Luke 12:8-18

Acknowledging Christ

8 "And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God,

9 but whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

10 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

11 Whenever they bring you before synagogues and rulers and authorities, don't worry about how you should defend yourselves or what you should say.

12 For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that very hour what must be said."

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.