33But no man lighting a lamp putteth it in a concealed place, or under a bushel, but on a stand, that they who are coming in, may see the light. 34The lamp of the body is the eye: when therefore thine eye is clear, thy whole body will be luminous, but if it be vitiated, thy whole body will be darkened. 35Let it be thy aim then, that the light which is in thee do not become darkness. 36If then thy whole body be illuminated, not having any dark part, it will be wholly luminous, as a lamp by its brightness diffuseth light.
37Now as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee invited him to dine with him; and going in with him, he sat down. 38But the Pharisee seeing it, marvelled, that he had not washed before dinner. 39Then said the Lord unto him, Now ye Pharisees make the outside of the cup and of the dish clean, but your inward parts are full of extortion and wickedness. 40Ye senseless men! did not he who made that which is without, make also that which is within? 41But give what is within them for alms; and, lo! all will be pure unto you. 42But wo to you, Pharisees, because ye tithe mint, and rue, and every herb, and pass by judgment and the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not to have omitted the other. 43Wo unto you, Pharisees, for ye love the first seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the places of public concourse. 44Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves concealed, which men, while walking over them, see not.
45Then one of the doctors of the law addressing him, said, Master, thus speaking, thou reproachest us also. 46And he said, Wo also to you, teachers of the law! for ye load men with burdens hardly bearable, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. 47Wo unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 48Ye do indeed bear witness to, and with pleasure concur in your fathers’ deeds; for they truly killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. 49Therefore also the wisdom of God hath said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill, and shall persecute: 50that the blood of all the prophets, which hath been shed since the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation: 51from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who was slain between the altar and the temple: verily I tell you, It shall be required of this generation. 52Wo unto you, teachers of the law! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge; ye yourselves enter not in, and those who were entering ye have hindered.
53And as he was saying these things unto them, the scribes and Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to extort answers from him respecting many things; 54laying snares for him, and seeking to catch hold of something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.
[CHAP. XII.]
MEANTIME myriads of people collecting, so that they trod on one another, he began to speak to his disciples, Take heed principally of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2For there is nothing concealed, that shall not be laid open; nor hid, which shall not be known. 3Wherefore whatsoever things ye have spoken in darkness, they shall be reported in the light; and what ye have whispered into the ear in the closets, shall be proclaimed on the house-tops. 4But I say to you my friends, Be not afraid of those who may kill the body, but after that, have nothing farther which they can do. 5But I will point out to you, whom ye should fear: Fear him, who, after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him! 6Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, yet not one of them is forgotten before God? 7But even the hairs of your head are all numbered: fear not then, ye are of more value than many sparrows. 8But I tell you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: 9but he that disowns me before men, shall be disowned before the angels of God. 10And every one who shall utter a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but for him who hath blasphemed against the Holy Ghost, there shall be no forgiveness.
11And when they shall bring you before the synagogues, and magistrates, and the ruling powers, be under no anxiety how or what defence ye shall make, or what ye shall say: 12for the Holy Ghost will teach you at that very hour what ye ought to say.
13Then spake one of the multitude to him, Master, order my brother to divide the inheritance with me. 14But he said to him, Man, who made me a judge and a divider among you? 15Then said he to them, Beware, and be on your guard against covetousness; for a man’s life doth not depend on the abundance of his possessions. 16And he spake a parable unto them, saying,
The estate of a certain rich man bore plentifully: 17and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do? for I have not room where I may house my crops. 18And he said, I will do this; I will take down my barns, and build them larger, and collect there all my crops, and my good things! 19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast a multitude of good things in store for many years, be at ease, eat, drink, and be merry! 20But God said to him, Thou fool! this night shall they demand thy life from thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be? 21Just such is every one who heapeth up treasure for self, and is not rich towards God.
22Then said he to his disciples, For this reason I tell you, Be under no anxiety about your life, what ye shall eat, nor for your body, how ye shall be clothed. 23The life is more than food, and the body than raiment. 24Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; yet God feedeth them: how much are ye more excellent than the birds? 25Which of you, with all his anxiety, can add one moment to his life? 26If therefore ye are unable to do the least thing, why are ye anxious about the others? 27Observe the lillies how they grow up, they toil not, nor spin; but I tell you, that Solomon in all his glory, was not arrayed like one of these. 28If God then so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is thrown into the furnace; how much more you, O ye of little faith? 29So then be not ye inquisitive what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor be agitated with restless anxiety. 30For after all these things are the nations of the world seeking; and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31But seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be given you over.