16 And he spoke G3004 a parable παραβολὴν parabolēn G3850 to them , saying λέγων· legōn G3004 , The land G5561 of a certain τινὸς tinos G5100 rich πλουσίου plousiou G4145 man ἀνθρώπου anthrōpou G444 brought forth abundantly. 17 And he reasoned διελογίζετο dielogizeto G1260 within himself saying λέγων· legōn G3004 , What shall I do ? for I have not [ a place ] where ποῦ pou G4226 I shall lay up my fruits καρπούς karpous G2590 . 18 And he said G3004 , This will I do : I will take away my granaries and build οἰκοδομήσω oikodomēsō G3618 greater G3173 , and there I will lay up all my produce G4160 and my good G18 things G3778 ; 20 But God θεός· theos G2316 said G3004 to him , Fool ἄφρων, aphrōn G878 , this night νυκτὶ nukti G3571 thy soul ψυχήν psuchēn G5590 shall be ἔσται; estai G1510 required of thee; and whose shall be G1510 what thou hast prepared ἡτοίμασας, hētoimasas G2090 ? 21 Thus G3779 is he who lays up treasure for himself , and is not rich πλουτῶν. ploutōn G4147 toward God θεὸν theon G2316 . 22 And he said λέγω legō G3004 to his disciples G3101 , For this cause I say G3004 unto you , Be not careful for life ψυχῇ psuchēa G5590 , what ye shall eat G2068 , nor for the body σώματι sōmati G4983 , what ye shall put ἐνδύσησθε. endusēsthe G1746 on . 24 Consider κατανοήσατε katanoēsate G2657 the ravens , that they sow σπείρουσιν speirousin G4687 not nor reap θερίζουσιν therizousin G2325 ; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God θεὸς theos G2316 feeds τρέφει trephei G5142 them . How πόσῳ posō G4214 much G4214 better are G1510 ye than the birds πετεινῶν; peteinōn G4071 ? 25 But which of you by being careful can add προσθεῖναι prostheinai G4369 to his stature G2244 one G3588 cubit? 26 If therefore G3767 ye cannot [ do ] even οὐδὲ oude G3761 what is least ἐλάχιστον elachiston G1646 , why τί ti G5101 are ye careful about the rest λοιπῶν loipōn G3062 ? 29 And ye, seek ζητεῖτε zēteite G2212 not what ye shall eat G2068 or what ye shall drink πίητε, piēte G4095 , and be not in anxiety; 30 for all these things G3778 do the nations ἔθνη ethnē G1484 of the world κόσμου kosmou G2889 seek ἐπιζητοῦσιν· epizētousin G1934 after , and your Father πατὴρ patēr G3962 knows that ye have need χρῄζετε chrēzete G5535 of these things G3778 ; 31 but seek ζητεῖτε zēteite G2212 his kingdom βασιλείαν basileian G932 , and [ all ] these things ταῦτα tauta G3778 shall be added προστεθήσεται prostethēsetai G4369 to you . 32 Fear φοβοῦ, phobou G5399 not , little μικρὸν mikron G3398 flock ποίμνιον, poimnion G4168 , for it has been the good pleasure G2106 of your Father πατὴρ patēr G3962 to give δοῦναι dounai G1325 you the kingdom βασιλείαν. basileian G932 . 33 Sell πωλήσατε pōlēsate G4453 what ye possess and give δότε dote G1325 alms ἐλεημοσύνην· eleēmosunēn G1654 ; make ποιήσατε poiēsate G4160 to yourselves purses which do not grow old παλαιούμενα, palaioumena G3822 , a treasure θησαυρὸν thēsauron G2344 which does not fail in the heavens οὐρανοῖς ouranois G3772 , where ὅπου hopou G3699 thief κλέπτης kleptēs G2812 does not draw ἐγγίζει engizei G1448 near nor moth σὴς sēs G4597 destroy διαφθείρει· diaphtheirei G1311 . Read all of Luke 12 ← Luke 11 Luke 13 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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