Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what evil may happen on earth.
Luke 12:17 - Revised Standard Version and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he considered and debated within himself, What shall I do? I have no place [in which] to gather together my harvest. American Standard Version (1901) and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits? Common English Bible He said to himself, What will I do? I have no place to store my harvest! Catholic Public Domain Version And he thought within himself, saying: 'What should I do? For I have nowhere to gather together my crops.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? |
Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you know not what evil may happen on earth.
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him, and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
Give to him who begs from you, and do not refuse him who would borrow from you.
And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, everything is clean for you.
And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully;
And 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.
And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat, nor about your body, what you shall put on.
And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be of anxious mind.
Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
And the steward said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the stewardship away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal habitations.
And when Jesus heard it, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very little, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
And he answered them, “He who has two coats, let him share with him who has none; and he who has food, let him do likewise.”
Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?”
As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches but on God who richly furnishes us with everything to enjoy.
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.