New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 12:13-22

13NowδέdeG1161someoneτιςtisG5100in the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793saidG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,tellG3004my brotherἀδελφῷadelphōG80to divideμερίσασθαιmerisasthaiG3307the familyinheritanceκληρονομίαν.klēronomianG2817with me.”

14But He saidG3004to him, “YouG444thereG444--whoτίςtisG5101appointedκατέστησενkatestēsenG2525Me a judgeκριτὴνkritēnG2923orἢēG2228arbitratorμεριστὴνmeristēnG3312overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909the two of you?”

15But He saidG3004to them, “BewareὁρᾶτεhorateG3708,and be on your guardφυλάσσεσθεphulassestheG5442againstἀπὸapoG575everyG3956formG3956of greedπλεονεξίας,pleonexiasG4124; for not evenwhenἐνenG1722oneτινὶtiniG5100isG4052affluentG4052does his lifeζωὴzōēG2222consistἐστινestinG1510of his possessionsὑπαρχόντωνhuparchontōnG5225.”

16And He toldG3004them a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“The landχώρα.chōraG5561of a richπλουσίουplousiouG4145manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444was veryG2164productiveG2164.

17And he began thinkingδιελογίζετοdielogizetoG1260to himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘WhatτίtiG5101shall I doποιήσωpoiēsōG4160,sinceὅτιhotiG3754I haveἔχωechōG2192noοὐκoukG3756placeποῦpouG4226to storeσυνάξωsunaxōG4863my cropsκαρπούςkarpousG2590?’

18And he saidG3004, ‘ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is whatI will doποιήσω·poiēsōG4160:I will tearG2507downG2507my barnsἀποθήκαςapothēkasG596and buildοἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsōG3618largerG3173onesG3173,and I will storeσυνάξωsunaxōG4863allπάνταpantaG3956my grainσῖτονsitonG4621and my goodsἀγαθάagathaG18thereἐκεῖekeiG1563.

19And I will sayG3004tomyselfG5590, “You haveἔχειςecheisG2192manyπολλὰpollaG4183goodsἀγαθὰagathaG18storedG2749upG2749for manyπολλά.pollaG4183yearsἔτηetēG2094to come;relaxἀναπαύου,anapauouG373,eatG2068,drinkπίε,pieG4095, andenjoyεὐφραίνου.euphrainouG2165yourself!”’

20But Godθεός·theosG2316saidG3004to him, ‘You foolἄφρων,aphrōnG878!ThisταύτῃtautēG3778verynightνυκτὶnuktiG3571your soulψυχήνpsuchēnG5590is demandedἀπαιτοῦσινapaitousinG523of you; and as for allthat you have preparedἡτοίμασας,hētoimasasG2090,whoτίνιtiniG5101will ownἔσται;estaiG1510it now?’

21SuchοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is the one whostoresG2343upG2343treasureG2343for himselfG848,and isG4147not richπλουτῶν.ploutōnG4147inG1519relationG1519toG1519GodθεὸνtheonG2316.”

22And He saidλέγωlegōG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101, “For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223I tellG3004you,do not worryμεριμνᾶτεmerimnateG3309aboutG3588yourlifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590, as towhatτίtiG5101you are to eatG2068;norμηδὲmēdeG3366for your bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983, as towhatτίtiG5101you are to wearἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746.

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