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|And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

|And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

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|And He told them a parable, saying, "The farmland of a certain rich man yielded abundantly:

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|And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

|And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

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|And he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, because I have no space left to store my harvest?'

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|And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

|And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

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|And he said, 'This is what I'll do: I will tear down my barns, and rebuild them even larger; and that's where I will store all my harvest and my goods.'

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|And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

|And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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|And I will say to myself, 'You have stored many years worth of provisions; take a rest, eat, drink, and be merry.'

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|But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

|But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

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|But God said to him, 'You fool, tonight your soul shall meet its maker: who, then, shall all that you have acquired belong to?'

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|So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

|So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

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|Such is a man that focuses on acquiring wealth for himself, and loses his focus on God."

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|And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

|And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

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|And He said to his disciples, "Therefore I say to you, do not focus selfishly on your life, on what you eat; on preening yourself, or over the fashions you wear.

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|The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

|The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

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|Life is more than just sustaining yourself, and the body is more than just clothing.

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|I'm not sure about this one - please verify

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|Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

|Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

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|Consider the ravens: for they neither plant or harvest; they don't have a storehouse nor barn; and yet God feeds them: how much better off are you than the birds?

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