Luke 12:16-32

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶ And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive. ¹⁷ And he began thinking to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ ¹⁸ And he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there. ¹⁹ And I will say to ^[a]myself, “^(A)You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!”’ ²⁰ But God said to him, ‘^(B)You fool! This very night ^[b](C)your soul is demanded of you; and ^(D)as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’ ²¹ Such is the one who ^(E)stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God.”

²² And He said to His disciples, “^(F)For this reason I tell you, ^[c]do not worry about your ^[d]life, as to what you are to eat; nor for your body, as to what you are to wear. ²³ For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. ²⁴ Consider the ^(G)ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor ^(H)barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! ²⁵ And which of you by worrying can add a ^[e](I)day to his ^[f]life’s span? ²⁶ Therefore if you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the other things? ²⁷ Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither labor nor ^[g]spin; but I tell you, not even ^(J)Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. ²⁸ Now if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? ^(K)You of little faith! ²⁹ And do not ^[h]seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not ^(L)keep worrying. ³⁰ For ^[i]all these things are what the nations of the world ^[j]eagerly seek; and your Father knows that you need these things. ³¹ But ^[k]seek His kingdom, and ^(M)these things will be ^[l]provided to you. ^32 [m](N)Do not be afraid, ^(O)little flock, because ^(P)your Father has chosen to give you the kingdom.