17, Matthew 20:12, Job 37:17, Matthew 20:1256You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?stylusMatthew 16:3, Matthew 16:3, Matthew 11:25, Matthew 24:32, Matthew 24:3357And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?stylusJohn 7:24, John 7:24, Deuteronomy 32:29, Deuteronomy 32:29, Matthew 21:3258Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.stylusMatthew 5:23, Matthew 5:26, Proverbs 25:8, Proverbs 25:9, Matthew 5:2359I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”stylusMark 12:42, Mark 12:42, Matthew 18:34, Matthew 18:34, Matthew 25:46