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Book of Luke Chapter 12 - Read Chapter 12:13 - [In Context ]One of the men in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, {our father just died}. Tell my brother to share with me the things our father owned."
12:14 - [In Context ]But Jesus said to him, "Who said that I should be your judge or decide how to divide your father's things between you two?"
12:15 - [In Context ]Then Jesus said to them. "Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. A person does not get life from the many things he owns."
12:16 - [In Context ]Then Jesus used this story: "There was a rich man that had some land. His land grew a very good crop of food.
12:17 - [In Context ]The rich man thought to himself, 'What will I do? I have no place to keep all my crops.'
12:18 - [In Context ]Then the rich man said, 'I know what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger barns! I will put all my wheat and good things together in my new barns.
12:19 - [In Context ]Then I can say to myself, I have many good things stored. I have saved enough for many years. Rest, eat, drink, and enjoy life!'
12:20 - [In Context ]But God said to that man, 'Foolish man! Tonight you will die. So what about the things you prepared for yourself? Who will get those things now?'
12:21 - [In Context ]"This is how it will be for the person that saves things only for himself. To God that person is not rich."
Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!;
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