20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your life[a] is demanded from you, and the things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!”

Anxiety

22 And he said to his disciples, “For this reason I tell you, do not be anxious for your[b] life, what you will eat, or for your[c] body, what you will wear.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:20 The same Greek word can be translated “soul” or “life” depending on the context
  2. Luke 12:22 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. Luke 12:22 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)

21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(D)

Do Not Worry(E)

22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.

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