13Someone in the crowdsaid to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me."
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But He said to him, "1Man, whoappointed Me a judgeorarbitratorover you?"
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Then He said to them, "2Beware, and be on your guardagainsteveryform of greed; for not even whenonehas an abundance does his lifeconsist of his possessions."
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And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a richman was veryproductive.
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"And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I havenoplace to store my crops?'
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"Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will teardown my barns and buildlargerones, and there I will storeall my grain and my goods.
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'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, 3you havemanygoodslaid up for manyyears to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."'
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"But Godsaid to him, '4You fool! This very night5your soul is required of you; and 6now who will own what you have prepared?'
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"So is the man who 7stores up treasure for himself, and is not richtowardGod."
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And He said to His disciples, "8For thisreason I say to you, do not worryabout your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on.
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"For life is more than food, and the bodymore than clothing.
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"Consider the 9ravens, for they neithersownorreap; they have nostoreroomnor10barn, and yet Godfeeds them; howmuchmorevaluable you are than the birds!
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"And which of you by worryingcanadd a single 11hour to his life'sspan?
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"Ifthen you cannot* do even a verylittlething, why do you worryaboutothermatters?
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"Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neithertoilnorspin; but I tell you, not even12Solomon in all his gloryclothed himself likeone of these.
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"But ifGodsoclothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, howmuchmore will He clothe you? 13You men of littlefaith!
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"And do not seekwhat you will eat and what you will drink, and do not 14keep worrying.
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"For allthesethings the nations of the worldeagerlyseek; but your Fatherknows that you needthesethings.
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"But seek His kingdom, and 15thesethings will be added to you.
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"16Do not be afraid, 17littleflock, for 18your Father has chosengladly to give you the kingdom.
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"19Sell your possessions and give to charity; makeyourselvesmoneybelts which do not wear out, 20an unfailingtreasure in heaven, wherenothiefcomesnearnormothdestroys.
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"For 21where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.