New International Reader's Version NIRV
New International Version NIV
13 Someone in the crowd spoke to Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "tell my brother to divide the family property with me."
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Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 Jesus replied, "Friend, who made me a judge or umpire between you?"
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Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”
15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against wanting to have more and more things. Life is not made up of how much a person has."
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Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”
16 Then Jesus told them a story. He said, "A certain rich man's land produced a good crop.
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And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
17 He thought to himself, 'What should I do? I don't have any place to store my crops.'
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He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my storerooms and build bigger ones. I will store all my grain and my other things in them.
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“Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain.
19 I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things stored away for many years. Take life easy. Eat, drink and have a good time." '
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And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’
20 "But God said to him, 'You foolish man! This very night I will take your life away from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'
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“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?’
21 "That is how it will be for anyone who stores things away for himself but is not rich in God's eyes."
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“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
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