The Parable of the Rich Fool

¹³ Then someone in the crowd told him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.”

¹⁴ But Jesus^[a] asked him, “Mister,^[b] who appointed me to be a judge or arbitrator over you people?” ¹⁵ Then he told them, “Be careful to guard yourselves against every kind of greed, because a person’s life doesn’t consist of the amount of possessions he has.”