Luke 12:16-21

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

Luke 18:24-25

24Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, kHow difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter lthe kingdom of God! 25For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter mthe kingdom of God.”

James 5:1-5

Warning to the Rich

1Come now, nyou rich, weep and howl for the omiseries that are coming upon you. 2 pYour riches have rotted and qyour garments are moth-eaten. 3Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. rYou have laid up treasure sin the last days. 4Behold, tthe wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and uthe cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of vthe Lord of hosts. 5 wYou have lived on the earth in luxury and xin self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in ya day of slaughter.
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