Luke 12:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And one of the people said to him, Master, give an order to my brother to make division of the heritage with me.

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  • 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 Bitter talk of men who, being evil in mind and dead to what is true, take the faith to be a way of making profit.
  • Ezek 33:31 : 31 And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.
  • Luke 6:45 : 45 The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.
  • Acts 8:18-19 : 18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying, 19 Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.
  • Ps 17:14 : 14 With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth: they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.

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    14 But he said, Man, who made me a judge or a maker of decisions for you?

    15 And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

    16 And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

  • 12 For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.

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    11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

    12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.

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    25 And a certain teacher of the law got up and put him to the test, saying, Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

    26 And he said to him, What does the law say, in your reading of it?

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    35 And there came to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Master, will you give us whatever may be our request?

    36 And he said to them, What would you have me do for you?

    37 And they said to him, Let us be seated, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.

  • 7 But those workmen said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death, and the heritage will be ours.

  • 40 And Jesus, answering, said, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say on.

  • Luke 16:1-2
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    1 And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

    2 And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.

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    12 Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.

    13 But he in answer said to one of them, Friend, I do you no wrong: did you not make an agreement with me for a penny?

    14 Take what is yours, and go away; it is my pleasure to give to this last, even as to you.

  • 17 And while he was going out into the way, a man came running to him, and went down on his knees, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

  • 39 And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.

  • 15 And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.

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    41 And Peter said to him, Lord, are these words said to us only, or to all men?

    42 And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?

  • 16 And one came to him and said, Master, what good thing have I to do, so that I may have eternal life?

  • 25 Now a great number of people went with him.

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    47 And one said to him, See, your mother and your brothers are outside, desiring to have talk with you.

    48 But he in answer said to him who gave the news, Who is my mother and who are my brothers?

  • 18 And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?

  • 15 Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.

  • 10 And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

  • 10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

  • 1 Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:

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    12 And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?

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    16 And he said, What are you questioning them about?

    17 And one of the number said to him in answer, Master, I came to you with my son, who has in him a spirit which takes away his power of talking;

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  • 11 And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.

  • 59 And he said to another, Come after me. But he said, Lord, let me first go and give the last honours to my father.

  • 26 And he sent for one of the servants, questioning him about what it might be.

  • 45 And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,

  • 14 But when the workmen saw him, they said to one another, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property: let us put him to death and the heritage will be ours.

  • 3 And he made a story for them, saying,

  • 20 And he said to them, It is one of the twelve, one who is putting his bread with me into the same plate.