Luke 12:4-21

⁴And I say to you, my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

⁵But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him.

⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

⁷But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

⁸Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess me before men, him will the Son of man also confess before the angels of God.

⁹But he that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God.

¹⁰And whoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but to him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven.

¹¹And when they bring you to the synagogues, and before magistrates, and powers, be not solicitous how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

¹²For the Holy Spirit will teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

¹³And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

¹⁴And he said to him, Man, who made me a judge, or a divider over you?

¹⁵And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

¹⁶And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

¹⁷And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to deposit my fruits?

¹⁸And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I deposit all my fruits and my goods.

¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast abundance of goods laid up for many years; take thy ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

²⁰But God said to him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

²¹So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.