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Luke 12:20

Death and lossMoney and wealthJudgment

18 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.

19 Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

21 This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

22 Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

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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
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
KJV
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?
WEB
“But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’
ASV
But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
DARBY
But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
BLB
And God said to him, ‘Fool! This night, your soul is required of you; but what you prepared—to whom will [it] be?’
ÅB
Men Gud sa til ham: Du dåre! i denne natt kreves din sjel av deg; hvem skal så ha det du har samlet?
OTB
Men Gud sa til ham, ‘Du dåre! Denne natten vil ditt liv bli krevd av deg; og nå, hvem vil eie det du har forberedt?’
B1930
Men Gud sa til ham: Du dåre! i denne natt kreves din sjel av dig; hvem skal så ha det du har samlet?

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