Luke
Luke 12:21
21This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is how | Οὕτως | Houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| anyone who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| stores up treasure | θησαυρίζων | thēsaurizōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2343 I store up, treasure up, save |
| for himself | ἑαυτῷ | heautō | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| but | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| is not rich | πλουτῶν | ploutōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4147 I become rich |
| toward | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| God | Θεὸν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Cross-references
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Matthew 6:19–20 · Luke 12:33 · James 2:5 · James 5:1–3 · Revelation 2:9 · 1 Timothy 6:18–19 · Habakkuk 2:9 · Hosea 10:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.