Luke 12:10-20

10 "¹And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him.

11 "When they bring you before ²the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not ³worry about how or what you are to speak in your defense, or what you are to say;

12 for ⁴the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say."

Covetousness Denounced

13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me."

14 But He said to him, "⁵Man, who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?"

15 Then He said to them, "⁶Beware, 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, ⁷you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."'

20 "But God said to him, '⁸You fool! This very night ⁹your soul is required of you; and ¹⁰now who will own what you have prepared?'

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 12:31, 32; Mark 3:28-30
• 2. Matthew 10:17
• 3. Matthew 6:25; Matthew 10:19; Mark 13:11; Luke 12:22; Luke 21:14
• 4. Matthew 10:20; Luke 21:15
• 5. Micah 6:8; Romans 2:1, 3; Romans 9:20
• 6. 1 Timothy 6:6-10
• 7. Ecclesiastes 11:9
• 8. Jeremiah 17:11; Luke 11:40
• 9. Job 27:8
• 10. Psalms 39:6

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "will speak"
• [b]. Lit "out of"
• [c]. Lit "they are demanding your soul from you"