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Luke 12:57-59 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Settling Accounts 57  “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?   58  As you are going with your adversary   to the ruler, make an effort to settle with him on the way. Then he won’t drag you before the judge,   the judge hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff throw you into prison.   59  I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid the last cent.” [ a ]

Luke 12:54-56 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Interpreting the Time 54  He also said to the crowds:   “When you see a cloud rising in the west, right away you say, ‘A storm is coming,’ and so it does.   55  And when the south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It’s going to be a scorcher!’ and it is.   56  Hypocrites!   You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why don’t you know how to interpret this time?

Luke 12:49-53 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Not Peace but Division 49  “I came   to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already set ablaze!   50  But I have a baptism to be baptized with,   and how it consumes   Me until it is finished!   51  Do you think that I came here to give peace to the earth?   No, I tell you, but rather division!   52  From now on, five in one household will be divided: three against two, and two against three. 53  They will be divided, father against son, son against father, mother against daughter, daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law. ” [ a ]

"Lord," Peter asked, "are You telling this parable to us or to everyone?" The Lord said: "Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time? That slave whose master finds him working when he comes will be rewarded. I tell you the truth: He will put him in charge of all his possessions. But if that slave says in his heart, 'My master is delaying his coming,' and starts to beat the male and female slaves, and to eat and drink and get drunk, that slave's master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers. And that slave who knew his master's will and didn't prepare himself or do it will be severely beaten. But the one who did not know and did things deserving of blows will be beaten lightly. Much will be required of everyone who has been g...

"Be ready for service and have your lamps lit. You must be like people 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. Those slaves the master will find alert when he comes will be blessed. I assure you: He will get ready, have them recline at the table, then come and serve them. If he comes in the middle of the night, or even near dawn, and finds them alert, those slaves are blessed. But know this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also be ready, because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not expect." — Lk 12:35-40

Luke 12:13-21 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) The Parable of the Rich Fool 13  Someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14  “Friend,” [ a ]   He said to him,   “who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?”   15  He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard   against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.” 16  Then He told them a parable:   “A rich   man’s land was very productive.   17  He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?   18  I will do this,’ he said. ‘I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.   19  Then I’ll say to myself, “You [ b ]   have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy;   eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’ 20  “But God said to him, ‘You fool!   This very...

Matthew 10:32-39 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Acknowledging Christ 32  “Therefore, everyone who will acknowledge Me before men, I will also acknowledge him before My Father in heaven.   33  But whoever denies Me before men,   I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.   34  Don’t assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.   35  For I came to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; 36  and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household. [ a ] 37  The person who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me;   the person who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.   38  And whoever doesn’t take up his cross and follow [ b ]   Me is not worthy of Me.   39  Anyone finding [ c ]   his life will lose it,   and anyone losing ...

Matthew 10:26-31 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Fear God 26  “Therefore,   don’t be afraid of them, since there is nothing covered that won’t be uncovered and nothing hidden that won’t be made known.   27  What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, [ d ]   proclaim on the housetops.   28  Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul;   rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.   29  Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? [ e ]   Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s   consent. [ f ]   30  But even the hairs of your head have all been counted.   31  So don’t be afraid therefore; you are worth more than many sparrows. Luke 12:4-7 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Fear God 4  “And I say to you, My friends,   don’t fear   those who kill the body, and after...

Matthew 12:38-42 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) The Sign of Jonah 38  Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” 39  But He answered them,   “An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40  For as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights,   so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.   41  The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s proclamation; and look—something greater than Jonah is here!   42  The queen of the south   will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and look—something greater than Solomon is here! Luke 11:29-32 Holman Christian Standard Bible ...

Matthew 12:43-45 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) An Unclean Spirit’s Return 43  “When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any.   44  Then it says, ‘I’ll go back to my house that I came from.’ And returning, it finds the house vacant, swept, and put in order.   45  Then off it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and settle down there. As a result, that man’s last condition is worse than the first.   That’s how it will also be with this evil generation.” Luke 11:24-26 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) An Unclean Spirit’s Return 24  “When   an unclean spirit   comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then [ a ]   says, ‘I’ll go back to my house where I came from.’   25  And returning, it finds the house swept and put in order.   ...

Luke 10:38-42 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Martha and Mary 38  While they were traveling, He entered a village, and a woman named Martha   welcomed Him into her home. [ a ]   39  She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s [ b ]   feet   and was listening to what He said. [ c ]   40  But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t You care   that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.” [ d ] 41  The Lord [ e ]   answered her,   “Martha, Martha, you are worried and upset about many things,   42  but one thing is necessary.   Mary has made the right choice, [ f ]   and it will not be taken away from her.”