Luke 12:18

"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.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

In Context

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

19"‘And I will say to my soul, "‘Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years! Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.’

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Cross References

Luke 12:21"So is he that lays up treasures for himself and is not rich toward God."

Luke 18:6"Listen" said the Lord, "to what this unjust judge says.

James 4:15You ought instead to say, "If the Lord wills it, we shall live and do this or that."

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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