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yes<MG3483a>, I tell<MG3004> you, fear<MG5399> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>Him! <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Are five<MG4002> sparrows<MG4765> not sold<MG4453> for two<MG1417> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>assaria<MG787>? And <i>yet</i> not one<MG1520> of them has gone<MG1950> unnoticed<MG1950> in<MG1799> the<MG1799> sight<MG1799> of<MG1799> God<MG2316>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But even<MG2532> the hairs<MG2359> of your head<MG2776> are all<MG3956> counted<MG705>. <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>Do not fear<MG5399>; you are more<MG1308> valuable<MG1308> than a great<MG4183> number<MG4183> of sparrows<MG4765>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Now<MG1161> I say<MG3004> to you, everyone<MG3956> who<MG3739> confesses<MG3670> Me before<MG1715> people<MG444>, the Son<MG5207> of Man<MG444> will also<MG2532> confess<MG3670> him before<MG1715> the angels<MG32a> of God<MG2316>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>but the one who denies<MG720> Me before<MG1715> people<MG444> will be denied<MG533> before<MG1715> the angels<MG32a> of God<MG2316>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And everyone<MG3956> who<MG3739> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>speaks<MG3004> a word<MG3056> against<MG1519> the Son<MG5207> of Man<MG444>, it will be forgiven<MG863> him; but the one who blasphemes<MG987> against<MG1519> the Holy<MG40> Spirit<MG4151>, it will not be forgiven<MG863> him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Now<MG1161> when<MG3752> they bring<MG1533> you before<MG1909> the synagogues<MG4864> and the officials<MG746> and the authorities<MG1849>, do not worry<MG3309> about<MG3309> how<MG4459> or<MG2228> what<MG5101> you are to speak<MG626> in<MG626> your defense<MG626>, or<MG2228> what<MG5101> you are to say<MG3004>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>for the Holy<MG40> Spirit<MG4151> will teach<MG1321> you in that very<MG846> hour<MG5610> what<MG3739> you ought<MG1163> to say<MG3004>.” <p class="hdg">Greed Denounced</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Now<MG1161> someone<MG5100> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>in the crowd<MG3793> said<MG3004> to Him, “Teacher<MG1320>, tell<MG3004> my brother<MG80> to divide<MG3307> the <i>family</i> inheritance<MG2817> with me.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But He said<MG3004> to him, “<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>You<MG444> there<MG444>—who<MG5101> appointed<MG2525> Me a judge<MG2923> or<MG2228> arbitrator<MG3312> over<MG1909> <i>the two of</i> you?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But He said<MG3004> to them, “Beware<MG3708>, and be on your guard<MG5442> against<MG575> every<MG3956> form<MG3956> of greed<MG4124>; for not <i>even</i> when<MG1722> one<MG5100> is<MG4052> affluent<MG4052> does his life<MG2222> consist<MG1510> of his possessions<MG5225>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And He told<MG3004> them a parable<MG3850b>, saying<MG3004>, “The land<MG5561> of a rich<MG4145> man<MG444> was very<MG2164> productive<MG2164>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And he began thinking<MG1260> to himself<MG1438>, saying<MG3004>, ‘What<MG5101> shall I do<MG4160>, since<MG3754> I have<MG2192> no<MG3756> place<MG4226> to store<MG4863> my crops<MG2590>?’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And he said<MG3004>, ‘This<MG3778> <i>is what</i> I will do<MG4160>: I will tear<MG2507> down<MG2507> my barns<MG596> and build<MG3618> larger<MG3173> ones<MG3173>, and I will store<MG4863> all<MG3956> my grain<MG4621> and my goods<MG18> there<MG1563>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And I will say<MG3004> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>myself<MG5590>, “You have<MG2192> many<MG4183> goods<MG18> stored<MG2749> up<MG2749> for many<MG4183> years<MG2094> <i>to come;</i> relax<MG373>, eat<MG2068>, drink<MG4095>, <i>and</i> enjoy<MG2165> yourself!”’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>But God<MG2316> said<MG3004> to him, ‘You fool<MG878>! This<MG3778> <i>very</i> night<MG3571> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>your soul<MG5590> is demanded<MG523> of you; and <i>as for all</i> that you have prepared<MG2090>, who<MG5101> will own<MG1510> <i>it now?</i>’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Such<MG3779> is the one who stores<MG2343> up<MG2343> treasure<MG2343> for himself<MG848>, and is<MG4147> not rich<MG4147> in<MG1519> relation<MG1519> to<MG1519> God<MG2316>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And He said<MG3004> to His disciples<MG3101>, “For this<MG3778> reason<MG1223> I tell<MG3004> you, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>do not worry<MG3309> about<MG3588> <i>your</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>life<MG5590>, <i>as to</i> what<MG5101> you are to eat<MG2068>; nor<MG3366> for your body<MG4983>, <i>as to</i> what<MG5101> you are to wear<MG1746a>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>For life<MG5590> is more<MG4183> than food<MG5160>, and the body<MG4983> <i>is