ACV(i)
15 And he said to them, Watch, and keep away from greed, because to any man, life to him is not in the abundance of things possessed by him.
16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth well.
17 And he pondered within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have nowhere I will store my crops?
18 And he said, I will do this. I will dismantle my barns, and I will build greater, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou have many goods laid up for many years. Take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
20 But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?
21 So is he who stores up for himself, and is not being rich toward God.
22 And he said to his disciples, Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, nor for the body, what ye may wear.
23 For the life is more than the food, and the body, the clothing.
24 Consider the ravens, because they do not sow, nor do they reap, for which there is no storehouse nor barn, and God feeds them. How much ye are worth more than the birds.
25 And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his age?
26 If then ye are not able to do even the least, why are ye anxious about the rest?
27 Consider the lilies, how they grow. They toil not, nor do they spin, and I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.
28 And if God so clothes the grass in the field, which today is, and tomorrow being cast into the oven, how much more you, O ye of little faith?
29 And do not seek what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, and do not be unsettled.
30 For the nations of the world seek all these things, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things.
31 However, seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.