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13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."
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13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."
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14 Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?"
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14 Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?"
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15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
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15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
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16 And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop.
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16 And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop.
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17 He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'
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17 He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'
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18 "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
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18 "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
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19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '
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19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '
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20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself ?'
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20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself ?'
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21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."
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21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