more</i> than clothing<MG1742>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Consider<MG2657> the ravens<MG2876>, that they neither<MG3777> sow<MG4687> nor<MG3777> reap<MG2325>; they have no<MG3756> storeroom<MG5009> nor<MG3761> barn<MG596>, and <i>yet</i> God<MG2316> feeds<MG5142> them; how<MG4214> much<MG4214> more<MG3123> valuable<MG1308> you are than the birds<MG4071>! <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And which<MG5101> of you by worrying<MG3309> can<MG1410> add<MG4369> a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>day<MG4083> to his <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>life’s<MG2244> span<MG2244>? <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Therefore<MG3767> if<MG1487> you cannot<MG1410, 3761> do even<MG3761> a very<MG1646> little<MG1646> thing<MG1646>, why<MG5101> do you worry<MG3309> about<MG4012> the other<MG3062> things<MG3062>? <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Consider<MG2657> the lilies<MG2918>, how<MG4459> they grow<MG837>: they neither<MG3777> labor<MG2872> nor<MG3777> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>spin<MG3514>; but I tell<MG3004> you, not even<MG3761> Solomon<MG4672> in all<MG3956> his glory<MG1391> clothed<MG4016> himself like<MG5613> one<MG1520> of these<MG3778>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Now<MG1161> if<MG1487> God<MG2316> so<MG3779> clothes<MG292b> the grass<MG5528> in the field<MG68>, which is <i>alive</i> today<MG4594> and tomorrow<MG839> is thrown<MG906> into the furnace<MG2823>, how<MG4214> much<MG4214> more<MG3123> <i>will He clothe</i> you? You of<MG3640b> little<MG3640b> faith<MG3640b>! <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And do not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>seek<MG2212> what<MG5101> you are to eat<MG2068> and what<MG5101> you are to drink<MG4095>, and do not keep worrying<MG3349>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>For <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>all<MG3956> these<MG3778> things<MG3778> <i>are what</i> the nations<MG1484> of the world<MG2889> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>eagerly<MG1934> seek<MG1934>; and your Father<MG3962> knows<MG3609a> that you need<MG5535> these<MG3778> things<MG3778>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>But <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[v]</a></span>seek<MG2212> His kingdom<MG932>, and these<MG3778> things<MG3778> will be <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[w]</a></span>provided<MG4369> to you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[x]</a></span>Do not be<MG5399> afraid<MG5399>, little<MG3398> flock<MG4168>, because<MG3754> your Father<MG3962> has chosen<MG2106> to give<MG1325> you the kingdom<MG932>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>“Sell<MG4453> your possessions<MG5225> and give<MG1325> to charity<MG1654>; make<MG4160> yourselves<MG1438> money<MG905> belts<MG905> that do not wear<MG3822> out<MG3822>, an inexhaustible<MG413> treasure<MG2344> in heaven<MG3772>, where<MG3699> no<MG3756> thief<MG2812> comes<MG1448> near<MG1448> nor<MG3761> does a moth<MG4597> destroy<MG1311>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>For where<MG3699> your treasure<MG2344> is, there<MG1563> your heart<MG2588> will be also<MG2532>. <p class="hdg">Be in Readiness</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[y]</a></span>Be prepared<MG4024>, and <i>keep</i> your lamps<MG3088> lit<MG2545>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>You are also<MG2532> <i>to be</i> like<MG3664> people<MG444> who are waiting<MG4327> for their master<MG2962> when<MG4219> he returns<MG360> from the wedding<MG1062> feast<MG1062>, so<MG2443> that<MG2443> they may immediately<MG2112> open<MG455> <i>the door</i> for him when he comes<MG2064> and knocks<MG2925>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Blessed<MG3107> are those<MG1565> slaves<MG1401> whom<MG3739> the master<MG2962> will find<MG2147> on the alert<MG1127> when he comes<MG2064>; truly<MG281> I say<MG3004> to you, that he will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[z]</a></span>prepare<MG4024> himself <i>to serve,</i> and have them recline<MG347> <i>at the table,</i> and he will come<MG3928> up<MG3928> and serve<MG1247> them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>Whether<MG2579> he comes<MG2064> in the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[aa]</a></span>second<MG1208> watch<MG5438>, or<MG2579> even<MG2579> in the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ab]</a></span>third<MG5154>, and finds<MG2147> <i>them</i> so<MG3779>, blessed<MG3107> are those<MG1565> <i>slaves.</i> <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>“But <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ac]</a></span>be sure<MG1097> of this<MG3778>, that if<MG1487> the head<MG3617> of<MG3617> the<MG3617> house<MG3617> had known<MG3609a> at what<MG4169> hour<MG5610> the thief<MG2812> was coming<MG2064>, he would not have allowed<MG863> his house<MG3624> to be broken<MG1358> into. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>You too<MG2532>, be ready<MG2092>; because<MG3754> the Son<MG5207> of Man<MG444> is coming<MG2064> at an hour<MG5610> that you do not think<MG1380> <i>He will.