Luke 12:32 - Easy To Read Version “Don’t fear, little flock (group). Your Father (God) wants to give you the kingdom. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not be seized with alarm and struck with fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom! American Standard Version (1901) Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Common English Bible “Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights in giving you the kingdom. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be afraid, little flock; for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom. |
The Lord will lead his people\par like a shepherd leads sheep.\par The Lord will use his arm (power)\par and gather his sheep together.\par The Lord will pick up the little sheep\par and hold them in his arms.\par Their mothers will walk beside him.\par
Precious Judah, don’t be afraid!\par My dear {\cf2\super [377]} people of Israel, don’t be scared!\par I really will help you.”\par
But \{even after he did this,\} all of us wandered away like sheep. We all went our own way. \{We did this after\} the Lord \{freed us from our guilt and\} put all our guilt on him.
“I, the Lord, said to myself,\par ‘I want to treat you like my own children.\par I want to give you a pleasant land,\par a land more beautiful\par than any other nation.’\par I thought that you would call me ‘Father.’\par I thought that you would always follow me.\par
But Jesus quickly spoke to them. Jesus said, “Don’t worry! It’s me! Don’t be afraid.”
“So the people that have the last place now will have the first place in the future. And the people that have the first place now will have the last place in the future.”
“Then the king will say to those good people on his right, ‘Come. My Father has given you great blessings. Come and get the kingdom God promised you. That kingdom has been prepared for you since the world was made.
“Be careful of false prophets. {\cf2\super [84]} They come to you and look \{gentle\} like sheep. But they are really dangerous \{like\} wolves.
Then the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [190]} made Jesus feel very happy. Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to people that are like little children. Yes, Father, you did this because this is what you really wanted to do.
Jesus said, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If it belonged to this world, then my servants would fight so that I would not be given to the Jewish leaders. But my kingdom is from another place.”
Be careful for yourselves and for all the people that God has given you. The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [406]} gave you the work of caring for this flock. {\cf2\super [407]} You must be like shepherds to the church (people) of God. {\cf2\super [408]} This is the church that God bought with his own blood. {\cf2\super [409]}
I know that after I leave, some men will come into your group. They will be like wild wolves. They will try to destroy the flock.
When people sin, they earn what sin pays—death. But God gives his people a free gift—life forever in Christ Jesus our Lord.
This is what God with his wisdom wanted: The world did not know God through the world’s own wisdom. So God used the message {\cf2\super [8]} that sounds foolish to save the people that believe it.
Yes, God is working in you. God helps you want to do the things that please him. And he gives you the power to do these things.
That is why we always pray for you. We ask our God to help you live the good way that he called you to live. The goodness you have makes you want to do good. And the faith you have makes you work. We pray that with his power God will help you do these things more and more.
That is proof that God is right in his judgment. God wants you to be worthy of his kingdom. Your suffering is for that kingdom.
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! God chose the poor people in the world to be rich with faith. He chose them to receive the kingdom God promised to people who love him.
And you will be given a very great welcome into the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That kingdom continues forever.
Jesus made us to be a kingdom. He made us to be priests who serve God his Father. To Jesus be glory and power forever and ever! Amen. {\cf2\super [3]}
There will never be night again. People will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun. The Lord God will give them light. And they will rule like kings forever and ever.