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Luke 12:15
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KJ21
And He said unto them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”
ASV
And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
AMP
Then He said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves against every form of greed; for not even when one has an overflowing abundance does his life consist of nor is it derived from his possessions.”
AMPC
And He said to them, Guard yourselves and keep free from all covetousness (the immoderate desire for wealth, the greedy longing to have more); for a man’s life does not consist in and is not derived from possessing overflowing abundance or that which is over and above his needs.
BRG
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
CSB
He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
CSBA
He then told them, ‘Watch out and be on your guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.’
CEB
Then Jesus said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourself against all kinds of greed. After all, one’s life isn’t determined by one’s possessions, even when someone is very wealthy.”
CJB
Then to the people he said, “Be careful to guard against all forms of greed, because even if someone is rich, his life does not consist in what he owns.”
CEV
Then he said to the crowd, “Don't be greedy! Owning a lot of things won't make your life safe.”
DARBY
And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions.
DLNT
And He said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greed, because one’s life is not in what abounds to him out of his possessions”.
DRA
And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth.
ERV
Then Jesus said to them, “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. People do not get life from the many things they own.”
EASY
Then he said to all the people, ‘Be very careful! Do not want more things than you really need. A person's life is worth more than the things that he has, even if he is very rich.’
EHV
Then he said to them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because a man’s life is not measured by how many possessions he has.”
ESV
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
ESVUK
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of one's possessions.”
EXB
Then Jesus said to them, “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. Life ·is not measured by [does not consist of] how much one owns.”
GNV
Wherefore he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for though a man have abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.
GW
He told the people, “Be careful to guard yourselves from every kind of greed. Life is not about having a lot of material possessions.”
GNT
And he went on to say to them all, “Watch out and guard yourselves from every kind of greed; because your true life is not made up of the things you own, no matter how rich you may be.”
HCSB
He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”
ICB
Then Jesus said to them, “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. A man’s life is not measured by the many things he owns.”
ISV
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.”
PHILLIPS
And then, turning to the disciples, he said to them, “Notice that, and be on your guard against covetousness in any shape or form. For a man’s real life in no way depends upon the number of his possessions.”
JUB
And he said unto them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
KJV
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
AKJV
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
LSB
Then He said to them, “Watch out and be on your guard against every form of greed, for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”
LEB
And he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not even when someone has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”
TLB
Beware! Don’t always be wishing for what you don’t have. For real life and real living are not related to how rich we are.”
MSG
Speaking to the people, he went on, “Take care! Protect yourself against the least bit of greed. Life is not defined by what you have, even when you have a lot.”
MEV
Then He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness. For a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
MOUNCE
And he said to them, “Watch out and be on guard against all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance · of · his possessions.”
NOG
He told the people, “Be careful to guard yourselves from every kind of greed. Life is not about having a lot of material possessions.”
NABRE
Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”
NASB
But He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions.”
NASB1995
Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”
NCB
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.”
NCV
Then Jesus said to them, “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. Life is not measured by how much one owns.”
NET
Then he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
NIRV
Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against wanting to have more and more things. Life is not made up of how much a person has.”
NIV
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.”
NIVUK
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.’
NKJV
And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
NLV
Then Jesus said to them all, “Watch yourselves! Keep from wanting all kinds of things you should not have. A man’s life is not made up of things, even if he has many riches.”
NLT
Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”
NMB
And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness. For no man’s life stands in the abundance of the things that he possesses.
NRSVA
And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.’
NRSVACE
And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.’
NRSVCE
And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”
NRSVUE
And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.”
NTFE
“Watch out,” he said to them, “and beware of all greed! Your life doesn’t consist of the sum total of your possessions.”
OJB
And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Take care and be shomer against all chamdanut (covetousness), because the Chayyei HaAdam does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. [IYOV 20:20; 31:24; TEHILLIM 62:10]
RGT
Therefore He said to them, “Perceive and beware of covetousness. For though one has abundance, his life does not consist of his riches.”
RSV
And he said to them, “Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
RSVCE
And he said to them, “Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
TLV
Then He said to them, “Watch out! Be on guard against all kinds of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the material goods he possesses.”
VOICE
Then He used that opportunity to speak to the crowd. Jesus: You’d better be on your guard against any type of greed, for a person’s life is not about having a lot of possessions.
WEB
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.”
WE
Then he said to the people, `Take care. Do not be greedy in any way to get more and more things. Even if a man has much more than he needs, it cannot give him life.'
WYC
And he said to them, See ye, and beware of all covetousness; for the life of a man is not in the abundance of the things, which he wieldeth.
YLT
And he said unto them, `Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'
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