New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 12:16-34

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.

23For lifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590is moreG4183than foodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,and the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983is morethan clothingἐνδύματος.endumatosG1742.

24ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657theravensκόρακαςkorakasG2876,that they neitherG3777sowσπείρουσινspeirousinG4687norG3777reapθερίζουσινtherizousinG2325;they have noG3756storeroomταμεῖονtameionG5009norG3761barnἀποθήκη,apothēkēG596, and yetGodθεὸςtheosG2316feedsτρέφειtrepheiG5142them; howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123valuableδιαφέρετεdiaphereteG1308you are than the birdsπετεινῶν;peteinōnG4071!

25And whichτίςtisG5101of you by worryingμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3309canδύναταιdunataiG1410addπροσθεῖναιprostheinaiG4369adayπῆχυνpēchunG4083to hislife’sG2244spanG2244?

26ThereforeοὖνounG3767ifεἰeiG1487you cannotδύνασθε,dunastheG1410 G3761do evenG3761a veryG1646littleG1646thingG1646,whyτίtiG5101do you worryμεριμνᾶτε;¶merimnateG3309aboutπερὶperiG4012the otherG3062thingsG3062?

27ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657the liliesκρίναkrinaG2918,howπῶςpōsG4459they growαὐξάνει·auxaneiG837:they neitherG3777laborκοπιᾷkopiaG2872norG3777spinνήθει.nētheiG3514;but I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, not evenG3761SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672in allπάσῃpasēG3956his gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391clothedπεριεβάλετοperiebaletoG4016himself likeὡςhōsG5613oneἓνhenG1520of theseτούτων.toutōnG3778.

28NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779clothesG292the grassχόρτονchortonG5528in the fieldἀγρῷagrōG68, which is alivetodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594and tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839is thrownβαλλόμενονballomenonG906into the furnaceκλίβανονklibanonG2823,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will He clothe you?You ofG3640littleὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoiG3640faithG3640!

29And do notseekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212whatτίtiG5101you are to eatG2068and whatτίtiG5101you are to drinkπίητε,piēteG4095, and do notkeep worryingμετεωρίζεσθε.meteōrizestheG3349.

30ForallπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778are whatthe nationsἔθνηethnēG1484of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889eagerlyG1934seekἐπιζητοῦσιν·epizētousinG1934;and your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsG3609that you needχρῄζετεchrēzeteG5535theseG3778thingsG3778.

31ButseekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212His kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932, andtheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778will beprovidedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetaiG4369to you.

32Do not beG5399afraidG5399,littleμικρὸνmikronG3398flockποίμνιον,poimnionG4168,becauseὅτιhotiG3754your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has chosenεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325you the kingdomβασιλείαν.basileianG932.

33“SellπωλήσατεpōlēsateG4453your possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225and giveδότεdoteG1325to charityἐλεημοσύνην·eleēmosunēnG1654;makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438moneyG905beltsG905that do not wearG3822outG3822,an inexhaustibleἀνέκλειπτονanekleiptonG413treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699noοὐκoukG3756thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812comesG1448nearG1448norοὐδὲoudeG3761does a mothσὴςsēsG4597destroyδιαφθείρει·diaphtheireiG1311.

34ForwhereὅπουhopouG3699your treasureθησαυρὸςthēsaurosG2344is, thereἐκεῖekeiG1563your heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588will be alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

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