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Luke 12:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
Luke 12:15-17
1599 Geneva Bible
15 Wherefore he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of [a]covetousness: for though a man have abundance, yet his [b]life standeth not in his riches.
16 [c]And he put forth a parable unto them, saying, The [d]ground of a certain rich man brought forth fruits plenteously.
17 Therefore he [e]thought with himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where I may lay up my fruits?
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- Luke 12:15 By covetousness is meant, that greedy desire to get, commonly with other men’s hurt.
- Luke 12:15 God is the author and preserver of man’s life; goods are not.
- Luke 12:16 There are none more mad, than rich men which hang upon their riches.
- Luke 12:16 Or rather country, for here is set forth a man that possesseth not a piece of ground only, but an whole country, as they do, which join house to house, and field to field, Isa. 5:8.
- Luke 12:17 Made his reckoning within himself, which is the property of covetous churls that spend their life in those trifles.
Luke 12:15-17
New International Version
Luke 12:15-17
New International Version
15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”(A)
16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
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