Luke 12:21
whose shall they be? So is he who layeth up to himself treasures, and towards Aloha is not rich.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures in the earth, a place where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves dig through and steal:
Luke 12:33Sell your substance, and give alms: make to you bags which become not old, and a treasure which is not transient, in the heavens, where the thief does not approach, and the moth destroys not.
Romans 2:5Yet, through the hardness of thy unrepenting heart, layest thou up the treasure of wrath for the day of wrath, and the revelation of the just judgment of Aloha,
1 Timothy 6:18and that they perform good works, and become rich in welldoings, and be ready to give and to communicate,
James 5:1O rich men, howl and weep for the miseries which are coming upon you.
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 →