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Andδὲhe saidεἶπενtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“Watch outὉρᾶτεandκαὶguard yourselvesφυλάσσεσθεfromἀπὸallπάσηςgreed,πλεονεξίαςbecauseὅτιeven whenἐν τῷsomeoneτινὶhas abundance,περισσεύεινhis lifeἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦisἐστινnotοὐκfromἐκhis possessions.”τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ
Luke 12:15
Study it in the app“And he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greed, because even when someone has abundance, his life is not from his possessions.””
The parable of the rich man who fills his barns and doesn't count on life endingGenerosity and Money
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:15, word by word
- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “Watch outὉρᾶτεHorate
watch out
"Be careful!", "make sure that…".
Where else “Horate” appears- guard yourselvesφυλάσσεσθεphylassesthe
protect
To shield from evil, or beware of something.
Where else “phylassesthe” appears- greedπλεονεξίαςpleonexias
greed
Greed, the craving to have more.
Where else “pleonexias” appears- has abundanceπερισσεύεινperisseuein
abound
To have plenty, and more and more.
Where else “perisseuein” appears- his lifeζωὴzōē
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōē” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- his possessionsὑπαρχόντωνhyparchontōn
possessions
What one has, one's belongings.
Where else “hyparchontōn” appears
The context
14But he said to him, “Man, who appointed me judge or arbitrator over you?”
15 · This verse (above)
16And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a certain rich man produced abundantly.
To study Luke 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does the rich man plan to do with his harvest, and what does God say to him? (vv. 16-21)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “Do not worry about your life,” pointing to the ravens and the lilies. What reason does he give for not being anxious? (vv. 22-31)
3. How I live it
Jesus says where our treasure is, our heart will be too (v. 34). What takes most of your time and attention today?