Luke 12:18 Cross References: And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my corn and my goods.

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Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

Cross References

Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns--and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

Luke 12:17
So he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?'

Luke 12:19
Then I will say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!"'

Luke 12:24
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap; they have no storehouse or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!

James 4:13
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business, and make a profit."

Chapter Outline

1. Jesus preaches to his apostles to avoid hypocrisy
13. and warns against covetousness, by the parable of the man who set up greater barns.
22. We must not worry about earthly things,
31. but seek the kingdom of God;
33. give alms;
35. be ready at a knock to open to our Lord whensoever he comes.
41. Jesus' disciples are to see to their charges,
49. and look for persecution.
54. The people must take this time of grace;
57. because it is a fearful thing to die without reconciliation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 12:21
This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God."

Luke 18:4, 6
For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, 'Even though I do not fear God or respect men, . . .

Psalm 17:14
from such men, O LORD, by Your hand, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their bellies with Your treasure and satisfy their sons; so they leave their abundance to their children.

James 3:15
Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

James 4:15
Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that."

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