Warnings and Encouragements
1Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be12:1 Or speak to his disciples, saying: “First of all, be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. 3What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.
4“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. 5But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after your body has been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him. 6Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God. 7Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
8“I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God. 9But whoever disowns me before others will be disowned before the angels of God. 10And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
11“When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, 12for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”
16And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18“Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’
20“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
21“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
Do Not Worry
22Then 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. 23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. 24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! 25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life12:25 Or single cubit to your height? 26Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27“Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. 28If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! 29And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. 30For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. 33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Watchfulness
35“Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. 37It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. 38It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. 39But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”
41Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”
42The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time? 43It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns. 44Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk. 46The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
47“The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. 48But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
Not Peace but Division
49“I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! 50But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed! 51Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. 52From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. 53They 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.”
Interpreting the Times
54He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. 55And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. 56Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?
57“Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 58As you are going with your adversary to the magistrate, try hard to be reconciled on the way, or your adversary may drag you off to the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison. 59I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.”
Nyaatwomyɛ Ho Kɔkɔbɔ
1Nnipa mpempem kyeree so a wonnya baabi ntu wɔn anan nsi mpo no, Yesu dii kan kasa kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo no se, “Monhwɛ mo ho so yiye wɔ Farisifo nyaatwom a ɛte sɛ mmɔkaw no ho. 2Biribiara a wɔyɛ no kokoa mu no bɛda adi na nea ahintaw no nso bepue. 3Enti nea moaka wɔ sum mu no, wɔbɛte wɔ hann mu. Na nea moaka no asomsɛm wɔ adan mu no, wɔbɛbɔ no dawuru.
Onipa A Munsuro No
4“Me nnamfonom, mereka akyerɛ mo se, munnsuro wɔn a wokum nipadua na ɛno akyi wontumi nyɛ hwee bio no. 5Na mɛkyerɛ mo nea ɛsɛ sɛ musuro no. Munsuro nea wakum onipadua no awie no, ɔwɔ tumi sɛ ɔtow kyene amanehunu kurom. Mereti mu akyerɛ mo se, oyi na munsuro no. 6Wɔntɔn nkasanoma anum nnye sika kakraa bi? Nanso Onyankopɔn werɛ remfi wɔn mu baako po da. 7Mo tinwi mpo wɔakan ne nyinaa. Enti munnsuro, efisɛ mosom bo sen nkasanoma pii.
Kristo Ne Honhom Kronkron
8“Na mereka akyerɛ mo se, obiara a ɔbɛbɔ me din wɔ nnipa anim no, Onipa Ba no nso bɛbɔ ne din wɔ Onyankopɔn abɔfo no anim. 9Na nea ɔbɛpa me nnipa anim no, me nso mɛpa no, Onyankopɔn abɔfo anim. 10Obiara a ɔbɛkasa atia Kristo no, wɔde bɛkyɛ no. Nanso nea ɔbɛkasa atia Honhom Kronkron no de, wɔremfa nkyɛ no da.
11“Sɛ wɔde mo ba mpanyin anim wɔ hyiadan mu a, munnnwinnwen nsɛm a mobɛka anaasɛ nea mode beyi mo ho ano no ho, 12efisɛ saa bere no ara mu na Honhom Kronkron no bɛkyerɛ mo nea ɛsɛ sɛ moka.”
Adifudepɛ Ho Kɔkɔbɔ
13Obi fi nnipa no mu ka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, ka kyerɛ me nua na ɔne me nkyɛ agyapade a yɛn agya de agyaw yɛn no.”
14Yesu buaa no se, “Damfo, hena na ɔyɛɛ me mo so otemmufo ne ɔsɛnnifo?” 15Ɔtoaa so se, “Monhwɛ mo ho yiye wɔ adifudepɛ ho efisɛ onipa nkwa nnyina nʼahonya dodow a ɔwɔ so.”
