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Luke 12:14-16
New Catholic Bible
Luke 12:14-16
New Catholic Bible
14 Jesus answered him, “Friend, who appointed me to be a judge and arbitrator in your regard?”
15 [a]After this, he said to the crowd, “Take care to be on your guard against all kinds of greed. Life does not depend upon an abundance of one’s possessions.”
16 The Parable of the Rich Fool. Then he told them a parable: “There was a wealthy man whose land yielded an abundant harvest.
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- Luke 12:15 The desire for and the satisfaction in accumulating riches closes one to God and deprives one of lucidity. The goods of earth do not have a vocation for eternity. The spiritual future of human beings is more important. The Word and Life of Jesus are sustained by this conviction.
