Luke 12:15-31
15 Then he said to
them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's
life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
16 And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced
a good crop.
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 all my grain and my goods.
19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for
many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '
20 But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded
from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'
21 This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself
but is not rich toward God."
22 Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry
about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will
wear.
23 Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom
or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!
25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
26 Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about
the rest?
27 Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell
you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
28 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today,
and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you,
Oh you of little faith!
29 And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry
about it.
30 For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows
that you need them.
31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
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