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Luke 12:18

Money and wealthPride

16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

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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
Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
KJV
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
WEB
He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
ASV
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
DARBY
And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;
BLB
And he said, ‘This I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build larger ones, and I will gather there all my grain and goods.
ÅB
Og han sa: Jo, dette vil jeg gjøre: Jeg vil rive mine lader ned og bygge dem større, og der vil jeg samle hele min avling og mitt gods;
OTB
Så sa han, ‘Her er hva jeg vil gjøre: Jeg vil rive ned låvene mine og bygge større, og der vil jeg lagre alt kornet og godene mine.
B1930
Og han sa: Jo, dette vil jeg gjøre: Jeg vil rive mine lader ned og bygge dem større, og der vil jeg samle hele min avling og mitt gods;

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Cross references

  • James 3:15

    This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

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  • James 4:15

    For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

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  • Luke 18:6

    And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

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  • Luke 12:21

    So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

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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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  • Luke 18:4

    And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

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