Luke 12:21

“So is he who accumulates treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” 1 Do Not Worry

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

In Context

20But God said to him, ‘ You fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have prepared?’

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

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Cross References

Matthew 6:19“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves dig through and steal;

Luke 12:33Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves money bags which do not grow old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where a thief does not come near, nor does a moth destroy.

Romans 2:5But according to your hardness and impenitent heart you are storing up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God,

1 Timothy 6:18to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing,

James 5:1Listen now, you rich, weep and howl at your miseries which are coming upon you!

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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