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Luke 12:17

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After thinking things through, the man said to himself, ‘What shall I do? I've nowhere to store my crops.

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Share what you own with seven or eight people, for you never know what disaster could happen.

Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house. When you see people naked, give them clothes, and don't reject your own relatives.

The disciples started arguing among themselves. “He's saying that because we didn't bring any bread,” they concluded.

Give to those who ask you, and don't turn away those who want to borrow from you.

Once an expert in religious law stood up and tried to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “What do I have to do to gain eternal life?”

If, acting from within, you do acts of kindness to others, then everything will be clean to you.

Then he told them a story as an illustration. “Once there was a rich man who owned land that was very productive.

I know what I'll do,’ he decided. ‘I'll pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and then I'll be able to store all my crops and everything I own.

Jesus told his disciples, “That's why I tell you don't worry about life, about what to eat, or about what clothes you should wear.

Don't be concerned about what you're going to eat or drink—don't worry about it.

Sell what you have, and give the money to the poor. Get yourselves purses that don't wear out: treasure in heaven that will never run out, where no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.

The manager said to himself, ‘Now what will I do since my master is going to fire me from my job? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm ashamed to beg.

I tell you, use the wealth of this world to make friends for yourselves so that when it's gone, you'll be welcomed into an eternal home.

When Jesus heard this he told the man, “You still lack one thing. Go and sell all you have, give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come and follow me!”

‘Well done! You're a good servant,’ said the king. ‘Since you proved yourself trustworthy in a very small matter, I'm placing you in charge of ten cities.’

“If you have two coats, then share with someone who doesn't have one. If you have food, then share with those who don't,” he told them.

He escorted them out and asked them, “Sirs, what do I have to do so I can be saved?”

When the people heard this they were conscience-stricken. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”

Share in providing for the needs of God's people, and welcome strangers with hospitality.

Warn those who are rich in the present world not to become proud. Tell them not to place their trust in wealth that is so insecure but in God who so freely gives us everything for our enjoyment.

This is how we know what love is: Jesus laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our Christian brothers and sisters.




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