</i>” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Peter<MG4074> said<MG3004>, “Lord<MG2962>, are You telling<MG3004> this<MG3778> parable<MG3850b> to us, or<MG2228> to everyone<MG3956> <i>else</i> as<MG2532> well<MG2532>?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>And the Lord<MG2962> said<MG3004>, “Who<MG5101> then<MG686> is the faithful<MG4103> and sensible<MG5429> steward<MG3623>, whom<MG3739> his master<MG2962> will put<MG2525> in<MG2525> charge<MG2525> of his servants<MG2322>, to give<MG1325> them their rations<MG4620> at the proper<MG2540> time<MG2540>? <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>Blessed<MG3107> is that slave<MG1401> whom<MG3739> his <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ad]</a></span>master<MG2962> finds<MG2147> so<MG3779> doing<MG4160> when he comes<MG2064>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>Truly<MG230> I say<MG3004> to you that he will put<MG2525> him in<MG2525> charge<MG2525> of all<MG3956> his possessions<MG5225>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>But if<MG1437> that slave<MG1401> says<MG3004> in his heart<MG2588>, ‘My master<MG2962> will take<MG5549> a<MG5549> long<MG5549> time<MG5549> to come<MG2064>,’ and he begins<MG757> to beat<MG5180> the <i>other</i> slaves<MG3814, 3816>, <i>both</i> men<MG3816> and women<MG3814>, and to eat<MG2068> and drink<MG4095> and get<MG3182> drunk<MG3182>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span><i>then</i> the master<MG2962> of that slave<MG1401> will come<MG2240> on a day<MG2250> that he does not expect<MG4328>, and at an hour<MG5610> that he does not know<MG1097>, and will <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ae]</a></span>cut<MG1371> him in<MG1371> two<MG1371>, and assign<MG5087> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[af]</a></span>him a place<MG3313> with the unbelievers<MG571>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>And that slave<MG1401> who knew<MG1097> his master’s<MG2962> will<MG2307> and did not get<MG2090> ready<MG2090> or<MG2228> act<MG4160> in accordance<MG4314> with his will<MG2307>, will<MG2307> receive<MG1194> many<MG4183> blows<MG1194>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>but the one who did not know<MG1097> <i>it,</i> and committed<MG4160> acts deserving<MG514> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ag]</a></span>a beating<MG4127>, will receive<MG1194> <i>only</i> a few<MG3641> blows<MG1194>. From everyone<MG3956> who<MG3739> has been given<MG1325> much<MG4183>, much<MG4183> will be demanded<MG2212>; and to whom<MG3739> they entrusted<MG3908> much<MG4183>, of him they will ask<MG154> all<MG4055> the<MG4055> more<MG4055>. <p class="hdg">Christ Divides People</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>“I <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ah]</a></span>have come<MG2064> to cast<MG906> fire<MG4442> upon the earth<MG1093>; and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ai]</a></span>how<MG5101> I wish<MG2309> it were already<MG2235> kindled<MG381>! <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>But I have<MG2192> a baptism<MG908> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[aj]</a></span>to undergo<MG907>, and how<MG4459> distressed<MG4912> I am until<MG2193> it is accomplished<MG5055>! <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-51.htm"><b>51</b></a></span>Do you think<MG1380> that I came<MG3854> to provide<MG1325> peace<MG1515> on earth<MG1093>? No<MG3780>, I tell<MG3004> you, but rather<MG2228> division<MG1267>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-52.htm"><b>52</b></a></span>for from now<MG3568> on five<MG4002> <i>members</i> in one<MG1520> household<MG3624> will be divided<MG1266>, three<MG5140> against<MG1909> two<MG1417> and two<MG1417> against<MG1909> three<MG5140>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-53.htm"><b>53</b></a></span>They will be divided<MG1266>, father<MG3962> against<MG1909> son<MG5207> and son<MG5207> against<MG1909> father<MG3962>, mother<MG3384> against<MG1909> daughter<MG2364> and daughter<MG2364> against<MG1909> mother<MG3384>, mother-in-law<MG3994> against<MG1909> daughter-in-law<MG3565> and daughter-in-law<MG3565> against<MG1909> mother-in-law<MG3994>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-54.htm"><b>54</b></a></span>And He was also<MG2532> saying<MG3004> to the crowds<MG3793>, “Whenever<MG3752> you see<MG3708> a cloud<MG3507> rising<MG393> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ak]</a></span>in the west<MG1424>, you immediately<MG2112> say<MG3004>, ‘A shower<MG3655a> is coming<MG2064>,’ and so<MG3779> it turns<MG1096> out<MG1096>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-55.htm"><b>55</b></a></span>And whenever<MG3752> <i>you feel</i> a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[al]</a></span>south<MG3558> wind<MG3558> blowing<MG4154>, you say<MG3004>, ‘It will be a hot<MG2742> <i>day,</i>’ and it turns<MG1096> out<MG1096> <i>that way.