The Parable of the Rich Fool
Luke 12:13-21
Jesus
Christ Messages and Parables
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The Parable of the Rich Fool
13 Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher,
tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 But He said to him, “Man, who made
Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15 And He
said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does
not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” 16
Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich
man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within
himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’
18 So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down
my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my
goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you
have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and
be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This
night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things
be which you have provided?’ 21 “So is he who lays
up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
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