Luke 12:17
And he pondered within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have nowhere I will store my crops?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth well.
Cross References
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal thy bread to a hungry man, and that thou bring the poor who are cast out to thy house, when thou see a naked man, that thou cover him, and that thou not hide thyself from thine own flesh?
Luke 3:11And having answered, he says to them, He who has two coats, let him share with him not having, and he who has food, let him do likewise.
Luke 11:41But give compassion, things that are inside, and behold, all things are clean to you.
Luke 12:29And do not seek what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, and do not be unsettled.
Luke 14:13But when thou make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,
Luke 16:9And I say to you, make friends for yourselves from the mammon of unrighteousness, so that, when ye cease, they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:14-22
Worldly-mindedness Exposed. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 15 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. 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I… Read the whole commentary →