16Afei obuu wɔn bɛ yi se, “Ɔdefo bi wɔ hɔ a na ɔwɔ asase pa a ɛmaa no nnɔbae pii. 17Esiane sɛ na ne nnɔbae no nkɔ pata a wabɔ no so nti ɛyɛɛ no dadwen ma obisaa ne ho se, ‘Minnya baabi a mede me nnɔbae bebrebe yi begu menyɛ no dɛn?’
18“Afei ɔkae se, ‘Minim nea mɛyɛ. Mebubu me pata yi nyinaa na mabɔ no akɛse de nea mewɔ nyinaa asie hɔ. 19Na maka akyerɛ me kra se, “Ɔkra, ma wʼani nnye na didi, na nom, efisɛ wowɔ nneɛma pa pii a ɛbɛso wo mfe bebree!” ’
20“Nanso Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Ɔkwasea! Anadwo yi ara wobegye wo kra afi wo nsam, na hena na nneɛma bebree a woapɛ agu hɔ yi, wode begyaw no?’
21“Ɛno nti saa ara na obiara a ɔbɛboaboa agyapade ano de ne ho ato so no nyɛ ɔdefo Onyankopɔn anim ne no.”
Fa Wo Ho To Onyankopɔn So
22Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo no se, “Munnnwinnwen nea mubedi anaa nea mubefura ho. 23Mowɔ ɔkra ne nipadua a ɛsom bo sen nea mubedi ne nea mubefura. 24Monhwɛ kwaakwaadabi, wonnua aba na wontwa. Saa ara nso na wonni pata a wɔde wɔn nnɔbae sie so, nanso Onyankopɔn ma wɔn aduan di. Monsom bo nsen wɔn ana? 25Mo mu hena na ɔdwene a adwennwene no betumi ato ne nkwa nna so simmasin? 26Na sɛ muntumi nyɛ ade ketewaa a ɛte sɛɛ mpo a, adɛn na mudwinnwen nneɛma akɛse ho?
27“Monhwɛ sɛnea sukooko nyin. Wɔnyɛ adwuma, na wɔnnwen ntama mfura. Nanso Salomo ahonya ne nʼanuonyam nyinaa akyi no, na nʼahoɔfɛ nnu wuram nhwiren yi. 28Mo a mo gyidi hinhim, sɛ Onyankopɔn siesie wuram nhwiren a efifi nnɛ na ɔkyena awu no ho ma ɛyɛ fɛ a, adɛn nti na ɔrensiesie mo nso mo ho mma ɛnyɛ fɛ. 29Saa ara nso na munnnwinnwen nea mubedi anaa nea mobɛnom ho. 30Saa nneɛma yi na wiase amanaman pere hwehwɛ, nanso mo de, mo Agya nim sɛ eyinom nyinaa ho hia mo. 31Enti monhwehwɛ Onyankopɔn ahenni kan na ɔde eyinom nyinaa bɛma mo.
32“Kuw ketewa, munnsuro efisɛ ɛyɛ mo Agya no pɛ sɛ ɔde ahenni no bɛma mo. 33Montontɔn mo ahode na monkyɛ ahiafo ade. Eyi bɛma mo agyapade a ɛwɔ ɔsoro no ayɛ pii. Monhyehyɛ mo agyapade wɔ ɔsoro, nea owifo ntumi nkowia na mfɔte ntumi nkɔwe. 34Na nea wʼagyapade wɔ no, ɛhɔ na wo koma nso wɔ.”
Monwɛn
35“Munnyina pintinn na momma mo akanea nhyerɛn, 36na monyɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔretwɛn wɔn wura a ɔkɔ ayeforohyia ase na sɛ ɔba na ɔbɔ pon mu pɛ a, wobebue no ntɛm no. 37Wɔn a wɔn wura no ba a ɔbɛba abɛto wɔn sɛ wɔretwɛn no no ani begye. Ɔbɛto wɔn pon na ɔno ankasa asom wɔn. 38Sɛ ɔba ɔdasu mu anaa ahemadakye mpo a asomfo a ɔbɛba abɛto wɔn sɛ wɔrewɛn no no ani begye. 39Ɛsɛ sɛ muhu sɛ, sɛ ofiwura nim bere a owifo bɛba a, anka ɔbɛwɛn na owifo no annya ne ho kwan ammɛbɔ no korɔn. 40Enti munsiesie mo ho, efisɛ Onipa Ba no bɛba bere a mo ani nna so sɛ ɔbɛba.”
