Luke 12:15-21

New Century Version

¹⁵ Then Jesus said to them, “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. Life is not measured by how much one owns.”

¹⁶ Then Jesus told this story: “There was a rich man who had some land, which grew a good crop. ¹⁷ He thought to himself, ‘What will I do? I have no place to keep all my crops.’ ¹⁸ Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and other goods. ¹⁹ Then I can say to myself, “I have enough good things stored to last for many years. Rest, eat, drink, and enjoy life!”’

²⁰ “But God said to him, ‘Foolish man! Tonight your life will be taken from you. So who will get those things you have prepared for yourself?’

²¹ “This is how it will be for those who store up things for themselves and are not rich toward God.”