“He said to them,“Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
Luke 12:15 (WEB)
Context Reading
13One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14But he said to him,“Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15He said to them,“Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.” 16He spoke a parable to them, saying,“The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly. 17He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’