King James Version
What Does Luke 12:34 Mean?
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Context
32
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
34
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
35
Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
36
And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(34) **For where your treasure is.**—See Note on Matthew 6:21.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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