Verse 17
Luke 12:17
Bible in Basic English
17
And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ⸀ἑαυτῷ λέγων· Τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου;
English Translation
And he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, for I have no place to gather my fruits?
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Chapter 12 Context
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At that time, when thousands of the people had come together, in such numbers that they were crushin...
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But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.
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So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have s...
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And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to d...
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But I will make clear to you of whom you are to be in fear: of him who after death has power to send...
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6
Are not five sparrows given in exchange for two farthings? and God (Elohim) has every one of them in...
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But even the hairs of your head are numbered. Have no fear: you are of more value than a flock of sp...
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And I say to you that to everyone who gives witness to me before men, the Son of man will give witne...
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9
But if anyone says before men that he has no knowledge of me, I will say that I have no knowledge of...
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10
And if anyone says a word against the Son of man, he will have forgiveness: but for him who says evi...
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11
And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought abo...
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12
For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.
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13
And one of the people said to him, Master, give an order to my brother to make division of the herit...
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14
But he said, Man, who made me a judge or a maker of decisions for you?
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15
And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's lif...
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And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:
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And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.
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And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I wil...
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And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of y...
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But God (Elohim) said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then...
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So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God...
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22
And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about wha...
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Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?
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Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have n...
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And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?
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If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?
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Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solo...
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28
But if God (Elohim) gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorr...
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And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.
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30
For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that yo...
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31
But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.
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Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselv...
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For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.
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35
Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.
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36
And be like men who are looking for their lord, when he comes back from the bride-feast; so that whe...
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37
Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make hims...
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38
And if he comes in the second division of the night or in the third, and they are watching for him,...
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39
But be certain of this, that if the master of the house had had knowledge of the time when the thief...
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40
So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.
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41
And Peter said to him, Lord, are these words said to us only, or to all men?
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42
And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of...
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43
Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.
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44
Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods.
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45
But if that servant says to himself, My lord is a long time coming; and goes about giving blows to t...
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46
The lord of that servant will come at a time when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he...
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47
And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as...
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48
But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small numbe...
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49
I came to send a fire on the earth, and it may even now have been lighted.
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50
But there is a baptism which I have to undergo; and how am I kept back till it is complete!
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51
Is it your opinion that I have come to give peace on earth? I say to you, No, but division:
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52
For from this time, a family of five in one house will be on opposite sides, three against two and t...
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They will be at war, the father against his son, and the son against his father; mother against daug...
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54
Then he said to the people, When you see a cloud coming up in the west, straight away you say, There...
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55
And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, There will be heat; and so it is.
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56
O false ones! the face of the earth and the heaven is clear to you; how is it that the signs of thes...
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57
And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right?
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58
For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an a...
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59
I say to you, You will not come out of it till you have made payment to the very last farthing.
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- Luke
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- Chapter 12 (59 verses)
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