Luke 12:33

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

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  • Matt 19:21 : 21 Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.
  • Matt 6:19-21 : 19 Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away. 20 But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away: 21 For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.
  • Luke 18:22 : 22 And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
  • Acts 2:45 : 45 And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.
  • Acts 4:34-35 : 34 And no one among them was in need; for everyone who had land or houses, exchanging them for money, took the price of them, 35 And put it at the feet of the Apostles for distribution to everyone as he had need.
  • Luke 12:21 : 21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
  • Luke 16:9 : 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.
  • John 12:6 : 6 (He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
  • Hag 1:6 : 6 Much has been planted, but little got in; you take food, but have not enough; you take drink, but are not full; you are clothed, but no one is warm; and he who gets payment for his work, gets it to put it into a bag full of holes.
  • 2 Cor 8:2 : 2 How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.
  • 1 Tim 6:17-19 : 17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use; 18 And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another; 19 Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.
  • Jas 5:1-3 : 1 Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you. 2 Your wealth is unclean and insects have made holes in your clothing. 3 Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.
  • Luke 11:41 : 41 But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.

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    34For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

    35Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

  • Matt 6:19-21
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    19Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

    20But make a store for yourselves in heaven, where it will not be turned to dust and where thieves do not come in to take it away:

    21For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

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    29And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

    30For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

    31But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

    32Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

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    15And 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.

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

    17And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

    18And 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.

    19And 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.

    20But 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?

    21So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

    22And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

  • 9Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;

  • 22And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

  • Jas 5:2-3
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    2Your wealth is unclean and insects have made holes in your clothing.

    3Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.

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    21Jesus said to him, If you have a desire to be complete, go, get money for your property, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come after me.

    22But hearing these words the young man went away sorrowing: for he had much property.

  • 36And he said to them, But now, he who has a money-bag, or a bag for food, let him take it: and he who has not, let him give his coat for money and get a sword.

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    43Then will the upright be shining as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him give ear.

    44The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

  • Matt 6:31-33
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    31Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

    32Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

    33But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

  • Matt 6:1-4
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    1Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

    2When then you give money to the poor, do not make a noise about it, as the false-hearted men do in the Synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly, I say to you, They have their reward.

    3But when you give money, let not your left hand see what your right hand does:

    4So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

  • 21And Jesus, looking on him and loving him, said, There is one thing needed: go, get money for your goods, and give it to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven: and come with me.

  • 34For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.

  • 9And 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.

  • Matt 6:24-25
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    24No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

    25So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?

  • 33And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.

  • 41But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.

  • 30Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

  • 12Because 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.

  • 43And he made his disciples come to him, and said to them, Truly I say to you, This poor widow has put in more than all those who are putting money into the box:

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    11If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?

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

    13No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

  • 25He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

  • 5Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.

  • 41And 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.

  • 6But 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.