Luke 12:18

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 17:14 : 14 From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
  • Luke 12:21 : 21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
  • Luke 18:4 : 4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
  • Luke 18:6 : 6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unrighteous judge saith.
  • Jas 3:15 : 15 This wisdom is not [a wisdom] that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
  • Jas 4:15 : 15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 88%

    15And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

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

    17and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

  • 86%

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

    20But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

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

    22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for [your] life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

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    33Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

    34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

  • 14that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

  • 10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

  • 9What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

  • Luke 16:3-4
    2 verses
    72%

    3And the steward said within himself, What shall I do, seeing that my lord taketh away the stewardship from me? I have not strength to dig; to beg I am ashamed.

    4I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

  • Mark 12:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.

    2And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.

  • 6But this [I say], He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • Matt 6:19-20
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    19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

    20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

  • 12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

  • 4I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;

  • 1And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

  • 15Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?

  • 28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have [wherewith] to complete it?

  • 2The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;

  • 47Verily I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

  • 12lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

  • 18He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

  • 26I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.

  • 31Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.

  • 9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.

  • 18But he that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

  • 22He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;

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    28Take ye away therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath the ten talents.

    29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.

  • 25For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

  • 14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.

  • 30saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

  • 11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.

  • 44Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

  • 12and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of [thy] substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

  • 48he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded.

  • 17and [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.

  • 42And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

  • 41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

  • 12I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I get.

  • 22And when Jesus heard it, he said unto him, One thing thou lackest yet: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

  • 17But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

  • 26But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;

  • 13Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain: