Luke 12:12–21

¹²For the Holy Spirit will ^mteach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

Parable of the Rich Fool

¹³Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

¹⁴But He said to him, ⁿ“Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” ¹⁵And He said to them, ^o“Take heed and beware of ³covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

¹⁶Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. ¹⁷And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ ¹⁸So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. ¹⁹And I will say to my soul, ^p“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; ^qeat, drink, and be merry.” ’ ²⁰But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night ^ryour soul will be required of you; ^sthen whose will those things be which you have provided?’

²¹“So is he who lays up treasure for himself, ^tand is not rich toward God.”