Luke 12:18

And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

In Context

17And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

19And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

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Cross References

Luke 12:21So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

Luke 18:6And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.

James 4:15But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that.

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 →

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