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Luke 12:16-21
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Luke 12:16-21
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And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully;
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and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'
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And he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
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And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.'
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But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'
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So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.