Luk 12:16-21, 16:19-31, Jam 5:1-6 | ESV | STEP | And he told them a parable , saying , The land of a rich man produced plentifully ,

16 And he told them a parable, saying, ^a“The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ^b‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my ^cbarns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up ^dfor many years; relax, ^eeat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, ^f‘Fool! ^gThis night ^hyour soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, ⁱwhose will they be?’ 21 So is the one ^jwho lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

Luke 16:19-31

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in ^kpurple and fine linen and ^lwho feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate ^mwas laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with ⁿwhat fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried by ^othe angels ^pto Abraham’s side. ^{▼▼Greek bosom; also verse 23} The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and in ^rHades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and ^ssaw Abraham far off and Lazarus ^tat his side. 24 And he called out, ^u‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and ^vcool my tongue, for ^wI am in anguish in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that ^xyou in your lifetime received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’ 27 And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him to my father’s house— 28 for I have five brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters}—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’ 29 But Abraham said, ‘They have ^zMoses and the Prophets; ^aalet them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, ^abfather Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear ^acMoses and the Prophets, ^adneither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”

James 5:1-6

Warning to the Rich

1 Come now, ^aeyou rich, weep and howl for the ^afmiseries that are coming upon you. 2 ^agYour riches have rotted and ^ahyour garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. ^aiYou have laid up treasure ^ajin the last days. 4 Behold, ^akthe wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and ^althe cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of ^amthe Lord of hosts. 5 ^anYou have lived on the earth in luxury and ^aoin self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in ^apa day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and ^aqmurdered ^arthe righteous person. He does not resist you.