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Andκαὶhe said,εἶπεν‘ThisΤοῦτοis what I will do:ποιήσωI will tear downκαθελῶmy barnsμου τὰς ἀποθήκαςandκαὶbuildοἰκοδομήσωbigger ones,μείζοναςandκαὶthereἐκεῖI will gatherσυνάξωallπάνταmy grainτὸν σῖτονandκαὶmy goods.τὰ ἀγαθά μου
Luke 12:18
Study it in the app“And he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will gather all my grain and my goods.”
The parable of the rich man who fills his barns and doesn't count on life endingGenerosity and MoneyA rich man plans for years ahead, and that very night his soul is demandedWisdom
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:18, word by word
- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- is what I will doποιήσωpoiēsō
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsō” appears- I will tear downκαθελῶkathelō
tear down
To pull down; remove someone from their place.
Where else “kathelō” appears- my barnsἀποθήκαςapothēkas
barn, storehouse
Barn, granary, storehouse.
Where else “apothēkas” appears- buildοἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsō
build
To raise a house, a tower or another structure, stone upon stone.
Where else “oikodomēsō” appears- bigger onesμείζοναςmeizonas
large
Of great size, taking up much space.
Where else “meizonas” appears- I will gatherσυνάξωsynaxō
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synaxō” appears- my grainσῖτονsiton
wheat
Wheat; the grain and the food made from it.
Where else “siton” appears- my goodsἀγαθάagatha
possessions
What one owns, possessions.
Where else “agatha” appears
The context
17And he was reasoning within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to gather my crops?’
18 · This verse (above)
19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’
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?