Luke.12.16

Luke 12:16

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And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Covetousness Denounced

Cross References

Ezekiel 16:49

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Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

Judgment on Jerusalem

God’s Grace to Unfaithful Jerusalem

Matthew 13:8

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But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

The Parable of the Sower

Luke 12:15

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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.

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Covetousness Denounced

Luke 12:17

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And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?