11 translations · Greek
Luke 12:15
He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
Luke 12:15 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
- KJV King James Version
- And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And 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.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And He said to them, “Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because his life is not in the abundance of one’s goods.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- “Watch out, and beware of all greedy thoughts and actions, for a person's life isn't summed up by all the things they own.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man’s life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| εἶπεν | eipen | He said | G2036 εἶπον to say |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 δέ then |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 πρός to/with |
| αὐτούς | autous | them | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| Ὁρᾶτε | Horate | Watch out | G3708 ὁράω to see: see |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| φυλάσσεσθε | phylassesthe | Guard yourselves | G5442 φυλάσσω to keep/guard: observe |
| ἀπὸ | apo | against | G575 ἀπό away from |
| πάσης | pasēs | every [form of] | G3956 πᾶς all |
| πλεονεξίας | pleonexias | greed | G4124 πλεονεξία greediness |
| ὅτι | hoti | for | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| οὐκ | ouk | — | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| περισσεύειν | perisseuein | abundance | G4052 περισσεύω to exceed |
| τινὶ | tini | one’s | G5100 τις one |
| ἡ | hē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ζωὴ | zōē | life | G2222 ζωή life |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | — | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐστιν | estin | does not consist | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἐκ | ek | of | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὑπαρχόντων | hyparchontōn | possessions | G5225 ὑπάρχω be already |
| αὐτῷ | autō | his | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Hebrews 13:5
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”
- 1 Timothy 6:6–10
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out. But having food and clothing, we will be content with that. …
- Psalm 119:36–37
Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
- Proverbs 15:16
Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.
- Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
- Matthew 6:25–26
Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
- Ecclesiastes 5:10–16
He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity. When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes? The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep. …
- Luke 16:14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they scoffed at him.
- Luke 8:14
That which fell among the thorns, these are those who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
- 2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
13 One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”
15 He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”
16 He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.
17 He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’
Read all of Luke 12 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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