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Then someone called from the crowd, “Teacher, please tell my brother to divide our father’s estate with me.”
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Jesus replied, “Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?”
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Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”
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Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.
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He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’
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Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods.
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And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
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“But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’
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“Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”