Luke 12:13 - Plain English Version13 A man in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, my brother is cheating me. Our father died, and he left his things for my brother and me. But my brother took all those things, and he is keeping them for himself. Please tell my brother to be fair to me and give me my part of our father’s things.” See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176913 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition13 Someone from the crowd said to Him, Master, order my brother to divide the inheritance and share it with me. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)13 And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. See the chapterCommon English Bible13 Someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version13 And someone from the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me." See the chapter |
And it’s like that with people too. Good people think about good things, so they do good things. But bad people think about bad things, so they do bad things, and they say bad things. You see, the things people say, show what they think about.” (We have not yet translated 6:46—7:10. You can read those stories and messages in Matthew 7:24-27; 8:5-13.)
Then they keep on arguing with each other. You see, they listened to those wrong teachers and those teachers tricked them. Those wrong teachers made them think the wrong way, so they don’t really know the true message. They think that if they follow God’s way they will get a lot of money, but they are wrong.