Luke 12:17

And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

In Context

16And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.

18And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and will build greater; and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods.

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Cross References

Isaiah 58:7Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh.

Luke 3:11And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner.

Luke 11:41But yet that which remaineth, give alms; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

Luke 12:29And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high.

Luke 14:13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind;

Luke 16:9And I say to you: Make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity; that when you shall fail, they may receive you into everlasting 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 →

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