Luke 12:13-21

Revised Geneva Translation

¹³ And one of the crowd said to Him, “Master, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

¹⁴ And He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or a divider over you?”

¹⁵ Therefore He said to them, “Perceive and beware of covetousness. For though one has abundance, his life does not consist of his riches.”

¹⁶ And He put forth a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man brought forth fruits plentifully.

¹⁷ “Therefore he thought to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my fruits?’

¹⁸ “And He said, ‘I will do this. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones. And I will gather all my grain and my goods in there.

¹⁹ ‘And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Live at ease. Eat, drink, and be merry!”

²⁰ “But God said to him, ‘O fool! This night your soul shall be required from you. Then whose things shall those be which you have provided?

²¹ “So is the one who gathers riches for himself and is not rich toward God.”