Luke 12
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Luke 12:16-34

16And He toldG3004 them a parableG3850, sayingG3004, “The landG5561 of a richG4145 manG444 was veryG2164 productiveG2164. 17And he began thinkingG1260 to himselfG1438, sayingG3004, ‘WhatG5101 shall I doG4160, sinceG3754 I haveG2192 noG3756 placeG4226 to storeG4863 my cropsG2590?’ 18And he saidG3004, ‘ThisG3778 is what I will doG4160: I will tearG2507 downG2507 my barnsG596 and buildG3618 largerG3173 onesG3173, and I will storeG4863 allG3956 my grainG4621 and my goodsG18 thereG1563. 19And I will sayG3004 to 1myselfG5590, “2You haveG2192 manyG4183 goodsG18 storedG2749 upG2749 for manyG4183 yearsG2094 to come; relaxG373, eatG2068, drinkG4095, and enjoyG2165 yourself!”’ 20But GodG2316 saidG3004 to him, ‘3You foolG878! ThisG3778 very nightG3571 45your soulG5590 is demandedG523 of you; and 6as for all that you have preparedG2090, whoG5101 will ownG1510 it now?’ 21SuchG3779 is the one who 7storesG2343 upG2343 treasureG2343 for himselfG848, and isG4147 not richG4147 inG1519 relationG1519 toG1519 GodG2316.”

22And He saidG3004 to His disciplesG3101, “8For thisG3778 reasonG1223 I tellG3004 you, 9do not worryG3309 aboutG3588 your 10lifeG5590, as to whatG5101 you are to eatG2068; norG3366 for your bodyG4983, as to whatG5101 you are to wearG1746. 23For lifeG5590 is moreG4183 than foodG5160, and the bodyG4983 is more than clothingG1742. 24ConsiderG2657 the 11ravensG2876, that they neitherG3777 sowG4687 norG3777 reapG2325; they have noG3756 storeroomG5009 norG3761 12barnG596, and yet GodG2316 feedsG5142 them; howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 valuableG1308 you are than the birdsG4071! 25And whichG5101 of you by worryingG3309 canG1410 addG4369 a 1314dayG4083 to his 15life’sG2244 spanG2244? 26ThereforeG3767 ifG1487 you cannotG1410G3761 do evenG3761 a veryG1646 littleG1646 thingG1646, whyG5101 do you worryG3309 aboutG4012 the otherG3062 thingsG3062? 27ConsiderG2657 the liliesG2918, howG4459 they growG837: they neitherG3777 laborG2872 norG3777 16spinG3514; but I tellG3004 you, not evenG3761 17SolomonG4672 in allG3956 his gloryG1391 clothedG4016 himself likeG5613 oneG1520 of theseG3778. 28NowG1161 ifG1487 GodG2316 soG3779 clothesG292 the grassG5528 in the fieldG68, which is alive todayG4594 and tomorrowG839 is thrownG906 into the furnaceG2823, howG4214 muchG4214 moreG3123 will He clothe you? 18You ofG3640 littleG3640 faithG3640! 29And do not 19seekG2212 whatG5101 you are to eatG2068 and whatG5101 you are to drinkG4095, and do not 20keep worryingG3349. 30For 21allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 are what the nationsG1484 of the worldG2889 22eagerlyG1934 seekG1934; and your FatherG3962 knowsG3609 that you needG5535 theseG3778 thingsG3778. 31But 23seekG2212 His kingdomG932, and 24theseG3778 thingsG3778 will be 25providedG4369 to you. 322627Do not beG5399 afraidG5399, 28littleG3398 flockG4168, becauseG3754 29your FatherG3962 has chosenG2106 to giveG1325 you the kingdomG932.

33“30SellG4453 your possessionsG5225 and giveG1325 to charityG1654; makeG4160 yourselvesG1438 moneyG905 beltsG905 that do not wearG3822 outG3822, 31an inexhaustibleG413 treasureG2344 in heavenG3772, whereG3699 noG3756 thiefG2812 comesG1448 nearG1448 norG3761 does a mothG4597 destroyG1311. 34For 32whereG3699 your treasureG2344 is, thereG1563 your heartG2588 will be alsoG2532.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 12:19 Lit my soul, “Soul, you have...” ↩
  2. 2. Luke 12:19 Eccl 11:9 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 12:20 Jer 17:11; Luke 11:40 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 12:20 Lit they are demanding your soul from you ↩
  5. 5. Luke 12:20 Job 27:8 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 12:20 Ps 39:6 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 12:21 Luke 12:33 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 12:22 Luke 12:22-31: Matt 6:25-33 ↩
  9. 9. Luke 12:22 Or stop being worried ↩
  10. 10. Luke 12:22 Lit soul ↩
  11. 11. Luke 12:24 Job 38:41 ↩
  12. 12. Luke 12:24 Luke 12:18 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 12:25 Lit cubit (about 18 in. or 45 cm) ↩
  14. 14. Luke 12:25 Ps 39:5 ↩
  15. 15. Luke 12:25 Or height ↩
  16. 16. Luke 12:27 I.e., spin thread for cloth ↩
  17. 17. Luke 12:27 1 Kin 10:4-7; 2 Chr 9:3-6 ↩
  18. 18. Luke 12:28 Matt 6:30 ↩
  19. 19. Luke 12:29 Or keep seeking ↩
  20. 20. Luke 12:29 Matt 6:31 ↩
  21. 21. Luke 12:30 Or these things all the nations of the world ↩
  22. 22. Luke 12:30 Or wish for ↩
  23. 23. Luke 12:31 Or continually seek ↩
  24. 24. Luke 12:31 Matt 6:33 ↩
  25. 25. Luke 12:31 Or added to ↩
  26. 26. Luke 12:32 Or Stop being afraid ↩
  27. 27. Luke 12:32 Matt 14:27 ↩
  28. 28. Luke 12:32 John 21:15-17 ↩
  29. 29. Luke 12:32 Eph 1:5, 9 ↩
  30. 30. Luke 12:33 Matt 19:21; Luke 11:41; 18:22 ↩
  31. 31. Luke 12:33 Matt 6:20; Luke 12:21 ↩
  32. 32. Luke 12:34 Matt 6:21 ↩

Commentaries on Luke 12

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