Focused Passage

Luke 12:13-21

Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready

Luke moves from warning against hypocrisy to fearless confession, from greed exposed to kingdom trust, from anxiety corrected to watchful readiness, from faithful stewardship to divisive allegiance, and from interpreting weather signs to settling accounts before judgment.

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13Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”

15And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

16Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

17So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

18Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’

20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

21This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

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Verse 13

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-δέG1161ConjunctionSomeoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularinἐκG1537PrepositiontheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularcrowdὄχλουG3793Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularsaidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularTeacherΔιδάσκαλεG1320Noun - Vocative Masculine SingulartellεἰπὲG2036Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularbrotherἀδελφῷG80Noun - Dative Masculine Singularto divideμερίσασθαιG3307Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddletheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularinheritanceκληρονομίανG2817Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwithμετ’G3326PrepositionmeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Verse 14

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular[Jesus] repliedεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularManἌνθρωπεG444Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularwhoτίςG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularappointedκατέστησενG2525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularjudgeκριτὴνG2923Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularorG2228ConjunctionexecutorμεριστὴνG3312Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularbetweenἐφ’G1909PrepositionyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 15

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AndδὲG1161ConjunctionHe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314PrepositionthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralWatch outὉρᾶτεG3708Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionGuard yourselvesφυλάσσεσθεG5442Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person PluralagainstἀπὸG575Prepositionevery [form of]πάσηςG3956Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingulargreedπλεονεξίαςG4124Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularforὅτιG3754Conjunctionone’sτινὶG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularlifeζωὴG2222Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbdoes not consistἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularabundanceπερισσεύεινG4052Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveofἐκG1537PrepositionvvvτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralhisαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularpossessionsὑπαρχόντωνG5225Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 16

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ThenδὲG1161ConjunctionHe toldΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .πρὸςG4314PrepositionthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plurala parableπαραβολὴνG3850Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularTheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulargroundχώραG5561Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof a certainτινὸςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularrichπλουσίουG4145Adjective - Genitive Masculine SingularmanἈνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularproduced an abundanceεὐφόρησενG2164Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 17

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SoκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe thoughtδιελογίζετοG1260Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingulartoἐνG1722PrepositionhimselfἑαυτῷG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularWhatΤίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularshall I doποιήσωG4160Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularsinceὅτιG3754ConjunctionI haveἔχωG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularnowhereοὐκG3756Adverb. . .ποῦG4226Adverbto storeσυνάξωG4863Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralcropsκαρπούςG2590Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 18

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ThenκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularThis [is what]ΤοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularI will doποιήσωG4160Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularI will tear downκαθελῶG2507Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralbarnsἀποθήκαςG596Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwill buildοἰκοδομήσωG3618Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularbigger [ones]μείζοναςG3173Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - ComparativeandκαὶG2532ConjunctionthereἐκεῖG1563AdverbI will store upσυνάξωG4863Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularallπάνταG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularmyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulargrainσῖτονG4621Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[my]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralgoodsἀγαθάG18Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 19

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ThenκαὶG2532ConjunctionI will sayἐρῶG2046Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingulartoτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularmyselfμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular. . .ψυχῇG5590Noun - Dative Feminine SingularYouΨυχήG5590Noun - Vocative Feminine SingularhaveἔχειςG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singularplenty ofπολλὰG4183Adjective - Accusative Neuter Pluralgood thingsἀγαθὰG18Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plurallaid upκείμεναG2749Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter PluralforεἰςG1519PrepositionmanyπολλάG4183Adjective - Accusative Neuter PluralyearsἔτηG2094Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralTake it easyἀναπαύουG373Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person SingularEatφάγεG5315Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulardrinkπίεG4095Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular[and] be merryεὐφραίνουG2165Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 20

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ButδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidΕἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto himαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular[You] foolἌφρωνG878Adjective - Vocative Masculine SingularThisταύτῃG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine SingularveryτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularnightνυκτὶG3571Noun - Dative Feminine SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularlifeψυχήνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularwill be requiredἀπαιτοῦσινG523Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralofἀπὸG575PrepositionyouσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularThenδὲG1161ConjunctionwhoτίνιG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singularwill ownἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Pluralyou have accumulatedἡτοίμασαςG2090Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Verse 21

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This is how [it will be for]ΟὕτωςG3779Adverbanyone whoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularstores up treasureθησαυρίζωνG2343Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularfor himselfἑαυτῷ*G1438Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularbutκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361Adverbis not richπλουτῶνG4147Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartowardεἰςG1519PrepositionGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

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