41Petro bisaa Yesu se, “Awurade, worebu bɛ yi akyerɛ yɛn nko ara anaasɛ obiara?”
42Yesu buaa no se, “Merekasa akyerɛ ɔsomfo nokwafo nyansafo biara a ne wura de ne fi sohwɛ bɛhyɛ ne nsa na wahwɛ ama obiara aduan wɔ ne bere mu. 43Nhyira ne ɔsomfo a ne wura no bɛba abɛto no sɛ wayɛ nʼadwuma pɛpɛɛpɛ. 44Meka mo nokware se ɔde nea ɔwɔ nyinaa bɛhyɛ ne nsa na wahwɛ so! 45Na sɛ ɛba sɛ saa ɔsomfo yi nso ka se, ‘Me wura nnya mmae’ na ɛno nti, ɔhwe asomfo a wɔaka no, na odidi, nom nsa bow a, 46ne wura no bɛba da a nʼani nna so sɛ ɔbɛba. Na sɛ ne wura no ba a, ɔbɛtwe nʼaso dennen na wabu no sɛ obi a onnye Onyankopɔn nni.
47“Ɔsomfo a onim nea ne wura pɛ, na wanyɛ ne wura no apɛde no wɔbɛbɔ no mmaa pii. 48Na ɔsomfo a onnim nea ne wura pɛ na enti ɔyɛɛ nea ne wura mpɛ no, wɔbɛbɔ no mmaa kakraa bi. Na obiara a wɔama no pii no, wobebisa pii afi ne nkyɛn; na nea wɔde bebree ahyɛ ne nsa no, obebu bebree ho akontaa.”
Mpaapaemu
49“Maba sɛ merebɛsɔ ogya wɔ asase so na sɛ asɔ dedaw a, na nea merehwehwɛ ara ne no. 50Asubɔ bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde bɛbɔ me a, ɛde me bɛkɔ amanehunu mu, na merennya ahotɔ, gye sɛ wɔabɔ me saa asu no ansa. 51Mususuw sɛ mebae sɛ mede asomdwoe reba asase yi so? Dabi! Ɛnyɛ asomdwoe na mede bae na mmom mpaapaemu. 52Efi nnɛ, mpaapaemu bɛba afi mu, baasa bɛba mʼafa na baanu atia me anaasɛ baanu bɛba mʼafa na baasa atia me. 53Agya ne ne babarima renyɛ adwene, ɔbabea ne ne na renyɛ adwene, ase ne asebea adwene renhyia.”
54Na ɔka kyerɛɛ nnipakuw no nso se, “Sɛ muhu sɛ osu amuna wɔ atɔe a, ntɛm ara, moka se, ‘Osu bɛtɔ’! Na osu tɔ ampa. 55Saa ara nso na sɛ muhu sɛ mframa bɔ fi anafo reba a, moka se, ‘Ahuhuru bɛba!’ Na ɛba mu ampa. 56Mo nyaatwomfo! Mutumi kyerɛ wim nsakrae ase, nanso nneɛma a nnɛ yi atwa mo ho ahyia, ne nea ɛbɔ mo kɔkɔ no de, munhu.
57“Adɛn nti na munim nea eye na monyɛ? 58Sɛ wode obi ka a, bɔ mmɔden kohu no na wone no nka ho asɛm na wamfa wo ankɔ asennii amma otemmufo amfa wo anto afiase. 59Sɛ woanyɛ no saa a, ɔbɛma woatua ka a wode no no nyinaa ansa na wagyaa wo.”
