Luke 12:13-21 (NRSV)

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Verse ¹³Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me." Verse ¹⁴But he said to him, "Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?" Verse ¹⁵And he said to them, "Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions." Verse ¹⁶Then he told them a parable: "The land of a rich man produced abundantly. Verse ¹⁷And he thought to himself, 'What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?' Verse ¹⁸Then he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. Verse ¹⁹And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.' Verse ²⁰But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' Verse ²¹So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God."