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Luke 12:17 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? "
Luke 12:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
15 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.
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
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Luke 12:1
"In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."
Luke 12:2
"For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known."
Luke 12:3
"Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops."
Luke 12:4
"And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do."
Luke 12:5
"But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him."
Luke 12:6
"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?"
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