King James Version
Luke 12:15 in the King James Version says “And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the th...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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.”
Luke 12:15 · KJV
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
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.
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“the things which he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Take heed”
G3708by extension, to attend to; by hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“beware”
G5442to watch, i.e., be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid
“of”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“the abundance”
G4052to superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel
“the things which he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“of”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“the things which he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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