¹⁵And he went on to say to them all, “Watch out and guard yourselves from every kind of greed; because a person’s true life is not made up of the things he owns, no matter how rich he may be.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He then told them, “Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not even when someone has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

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