Luke 12:16
And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:
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- Gen 26:12-14 : 12 Now Isaac, planting seed in that land, got in the same year fruit a hundred times as much, for the blessing of the Lord was on him. 13 And his wealth became very great, increasing more and more; 14 For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.
- Gen 41:47-49 : 47 Now in the seven good years the earth gave fruit in masses. 48 And Joseph got together all the food of those seven years, and made a store of food in the towns: the produce of the fields round every town was stored up in the town. 49 So he got together a store of grain like the sand of the sea; so great a store that after a time he gave up measuring it, for it might not be measured.
- Job 12:6 : 6 There is wealth in the tents of those who make destruction, and those by whom God is moved to wrath are safe; even those whose god is their strength.
- Ps 73:3 : 3 Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.
- Ps 73:12 : 12 Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased.
- Hos 2:8 : 8 For she had no knowledge that it was I who gave her the grain and the wine and the oil, increasing her silver and gold which they gave to the Baal.
- Matt 5:45 : 45 So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.
- Acts 14:17 : 17 But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.
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- Luke 12:17-215 verses85%
17 And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.
18 And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.
20 But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?
21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
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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.
- Luke 16:1-22 verses80%
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.
- Mark 12:1-22 verses78%
1 And he gave them teaching in the form of stories. A man had a vine-garden planted, and put a wall about it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and put up a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country.
2 And when the time came, he sent a servant to get from the workmen some of the fruit of the garden.
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2 The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;
- Mark 4:25-262 verses76%
25 He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.
26 And he said, Such is the kingdom of God, as if a man put seed in the earth,
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3 And he gave them teaching in the form of a story, saying, A man went out to put seed in the earth;
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12 Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
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19 Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day.
- Matt 13:22-243 verses75%
22 And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit.
23 And the seed which was put in good earth, this is he who gives ear to the word, and gets the sense of it; who gives fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
24 And he gave them another story, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a man who put good seed in his field:
- Mark 4:7-82 verses75%
7 And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.
8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, coming up and increasing, and giving thirty, sixty, and a hundred times as much.
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6 And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit.
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6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.
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16 And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.
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41 And he took a seat by the place where the money was kept, and saw how the people put money into the boxes: and a number who had wealth put in much.
- Luke 8:4-52 verses74%
4 And when a great number of people came together, and men from every town went out to him, he gave them teaching in the form of a story:
5 A man went out to put in seed, and while he was doing it, some was dropped by the wayside and it was crushed under foot, and was taken by the birds of heaven.
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9 And he gave the people this story: A man made a vine-garden and gave the use of it to some field-workers and went into another country for a long time.
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8 And some, falling on good earth, gave fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, some thirty times as much.
- Luke 8:8-92 verses74%
8 And some falling on good earth, came up and gave fruit a hundred times as much. And with these words he said in a loud voice, He who has ears, let him give ear.
9 And his disciples put questions to him about the point of the story.
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14 And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit.
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18 Give ear, then, to the story of the man who put the seed in the earth.
- Mark 4:19-202 verses73%
19 And the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, and the desire for other things coming in, put a stop to the growth of the word, and it gives no fruit.
20 And these are they who were planted on the good earth; such as give ear to the word, and take it into their hearts, and give fruit, thirty and sixty and a hundred times as much.
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3 And he made a story for them, saying,
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11 Now this is the point of the story: The seed is the word of God.
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12 So he said, A certain man of high birth went into a far-away country to get a kingdom for himself, and to come back.
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24 And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!
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33 And with a number of such stories he gave them his teaching, as they were able to take it:
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12 Now Isaac, planting seed in that land, got in the same year fruit a hundred times as much, for the blessing of the Lord was on him.
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23 And Jesus, looking round about, said to his disciples, How hard it is for those who have wealth to come into the kingdom of God!
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1 And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box.
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23 And Jesus said to his disciples, Truly I say to you, It is hard for a man with much money to go into the kingdom of heaven.
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31 He put another story before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed which a man took and put in his field:
- Luke 16:11-122 verses72%
11 If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?
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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3 A man went out to put seed in the earth:
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9 And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.
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18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?