Luke 12:13–21

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12:13 The parable about accumulating wealth

13 Then someone in the crowd said, “Teacher, tell my brother to give me a share of our father’s estate.”

14 “Man,” Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) responded, “who said that I’m the judge or arbitrator over you all?” 15 Then he told them, “Keep alert to avoid all greediness, because a person’s life is not about gaining lots of possessions.”

16 Then he told them all this parable, “One time a rich man’s farm produced a really good harvest. 17 So he started figuring out what to do, ‘What should I do? I don’t have anywhere to store my harvest.’ 18 ‘Ah,’ he said, ‘I know what I’ll do. I’ll knock down my barns and build bigger ones, and then I’ll store all my grain and other produce in there. 19 Then I’ll be able to tell my soul: Soul, you’ve got enough good things now to be able to relax for many years of resting, eating, drinking, and being happy.’ 20 But God said to him, ‘How foolish! Tonight I’ll be demanding your soul and then who will everything you stored up go to?’

21 “So that’s the end of someone who accumulated so much for himself, but wasn’t rich in God’s eyes.”

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13 And someone from the crowd said to _him:
Teacher, tell to _the brother of _me to _divide the inheritance with me.

14 But he he _said to _him:
Man, who me appointed a_judge or arbitrator over you _all?

15 And he _said to them:
Be _watching and be _keeping from all greediness, because the life of _him is not in the thing to _be _being _plentiful to _anyone, of the things possessing to _him.

16 And he _spoke a_parable to them saying:
The land of_a_ certain rich _man yielded _well.

17 And he _was _reasoning by himself saying:
What I _may _do, because I _am_ not _having somewhere I _will _be _gathering _together the fruits of _me?

18 And he _said:
This I _will _be _doing:
I _will _be _taking _down the barns and greater barns of _me and I _will _be _building, I _will _be _gathering _together there all the grain and the good things of _me.

19 And I _will _be _saying to _the soul of _me:
Soul, you _are _having many good things lying for many years, be _resting, eat, drink, be _being _gladdened.

20 But the god said to _him:
Foolish, on _this the night, requesting of you the soul of _you, and what you _prepared, to _whom it _will _be?

21 Thus the one storing _up for _himself and not being _rich toward god.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section LUKE 12:13

The parable about accumulating wealth

Luke 12:13–21