Luke 12:17

and he debated within himself, saying, "`What am I to do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.'

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

16And He spoke a parable to them. "A certain rich man's lands," He said, "yielded abundant crops,

18"And he said to himself, "`This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store up all my harvest and my wealth;

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Cross References

Luke 3:11"Let the man who has two coats," he answered, "give one to the man who has none; and let the man who has food share it with others."

Luke 11:41But as to what is within, give alms, and instantly all is clean in you.

Luke 12:29"Therefore, do not be asking what you are to eat nor what you are to drink; and do not waver between hope and fear.

Luke 14:13But when you entertain, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind;

Luke 16:9"But I charge you, so to use the wealth which is ever tempting to dishonesty as to win friends who, when it fails, shall welcome you to the tents that never perish.

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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