Luke 12:17

"So he debated with himself saying, ‘What shall I do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.’

Montgomery New Testament

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 spoke to them in a parable. "The ground of a certain rich man bore heavy crops.

18"And he said to himself. ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones in which I will store all my wheat and my goods.

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Cross References

Luke 3:11"If you have two shirts share with him who has none; and let him who has food do the same."

Luke 11:41"Better cleanse what is within, and nothing will be unclean for you.

Luke 12:29"So do not be asking what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, and be not of doubtful mind.

Luke 14:13"But when you make a reception, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind.

Luke 16:9"And to you I say, Use mammon, dishonest as it is, to make yourselves friends, so that when it shall fail they will welcome you to the eternal tabernacles.

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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