Luke 12:15-25

15 Then He said to them, "¹Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions."

16 And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.

17 "And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'

18 "Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

19 'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, ²you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."'

20 "But God said to him, '³You fool! This very night ⁴your soul is required of you; and ⁵now who will own what you have prepared?'

21 "So is the man who ⁶stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

22 And He said to His disciples, "⁷For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on.

23 "For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

24 "Consider the ⁸ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor ⁹barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds!

25 "And which of you by worrying can add a single ¹⁰hour to his life's span?

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1. 1 Timothy 6:6-10
2. Ecclesiastes 11:9
3. Jeremiah 17:11; Luke 11:40
4. Job 27:8
5. Psalms 39:6
6. Luke 12:33
7. Luke 12:22-31: {Matthew 6:25-33}
8. Job 38:41
9. Luke 12:18
10. Psalms 39:5

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[a]. Lit "they are demanding your soul from you"
[b]. Or "stop being worried"
[c]. Lit "soul"
[d]. Lit "cubit" (approx 18 in.)
[e]. Or "height"

Luke 12:15-25

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