from mortals—by your hand, O Lord— from mortals whose portion in life is in this world. May their bellies be filled with what you have stored up for them; may their children have more than enough; may they leave something over to their little ones.
Luke 12:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then 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. Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said, I will do this: I will pull down my storehouses and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain or produce and my goods. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods. Common English Bible Then he thought, Here’s what I’ll do. I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. That’s where I’ll store all my grain and goods. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said: 'This is what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build larger ones. And into these, I will gather all the things that have been grown for me, as well as my goods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and will build greater; and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods. |
from mortals—by your hand, O Lord— from mortals whose portion in life is in this world. May their bellies be filled with what you have stored up for them; may their children have more than enough; may they leave something over to their little ones.
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’
So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”
Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!
For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone,
This is not wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish.
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town and spend a year there, doing business and making money.”
Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wishes, we will live and do this or that.”