12:13 Then ¹  someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell ²  my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 12:14 But Jesus ³  said to him, “Man, ⁴  who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?” ⁵  12:15 Then ⁶  he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself from ⁷  all types of greed, ⁸  because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” 12:16 He then ⁹  told them a parable: ¹⁰  “The land of a certain rich man produced ¹¹  an abundant crop, 12:17 so ¹²  he thought to himself, ¹³  ‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ ¹⁴  12:18 Then ¹⁵  he said, ‘I ¹⁶  will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 12:19 And I will say to myself, ¹⁷  “You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’ 12:20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life ¹⁸  will be demanded back from ¹⁹  you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ ²⁰  12:21 So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, ²¹  but is not rich toward God.”

12:22 Then ²²  Jesus ²³  said to his ²⁴  disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry ²⁵  about your ²⁶  life, what you will eat, or about your ²⁷  body, what you will wear. 12:23 For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing. 12:24 Consider the ravens: ²⁸  They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds ²⁹  them. How much more valuable are you than the birds! 12:25 And which of you by worrying ³⁰  can add an hour to his life? ³¹  12:26 So if ³²  you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about ³³  the rest? 12:27 Consider how the flowers ³⁴  grow; they do not work ³⁵  or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these! 12:28 And if ³⁶  this is how God clothes the wild grass, ³⁷  which is here ³⁸  today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, ³⁹  how much more ⁴⁰  will he clothe you, you people of little faith! 12:29 So ⁴¹  do not be overly concerned about ⁴²  what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things. ⁴³  12:30 For all the nations of the world pursue ⁴⁴  these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 12:31 Instead, pursue ⁴⁵  his ⁴⁶  kingdom, ⁴⁷  and these things will be given to you as well.