</i> <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-56.htm"><b>56</b></a></span>You hypocrites<MG5273>! You know<MG3609a> how<MG3609a> to analyze<MG1381a> the appearance<MG4383> of the earth<MG1093> and the sky<MG3772>, but how<MG4459> <i>is it that</i> you do not know how to analyze<MG1381a> this<MG3778> <i>present</i> time<MG2540>? <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-57.htm"><b>57</b></a></span>“And why<MG5101> do you not even<MG2532> judge<MG2919> by yourselves<MG1438> what<MG3588> is right<MG1342>? <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-58.htm"><b>58</b></a></span>For when<MG5613> you are going<MG5217> with your accuser<MG476> <i>to appear</i> before<MG1909> the magistrate<MG758>, on the way<MG3598>, make<MG1325> an effort<MG2039> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[am]</a></span>settle<MG525> with him, so<MG3379> that<MG3379> he does not drag<MG2694> you before<MG4314> the judge<MG2923>, and the judge<MG2923> hand<MG3860> you over<MG3860> to the officer<MG4233>, and the officer<MG4233> throw<MG906> you into prison<MG5438>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/luke/12-59.htm"><b>59</b></a></span>I tell<MG3004> you, you will not get<MG1831> out<MG1831> of there<MG1564> until<MG2193> you have paid<MG591> up<MG591> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[an]</a></span>the very<MG2532> last<MG2078> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ao]</a></span>lepton<MG3016>.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>myriads</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>the crowd</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> I.e., fermented dough<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>spoken to the ear</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Gr <i>Gehenna</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>this one</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> A Roman copper coin (singular <i>assarion),</i> about 116 of a laborer’s daily wage<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>Stop being afraid</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>will speak</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>from</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>Man, who</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>my soul, “Soul, you have...”</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>they are demanding your soul from you</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Or <i>stop being worried</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Lit <i>soul</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Lit <i>cubit</i> (about 18 in. or 45 cm)<br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">25</span> Or <i>height</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> I.e., spin thread for cloth<br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">29</span> Or <i>keep seeking</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Or <i>these things all the nations of the world</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> Or <i>wish for</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[v]</span> <span class="fnverse">31</span> Or <i>continually seek</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[w]</span> <span class="fnverse">31</span> Or <i>added to</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[x]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Or <i>Stop being afraid</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[y]</span> <span class="fnverse">35</span> Lit <i>Have your waist belted</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[z]</span> <span class="fnverse">37</span> Lit <i>belt himself up</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[aa]</span> <span class="fnverse">38</span> I.e., 9 p.m. to midnight<br><span class="footnotesbot">[ab]</span> <span class="fnverse">38</span> I.e., midnight to 3 a.m.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[ac]</span> <span class="fnverse">39</span> Lit <i>know</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ad]</span> <span class="fnverse">43</span> Or <i>lord</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ae]</span> <span class="fnverse">46</span> Possibly referring to other extreme punishment<br><span class="footnotesbot">[af]</span> <span class="fnverse">46</span> Lit <i>his part with</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ag]</span> <span class="fnverse">48</span> Lit <i>blows</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ah]</span> <span class="fnverse">49</span> Or <i>came</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ai]</span> <span class="fnverse">49</span> Lit <i>what do I wish if...?</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[aj]</span> <span class="fnverse">50</span> Lit with which <i>to be baptized</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ak]</span> <span class="fnverse">54</span> I.e., from the Mediterranean<br><span class="footnotesbot">[al]</span> <span class="fnverse">55</span> I.e., from the desert<br><span class="footnotesbot">[am]</span> <span class="fnverse">58</span> Lit <i>be rid of him</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[an]</span> <span class="fnverse">59</span> Lit <i>even the last</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ao]</span> <span class="fnverse">59</span> The smallest Greek copper coin, about 1128 of a laborer’s daily wage<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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