Luke 12:33
Sell what you have, and give alms; provide yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure in heaven that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Cross References
Matthew 19:21Jesus said to him, If you wish to be perfect, go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Luke 12:21So it is with him who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Luke 18:22Now when Jesus heard this, he said to him, You still lack one thing: sell all that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Acts 2:45And they sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all men, as every man had need.
2 Corinthians 8:2For during a great test of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty overflowed in a wealth of liberality.
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:23-41
Inordinate Care Reproved. 22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? 25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If ye then be not able to do that… Read the whole commentary →