Luke:12:13-21
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One of the people in the crowd said ,
Teacher ,
tell my brother to divide with me the things my father left when he died .
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Jesus said ,
Man ,
who made me a judge over you or gave me power to divide your things ?
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Then he said to the people ,
Take care .
Do not be greedy in any way to get more and more things .
Even if a man has much more than he needs ,
it cannot give him life .
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Then he told them a story .
He said ,
A rich man had a farm .
The things that grew on it were many .
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He said to himself , "
What will I do ?
I have no place to keep all the food I have grown ."
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So he said , "
This is what I will do .
I will break down my storehouses and build bigger ones .
I will keep in them all the food and everything I have .
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Then I will say to myself ,
Man ,
you have much in your storehouses for many years .
Rest now .
Eat ,
drink ,
and have a good time ."
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But God said to him , "
You are a fool !
Tonight you will die .
Then who will have all the things you have kept for yourself ?"
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So anyone who keeps things for himself is not rich in the way God wants him to be rich .