NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 16

Luke 12:16

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He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.

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Luke 12:13–19

13

One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14

But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

15

He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”

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He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.

17

He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’

18

He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

19

I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”’

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