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14 But He told him, Man, who has appointed Me a judge or umpire and divider over you?

15 And He said to them, Guard yourselves and keep free from all covetousness (the immoderate desire for wealth, the greedy longing to have more); for a man’s life does not consist in and is not derived from possessing [a]overflowing abundance or that which is [b]over and above his needs.

16 Then He told them a parable, saying, The land of a rich man was fertile and yielded plentifully.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:15 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon.
  2. Luke 12:15 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.

14 Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” 15 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.”(A)

16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.

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