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Forγάρwhereὅπουyour treasureὁ θησαυρὸς ὑμῶνis,ἐστινthereἐκεῖyour heartἡ καρδία ὑμῶνwillἔσταιalsoκαὶbe.ἔσται
Luke 12:34
Study it in the app“For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:34, word by word
- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- your treasureθησαυρὸςthēsauros
treasure
Stored-up wealth, or what one values most in life.
Where else “thēsauros” appears- isἐστινestin
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “estin” appears- your heartκαρδίαkardia
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardia” appears
Parallel passages
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Treasures in heaven
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
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Luke 12:33-34
33Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys. 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.
19“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and woodworm destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal; 20but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor woodworm destroys, and where thieves do not dig through or steal; 21for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
The context
33Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.
34 · This verse (above)
35Let your waists be girded and your lamps burning,
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?