Luke 12:17

Luke 12:17

15 And He said to them, ^a“Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.

17 And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’

18 So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods.

19 And I will say to my soul, ^a“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; ^beat, drink, and be merry.” ’

20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night ^ayour soul will be required of you; ^bthen whose will those things be which you have provided?’

21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, ^aand is not rich toward God.”

Do Not Worry

22 Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, ^ado not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.

23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Reasoned within himself (dielogizeto en autw). Imperfect middle, picturing his continued cogitations over his perplexity.

Where to bestow (pou sunacw). Future indicative deliberative, where I shall gather together.

My fruits (touv karpouv mou). So it is with the rich fool: my fruits, my barns, my corn, my goods, just like Nabal whose very name means fool (I Samuel 25:11), whether a direct reference to him or not.

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