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Luke 12:32-39 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

32. My little group of disciples, don't be afraid! Your Father wants to give you the kingdom.

33. Sell what you have and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves money bags that never wear out. Make sure your treasure is safe in heaven, where thieves cannot steal it and moths cannot destroy it.

34. Your heart will always be where your treasure is.

35. Be ready and keep your lamps burning

36. just like those servants who wait up for their master to return from a wedding feast. As soon as he comes and knocks, they open the door for him.

37. Servants are fortunate if their master finds them awake and ready when he comes! I promise you that he will get ready and make his servants sit down so that he can serve them.

38. Those servants are really fortunate if their master finds them ready, even though he comes late at night or early in the morning.

39. You would not let a thief break into your home, if you knew when the thief was coming.

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