Luke 12
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ἘνInοἷςthese timesἐπισυναχθεισῶνwhen were gatheringτῶνtheμυριάδωνmyriadsτοῦof theὄχλουcrowdὥστεso asκαταπατεῖνto trample uponἀλλήλουςone anotherἤρξατοHe beganλέγεινto sayπρὸςtoτοὺςtheμαθητὰςdisciplesαὐτοῦof Himπρῶτον·first;προσέχετεdo take heedἑαυτοῖςto yourselvesἀπὸofτῆςtheζύμηςleavenἥτιςwhichἐστὶνisὑπόκρισιςhypocrisyτῶνof theΦαρισαίων.¶Pharisees.
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πωλήσατεdo sellτὰtheὑπάρχονταpossessionsὑμῶνof youκαὶandδότεdo giveἐλεημοσύνην·alms;ποιήσατεdo makeἑαυτοῖςto yourselvesβαλλάντιαpursesμὴnotπαλαιούμενα,growing old,θησαυρὸνa treasureἀνέκλειπτονunfailingἐνinτοῖςtheοὐρανοῖςheavensὅπουwhereκλέπτηςthiefοὐκnotἐγγίζειdoes draw nearοὐδὲnorσὴςmothδιαφθείρει·destroy;
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μακάριοιBlessed areοἱtheδοῦλοιservantsἐκεῖνοιthoseοὓςwhomἐλθὼνhaving comeὁtheκύριοςmasterεὑρήσειwill findγρηγοροῦντας·watching;ἀμὴνAmenλέγωI sayὑμῖνto youὅτιthatπεριζώσεταιhe will gird himselfκαὶandἀνακλινεῖhe will make reclineαὐτούς,them,καὶandπαρελθὼνhaving come upδιακονήσειhe will serveαὐτοῖς.them.
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ἘὰνIfδὲhoweverεἴπῃshall sayὁtheδοῦλοςservantἐκεῖνοςthat oneἐνinτῇtheκαρδίᾳheartαὐτοῦ·of him;χρονίζειDelaysὁtheκύριόςmasterμουof Meἔρχεσθαι,to come,καὶandἄρξηταιshall beginτύπτεινto beatτοὺςtheπαῖδαςmen-servantsκαὶandτὰςtheπαιδίσκαςmaid-servantsἐσθίεινto eatτεalsoκαὶandπίνεινto drinkκαὶandμεθύσκεσθαι,to get drunk,
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ὁthe oneδὲhoweverμὴnotγνοὺςhaving knownποιήσαςhaving doneδὲhoweverἄξιαthings worthyπληγῶνof stripesδαρήσεταιwill be beaten withὀλίγας.few.παντὶEveryoneδὲnowᾧto whomἐδόθηhas been givenπολύ,much,πολὺmuchζητηθήσεταιwill be requiredπαρ᾽fromαὐτοῦ·him;καὶandᾧto whomπαρέθεντοhas been committedπολύ,much,περισσότερονmore excessiveαἰτήσουσινwill they ask ofαὐτόν.¶him.
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διαμερισθήσονται,They will be dividedπατὴρfatherἐπὶagainstυἱῷsonκαὶandυἱὸςsonἐπὶagainstπατρί,father,μήτηρmotherἐπὶagainstτὴνtheθυγατέραdaughterκαὶandθυγάτηρdaughterἐπὶagainstτὴνtheμητέρα,mother,πενθερὰmother-in-lawἐπὶagainstτὴνtheνύμφηνdaughter-in-lawαὐτῆςof herκαὶandνύμφηdaughter-in-lawἐπὶagainstτὴνtheπενθεράνmother-in-lawαὐτῆς.¶of her.
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ὡςAsγὰρforὑπάγειςyou are goingμετὰwithτοῦtheἀντιδίκουadversaryσουof youἐπ᾽beforeἄρχοντα,a magistrate,ἐνinτῇtheὁδῷwayδὸςdo giveἐργασίανearnestnessἀπηλλάχθαιto have been set freeἀπ᾽fromαὐτοῦhimμήποτεotherwiseκατασύρῃhe may drag awayσεyouπρὸςtoτὸνtheκριτήν,judge,καὶandὁtheκριτήςjudgeσεyouπαραδώσειwill deliverτῷto theπράκτορι,officer,καὶandὁtheπράκτωρofficerσεyouβαλεῖwill castεἰςintoφυλακήν.prison.
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