Luke 12:17

So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

Majority Standard Bible

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 parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

18Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my crops and my goods.

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Cross References

Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Luke 3:11John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”

Luke 11:41But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

Luke 12:29And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

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

Luke 16:9I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when you fail, they will welcome you into 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 →

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