Luke 12:15 Cross References - Riverside

¹⁵ He said to them, "See to it and be on your guard against every form of covetousness, for not even when one has a superabundance is his life from the things he owns."

²⁵ "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your physical life — what you are to eat or what you are to drink; nor about your body — what you are to wear. Is not the life more than the food and the body more than the clothing? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air. They do not sow nor reap nor gather into barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

²² adulteries, lusts, wickednesses, deceit, sensuality, an evil eye, slander, arrogance, recklessness —

¹⁴ That which fell among thorns means those who hear, and as they go on are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life and bring nothing to completion.

¹⁴ The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all this and they were sneering at him.

³⁴ Take care that your hearts are not dull through overeating and drinking and the cares of life, so that that day may come on you unexpectedly like a trap.

¹⁰ certainly not meaning the unchaste of this world, or the covetous or extortionate or idolaters, since in that case you would have to leave the world. ¹¹ But now I write to you not to associate with any one who is called a brother, if he is unchaste or covetous or idolatrous or abusive or drunken or extortionate — not even to eat with such a one.

¹⁰ nor thieves, nor the avaricious, nor drunkards, nor the abusive, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.

³ Unchastity or any kind of impurity or greediness must not be mentioned among you, as befits holy people; ⁴ nor should there be indecent and foolish talk or jesting, which are unbecoming, but rather thanksgiving. ⁵ For you know well that no unchaste or impure person, no greedy person — who is an idolater — has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

⁵ Treat the members of your earthly bodies as dead — dead to unchastity, impurity, passion, evil desire, and avarice, which is idolatry.

⁶ Religion with contentment is a great source of gain. ⁷ For we brought nothing into the world and we cannot carry anything out. ⁸ If we have food and clothing we will be content with these. ⁹ But those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and injurious passions which plunge men into destruction and ruin. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some men grasping for it have strayed from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pangs.

² for people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, haughty, abusive, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,

⁵ Let your lives be free from the love of money. Be content with what you have. For he has said, "I will not fail you nor will I forsake you."

³ In covetousness they will make gain out of you by their cunning words. But their condemnation from of old has not been inactive, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

¹⁴ They have eyes engrossed with some adulteress, eyes which never cease from sin. They seduce unsteady souls. They have hearts practiced in covetousness. They are children of a curse.