Luke 12:13-15

J.B. Phillips New Testament

Jesus gives a warning about the love of material security

¹³ Then someone out of the crowd said to him, “Master, tell my brother to share his legacy with me.”

¹⁴ But Jesus replied, “My dear man, who appointed me a judge or arbitrator in your affairs?”

¹⁵ And then, turning to the disciples, he said to them, “Notice that, and be on your guard against covetousness in any shape or form. For a man’s real life in no way depends upon the number of his possessions.”