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| Jesus preaches to his apostles to avoid hypocrisy |
| and warns against covetousness, by the parable of the man who set up greater barns. |
13 Εἶπεν
δὲ
τις
ἐκ
τοῦ
ὄχλου
αὐτῷ·
διδάσκαλε,
εἰπὲ
τῷ
ἀδελφῷ
μου
μερίσασθαι
μετ’
ἐμοῦ
τὴν
κληρονομίαν.
14 ὁ
δὲ
εἶπεν
αὐτῷ·
ἄνθρωπε,
τις
με
κατέστησεν
κριτὴν
ἢ
μεριστὴν
ἐφ’
ὐμᾶς;
15 εἶπεν
δὲ
πρὸς
αὐτοὺς·
ὁρᾶτε
καὶ
φυλάσσεσθε
ἀπὸ
πάσης
πλεονεξίας,
ὅτι
οὐκ
ἐν
τῷ
περισσεύειν
τινὶ
ἡ
ζωὴ
αὐτοῦ
ἐστιν
ἐκ
τῶν
ὑπαρχόντων
αὐτῷ.
16 Εἶπεν
δὲ
παραβολὴν
πρὸς
αὐτοὺς
λέγων·
ἀνθρώπου
τινὸς
πλουσίου
εὐφόρησεν
ἡ
χώρα.
17 καὶ
διελογίζετο
ἐν
ἑαυτῷ
λέγων·
τί
ποιήσω,
ὅτι
οὐκ
ἔχω
ποῦ
συνάξω
τοὺς
καρπούς
μου;
18 καὶ
εἶπεν·
τοῦτο
ποιήσω,
καθελῶ
μου
τὰς
ἀποθήκας
καὶ
μείζονας
οἰκοδομήσω
καὶ
συνάξω
ἐκεῖ
πάντα
τὸν
σῖτον
καὶ
τὰ
ἀγαθά
μου
19 καὶ
ἐρῶ
τῇ
ψυχῇ
μου,
ψυχή,
ἔχεις
πολλὰ
ἀγαθὰ
κείμενα
εἰς
ἔτη
πολλά·
ἀναπαύου,
φάγε,
πίε,
εὐφραίνου.
20 εἶπεν
δὲ
αὐτῷ
ὁ
θεὸς·
ἄφρων,
ταύτῃ
τῇ
νυκτὶ
τὴν
ψυχήν
σου
αἰτοῦσιν
ἀπὸ
σοῦ·
ἃ
δὲ
ἡτοίμασας
τίνι
ἔσται;
21 οὕτως
ὁ
θησαυρίζων
ἑαυτῷ
καὶ
μὴ
εἰς
θεὸν
πλουτῶν.
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| We must not worry about earthly things, |
| but seek the kingdom of God; |
| be ready at a knock to open to our Lord whensoever he comes. |
| Jesus' disciples are to see to their charges, |
| and look for persecution. |
| The people must take this time of grace; |
| because it is a fearful thing to die without reconciliation. |
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