Verse 13
Luke 12:13
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“My friend,” Yashua (Jesus) replied, “Who appointed me as your judge to decide how your inheritance should be divided?” He told the people,
Original Language Text
greek
Εἶπεν δέ τις ⸂ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου αὐτῷ⸃· Διδάσκαλε, εἰπὲ τῷ ἀδελφῷ μου μερίσασθαι μετ’ ἐμοῦ τὴν κληρονομίαν.
English Translation
And someone from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."
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Chapter 12 Context
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In the meantime so many thousands of people had gathered that they were stepping on each other. Yash...
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For there's nothing hidden that won't be revealed, nothing secret that won't be made known.
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Whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and whatever you whispered in private...
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I tell you, my friends, don't be afraid of those who kill the body, for once they've done that there...
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Let me make it clear whom you should be afraid of. You should be afraid of the one who after he has...
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Aren't five sparrows sold for two pennies? But God (Elohim) doesn't forget a single one of them.
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Even the hairs on your head have been counted. Don't be afraid—you're worth more than many sparrows!
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I tell you the truth, those who declare they belong to me, the Son of man will also declare they bel...
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Everyone who speaks against the Son of man will be forgiven, but anyone who blasphemes against the H...
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When you're brought to trial before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, don't worry about how to de...
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The Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what's important to say.”
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Someone in the crowd asked Yashua (Jesus), “Teacher, please tell my brother to share the inheritance...
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“My friend,” Yashua (Jesus) replied, “Who appointed me as your judge to decide how your inheritance...
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“Watch out, and beware of all greedy thoughts and actions, for a person's life isn't summed up by al...
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Then he told them a story as an illustration. “Once there was a rich man who owned land that was ver...
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After thinking things through, the man said to himself, ‘What shall I do? I've nowhere to store my c...
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I know what I'll do,’ he decided. ‘I'll pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and then I'll be a...
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Then I'll tell myself: You have enough to live on for many years, so take life easy: eat, drink, and...
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But God (Elohim) said to him, ‘You foolish man! Your life will be demanded back this very night, and...
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This is what happens to people who hoard up wealth for themselves but are not rich as far as God (El...
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Yashua (Jesus) told his disciples, “That's why I tell you don't worry about life, about what to eat,...
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Life is about more than food, and the body is about more than wearing clothes.
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Look at the ravens. They don't sow or reap, they don't have any storerooms or barns, but God (Elohim...
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Can you add an hour to your life by worrying about it?
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If you can't do anything about such small things, why worry about the rest?
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Think of the lilies and how they grow. They don't work, and they don't spin thread for clothes, but...
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So if God (Elohim) clothes the fields with such beautiful flowers, which are here today but gone tom...
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Don't be concerned about what you're going to eat or drink—don't worry about it.
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These are all things that people in the world worry about, but your Father knows you need them.
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Search for God (Elohim)'s kingdom, and you'll be given these things as well.
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Don't be afraid, little flock, for your Father is happy to give you the kingdom.
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Sell what you have, and give the money to the poor. Get yourselves purses that don't wear out: treas...
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Be dressed and ready, and keep your lamps lit,
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like servants waiting for their master when he returns from his wedding feast, prepared to open the...
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How good it will be for those servants that the master finds watching when he returns. I tell you th...
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Even if he comes at midnight, or just before dawn—how good for them if he finds them watching and re...
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But remember this: if the master knew when a thief was coming, he would keep watch, and not allow hi...
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You must also be ready, for the Son of man is coming when you don't expect him.”
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“Is this story you're telling just for us, or for everyone?” Peter asked.
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The Lord replied, “Who then is the trustworthy and wise manager, the one person in the household tha...
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I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of everything.
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But what if the servant were to say to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and the...
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That servant's master will return unexpectedly one day at a time he didn't anticipate, and will puni...
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That servant who knew what his master wanted and yet didn't get ready or follow his instructions, wi...
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but the servant who didn't know and did things deserving punishment will be beaten only lightly. Fro...
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I have come to set the earth on fire, and I really wish it was already burning!
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But I have a baptism to go through, and I'm in agony, wishing it was over!
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Do you think that I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, I bring division.
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From now on, if there are five in a family, they will be divided against each other: three against t...
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They will be divided against each other—father against son, son against father, mother against daugh...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) spoke to the crowds. “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately s...
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When a south wind blows, you say ‘it's going to be hot,’ and it is.
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You hypocrites, how is it that you know how to rightly interpret the weather but you don't know how...
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Why don't you think for yourselves and judge what's the right thing to do?
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As you go with your accuser to the magistrate, on the way you should be working on a settlement. Oth...
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I tell you, you won't get out until you've paid the last penny.”
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