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Luke 12:20-21 KJV
Luke · chapter 12 · verses 20–21
20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.Luke 12:20-21 · King James Version
Luke 12:20-21 in context
18And 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.
19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
23The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
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Key words (Strong's)
- requiredapaiteōto ask back, demand back, exact something dueG523 →
- treasurethēsaurizōto gather and lay up, to heap up, store up, to accumulate riches, to keep in store, store…G2343 →
- himselfheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- towardeisinto, unto, to, towards, for, amongG1519 →
- nightnyxnight, metaph. the time when work ceases, the time of death, the time for deeds of sin…G3571 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- foolaphrōnwithout reason, senseless, foolish, stupid, without reflection or intelligence, acting…G878 →
- soulpsychēbreath, the breath of life, the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in…G5590 →
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We have in these verses, I. The application that was made to Christ, very unseasonably, by one of his hearers, desiring him to interpose between him and his brother in a matter that concerned the estate of the family (Luk 12:13): "Master, speak to my brother; speak as a prophet, speak as a king, speak with authority;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-21