Luke 12:18

"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;

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

19and I will say to my life, "`Life, you have ample possessions laid up for many years to come: take your ease, eat, drink, enjoy yourself.'

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Cross References

Luke 12:21"So is it with him who amasses treasure for himself, but has no riches in God."

Luke 18:6And the Lord said, "Hear those words of the unjust judge.

James 4:15Instead of that you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's 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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