Luke 12:33
Sell what ye have, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses which wax not old, treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, nor moth destroyeth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
32Fear not, little flock! for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Cross References
Haggai 1:6Ye sow much, and bring in little; Ye eat, but are not full; Ye drink, but are not satisfied; Ye clothe yourselves, but are not warmed; And he that earneth wages earneth them for a purse with holes.
Matthew 19:21Jesus said to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
Luke 12:21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.
Luke 18:22And Jesus hearing this said to him, One thing thou still lackest: sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
Acts 2:45and they sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as any one had need.
2 Corinthians 8:2that under a great trial of distress the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty increased the riches of their liberality;
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:23-41
Inordinate Care Reproved. 22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? 25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If ye then be not able to do that… Read the whole commentary →