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Luke 12:35-48
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Luke 12:22-34
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Luke 12:13-21
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Luke 12:1-12
LIVE BEFORE GOD - Jul 17, 2023 -
Luke 12:49-59
JESUS BRINGS DIVISION AND PEACE - May 08, 2020 -
Luke 12:35-48
THE SON OF MAN WILL COME… - May 07, 2020 -
Luke 12:22-34
DO NOT WORRY - May 06, 2020 -
Luke 12:13-21
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Luke 12:1-12
HYPOCRISY AND FEAR OF GOD - May 04, 2020 -
Luke 12:49-59
JESUS BRINGS DIVISION...AND PEACE - May 27, 2017 -
Luke 12:35-48
BE READY AND FAITHFUL - May 26, 2017 -
Luke 12:22-34
A TREASURE IN HEAVEN - May 25, 2017 -
Luke 12:1-12
HYPOCRISY AND FEAR - May 23, 2017 -
Luke 12:1-12
THE YEAST OF THE PHARISEES - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 12:49-59
NOT PEACE BUT DIVISION - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 12:35-48
THE WATCHFUL SERVANT - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 12:22-34
DO NOT WORRY - Jan 01, 2000 -
Luke 12:13-21
THE PARABLE OF THE RICH FOOL - Jan 01, 2000
THE PARABLE OF THE RICH FOOL
Key verse: 15
NIV
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15 Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”(A)
16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(B) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(C) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(D)
21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(E)
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ESV
The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 (A)Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, (B)“Man, (C)who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, (D)“Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 16 And he told them a parable, saying, (E)“The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, (F)‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my (G)barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up (H)for many years; relax, (I)eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, (J)‘Fool! (K)This night (L)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (M)whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one (N)who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
Read full chapterCross references
- Luke 12:13 : ch. 11:27
- Luke 12:14 : Mic. 6:8; Rom. 2:1, 3; 9:20
- Luke 12:14 : [Ex. 2:14; Acts 7:27]
- Luke 12:15 : 1 Tim. 6:6-11; [Heb. 13:5]
- Luke 12:16 : [Ps. 49:16-20]
- Luke 12:17 : [Eccles. 5:10]
- Luke 12:18 : ver. 24
- Luke 12:19 : [Prov. 27:1; James 4:13-15]
- Luke 12:19 : Eccles. 2:24; 11:9; 1 Cor. 15:32; [ch. 15:23]
- Luke 12:20 : Jer. 17:11; [Matt. 16:26]
- Luke 12:20 : [See ver. 19 above]; [Prov. 27:1; James 4:13-15]
- Luke 12:20 : Job 27:8
- Luke 12:20 : Ps. 39:6; [Job 27:17-22; Eccles. 2:18, 21]
- Luke 12:21 : Matt. 6:19, 20
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Prayer: Lord, thank you Father for all your blessings of life, health and wealth. I want to be wise, not foolish and greedy, by giving generously to God and others.
One Word: The wise one is rich toward God