Luke 12:17-35

¹⁷And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

¹⁸And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.

¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

²⁰But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

²¹So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

²²And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

²³Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

²⁴Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

²⁵And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

²⁶If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

²⁷Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

²⁸But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

²⁹And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

³⁰For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

³¹But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

³²Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

³³Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

³⁴For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

³⁵Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.