Luke 12:17

After thinking things through, the man said to himself, ‘What shall I do? I've nowhere to store my crops.

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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

16Then he told them a story as an illustration. “Once there was a rich man who owned land that was very productive.

18I know what I'll do,’ he decided. ‘I'll pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and then I'll be able to store all my crops and everything I own.

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Cross References

Isaiah 58:7Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house. When you see people naked, give them clothes, and don't reject your own relatives.

Luke 3:11“If you have two coats, then share with someone who doesn't have one. If you have food, then share with those who don't,” he told them.

Luke 11:41If, acting from within, you do acts of kindness to others, then everything will be clean to you.

Luke 12:29Don't be concerned about what you're going to eat or drink—don't worry about it.

Luke 14:13Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

Luke 16:9I tell you, use the wealth of this world to make friends for yourselves so that when it's gone, you'll be welcomed into an eternal home.

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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