Luke 12:18

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

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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

17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to deposit my fruits?

19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast abundance of goods laid up for many years; take thy ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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Cross References

Luke 12:21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.

Luke 18:6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

James 4:15Instead of that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, 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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