Luke 12:18

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Then he said [to himself], ‘This is what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build larger [ones]; then I will store all my grain and [other] goods there [i.e., farm supplies].

Cross References

Matthew 6:26

Look at the birds in the sky; they do not plant seeds or harvest [a crop] or store [things] in barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them [adequately]. Are you not a lot more valuable than they are?

Luke 12:17

so he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, because I do not have any [more] room to store my crops?’

Luke 12:19

And I will say to myself, ‘Soul, you have plenty of goods [i.e., grain and supplies] stored up for many years, [so], take it easy; eat, drink and have fun.’

Luke 12:21

This is [the way it will be with] the person who stores up treasures for himself, and [yet] is not rich toward God [i.e., does place enough importance on spiritual things].”

Luke 12:24

Look at the ravens; they do not plant seeds or harvest [a crop]; they do not have a storage locker or a barn, and [yet] God feeds them [adequately]. Are you not a lot more valuable than those birds?

Luke 18:4

And for some time the judge refused to do it. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not revere God or respect man,

Luke 18:6

And the Lord said, “Listen to what [even] this unjust judge said [about the widow].

James 3:15

This “wisdom” is not the kind that comes from [God] above, but is earthly, unspiritual and demonic [i.e., it is motivated by an evil spirit and not the Holy Spirit].

James 4:13

Come on now, you people who are saying, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this [or that] city, spend a year there, do business and make some money.”

James 4:15

Instead, you should be saying, “If it is what the Lord wants, we will live and do this or that.”