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Luke 12:17

and he began to ask himself ‘What will I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?

Open English Bible (US)

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 Jesus told them this parable – “There was once a rich man whose land was very fertile;

18This is what I will do,’ he said; ‘I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them;

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Cross References

Luke 3:11“Let anyone who has two coats,” answered John, “share with the person who has none; and anyone who has food do the same.”

Luke 11:41Only give away what is in them in charity, and at once you have the whole clean.

Luke 12:29And you – do not be always seeking what you can get to eat or what you can get to drink; and do not waver.

Luke 14:13No, when you entertain, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind;

Luke 16:9And I say to you ‘Win friends for yourselves with your dishonest money,’ so that, when it comes to an end, there may be a welcome for you into the 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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