Luke 12:17

So he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I do not have anywhere to store my crops?’

Text-Critical English NT

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

16And he told them a parable: “The land of a certain rich man produced abundantly.

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

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Cross References

Luke 3:11John answered them, “Whoever has two tunics must share with him who has none, and whoever has food must do likewise.”

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

Luke 12:29And do not be concerned about what you will eat or what you will drink; do not be anxious about such things.

Luke 14:13But when yoʋ prepare a banquet, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, and the blind.

Luke 16:9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth so that when you die, those friends will receive 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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