Luke 12:15-31 Now He said to them, "See and guard against all greed, for one's life is not in the superfluity of his possessions."

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁵ Now He said to them, "See and guard against all greed, for one's life is not in the superfluity of his possessions." ¹⁶ Now He told them a parable, saying, "The country place of a certain rich man bears well." ¹⁷ And he reasoned in himself, saying, 'What shall I be doing, seeing that I have no where to gather my fruits?'" ¹⁸ And he said, 'This will I be doing: I will pull down my barns, and greater ones will I build, and I will gather there all my grain and my good things." ¹⁹ And I will be declaring to my soul, "Soul, many good things have you laid up for many years. Rest, eat, drink, make merry."'" ²⁰ Yet God said to him, 'Imprudent one! In this night your soul are they demanding from you. Now, what you make ready, whose will it be?'" ²¹ Thus is he who is hoarding for himself and is not rich for God." ²² Now He said to His disciples, "Therefore I am saying to you, Do not worry about the soul, what you may be eating, nor yet about your body, what you should be putting on, ²³ for the soul is more than nourishment and the body than apparel. ²⁴ Consider the ravens, that they are not sowing, neither are they reaping, for which there is no storeroom nor yet barn, and God is nurturing them. Of how much more consequence are you than the flying creatures!" ²⁵ Now who of you by worrying is able to add on to his stature one cubit? ²⁶ If, then, you are not even able for the least, why are you worrying about the rest? ²⁷ Consider the anemones, how they are growing. They are not toiling, neither are they spinning; yet I am saying to you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed as one of these." ²⁸ Now if God is thus garbing the grass in the field, which is today and tomorrow is cast into the stove, how much rather you, scant of faith? ²⁹ And do not you be seeking what you may be eating and what you may be drinking, and be not in suspense." ³⁰ For, for all these the nations of the world are seeking. Now your Father is aware that you need these." ³¹ However, be seeking the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you."