Luke 12:17 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)17 so he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, because I do not have any [more] room to store my crops?’ See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176917 and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition17 And he considered and debated within himself, What shall I do? I have no place [in which] to gather together my harvest. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)17 and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits? See the chapterCommon English Bible17 He said to himself, What will I do? I have no place to store my harvest! See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version17 And he thought within himself, saying: 'What should I do? For I have nowhere to gather together my crops.' See the chapter |
Therefore, I tell you, make friends for yourselves by using worldly wealth, so that when it fails [i.e., when you run out of money] they [i.e., the friends you made with its wise and benevolent use] may welcome you into the eternal [i.e., heavenly] dwelling places. [Note: The idea here seems to be that by your shrewd use of material possessions for the benefit of others, you are actually storing up treasures for yourself in heaven].
Sell your possessions and give [the money] to poor people; provide yourselves with money belts that do not wear out [i.e., from the constant use of carrying much money all the time, instead of investing it in others’ needs]. [Then you will possess] an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief can approach, nor moth destroy.