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Luke 12:13

Money and wealth

11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
KJV
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
WEB
One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
ASV
And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.
DARBY
And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.
BLB
And one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide with me the inheritance.”
ÅB
Og en av folket sa til ham: Mester! si til min bror at han skal skifte arven med meg!
OTB
En person i mengden sa til Ham, “Mester, beordre min bror til å dele arven med meg.”
B1930
Og en av folket sa til ham: Mester! si til min bror at han skal skifte arven med mig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 6:5

    Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

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  • Luke 6:45

    A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

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  • Ezekiel 33:31

    And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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  • Acts 8:18–19

    And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

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  • Psalms 17:14

    From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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