Luke 12:16
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
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- Gen 26:12-14 : 12 And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold: and Jehovah blessed him. 13 And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great: 14 and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.
- Gen 41:47-49 : 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left off numbering; for it was without number.
- Job 12:6 : 6 The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly] .
- Ps 73:3 : 3 For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- Ps 73:12 : 12 Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
- Hos 2:8 : 8 For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.
- Matt 5:45 : 45 that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
- Acts 14:17 : 17 And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
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- Luke 12:17-215 verses85%
17and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?
18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
20But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
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15And 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.
- Luke 16:1-22 verses80%
1And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.
2And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.
- Mark 12:1-22 verses78%
1And he began to speak unto them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a pit for the winepress, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.
2And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard.
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2The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;
- Mark 4:25-262 verses76%
25For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
26And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;
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3And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow;
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12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.
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19Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:
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22And he that was sown among the thorns, this is he that heareth the word; and the care of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
23And he that was sown upon the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who verily beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
24Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that sowed good seed in his field:
- Mark 4:7-82 verses75%
7And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.
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6And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.
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6But this [I say], He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
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16But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:
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41And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
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4And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:
5The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it.
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9And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.
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8and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
- Luke 8:8-92 verses74%
8And other fell into the good ground, and grew, and brought forth fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.
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14And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of [this] life, and bring no fruit to perfection.
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18Hear then ye the parable of the sower.
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19and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
20And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.
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3And he spake unto them this parable, saying,
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11Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.
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12He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
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24And Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
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33And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it;
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12And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold: and Jehovah blessed him.
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23And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
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1And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury.
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23And Jesus said unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, It is hard for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.
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31Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
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11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches] ?
12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?
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3Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:
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9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends by means of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it shall fail, they may receive you into the eternal tabernacles.
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18He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?