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Luke 12:19-21
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And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry." '
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But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?'
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So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
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Luke 12:19-21 In-Context
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And he thought within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?'
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So he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods.
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And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry." '
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But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?'
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So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
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Then He said to His disciples, "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.
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Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
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