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Luke 12:13-21

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13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me."
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 But He said to him, "Man, who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?"
14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”
15 Then He said to them, "Beware, 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."
15 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 And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.
16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
17 "And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'
17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? 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.
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 my surplus grain.
19 'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."'
19 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 fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?'
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?’
21 "So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
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