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Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. <a href="/nlt/luke/12.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Sell your possessions and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven never get old or develop holes. Your treasure will be safe; no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it. <a href="/esv/luke/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. <a href="/bsb/luke/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. <a href="/blb/luke/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Sell your possessions and give alms; make to yourselves purses not growing old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where thief does not draw near, nor does moth destroy. <a href="/kjv/luke/12.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/luke/12.htm">New King James Version</a> Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. <a href="/nasb_/luke/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor does a moth destroy. <a href="/nasb/luke/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys. <a href="/nasb77/luke/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves purses which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near, nor moth destroys. <a href="/lsb/luke/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Sell your possessions and give it as charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys. <a href="/amp/luke/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Sell your possessions (show compassion) and give [donations] to the poor. Provide money belts for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing and inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. <a href="/csb/luke/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. <a href="/hcsb/luke/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won&#8217t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. <a href="/asv/luke/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. <a href="/cev/luke/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Sell what you have and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves moneybags that never wear out. Make sure your treasure is safe in heaven, where thieves cannot steal it and moths cannot destroy it. <a href="/erv/luke/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> Sell that ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. <a href="/gwt/luke/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Sell your material possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don't wear out! Make a treasure for yourselves in heaven that never loses its value! In heaven thieves and moths can't get close enough to destroy your treasure. <a href="/gnt/luke/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor. Provide for yourselves purses that don't wear out, and save your riches in heaven, where they will never decrease, because no thief can get to them, and no moth can destroy them. <a href="/isv/luke/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don't wear out—a dependable treasure in heaven, where no thief can get close and no moth can destroy anything. <a href="/msb/luke/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. <a href="/net/luke/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out--a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. <a href="/nheb/luke/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys. <a href="/wbt/luke/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Sell what ye have, and give alms: provide yourselves bags which become not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. <a href="/wey/luke/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Sell your possessions and give alms. Provide yourselves with purses that will never wear out, a treasure inexhaustible in Heaven, where no thief can come nor moth consume. <a href="/web/luke/12.htm">World English Bible</a> Sell what you have and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that do not become old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief does not come near, nor moth destroy; <a href="/blb/luke/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Sell your possessions and give alms; make to yourselves purses not growing old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where thief does not draw near, nor does moth destroy. <a href="/ylt/luke/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy; <a href="/slt/luke/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Sell your possessions, and give alms; make to yourselves purses not growing old, an inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where the thief approaches not, nor moth corrupts.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth. <a href="/cpdv/luke/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Sell what you possess, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure that will not fall short, in heaven, where no thief approaches, and no moth corrupts. <a href="/nabre/luke/12.htm">New American Bible</a> Sell your belongings and give alms. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Sell your possessions and give them as alms; make for yourselves purses which do not wear out, and a treasure in heaven that does not run short, where the thief does not come near, and moth does not destroy. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “Sell your possessions and give charity; make for yourselves pouches that do not wear out and treasure that is not diminished in Heaven, where a thief does not come in and a moth does not devour.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Sell what you have, and be charitable. Make for yourselves purses that do not become old, an unfailing treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near, and no moth corrupts. <a href="/godbey/luke/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves purses that will not get old, and treasure in the heavens which can not be stolen, where the thief does not draw nigh, nor the moth corrupt.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Sell all your possessions, and give in charity; make yourselves purses that wax not old, a treasure never failing in the heavens, where no thief approaches, nor doth the moth destroy. <a href="/mace/luke/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a> sell your possessions and give alms, lay up for yourselves a stock not subject to decay, a treasure in the heavens that will never fail, where no thief can approach, nor moth can spoil. <a href="/wey/luke/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Sell your possessions and give alms. Provide yourselves with purses that will never wear out, a treasure inexhaustible in Heaven, where no thief can come nor moth consume. <a href="/worrell/luke/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>Sell what ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses that grow not old, a treasure unfailing in Heaven, where no thief approaches, nor moth corrupts;<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>Sell what ye have, and give alms: provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a never-failing treasure in the heavens, where no thief approacheth nor moth corrupteth:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/12-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=5235" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/12.htm">Do Not Worry</a> …32Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. 33<a href="/greek/4453.htm" title="4453: Pōlēsate (V-AMA-2P) -- To sell, exchange, barter. Probably ultimately from pelomai; to barter, i.e. To sell.">Sell</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5225.htm" title="5225: hyparchonta (V-PPA-ANP) -- To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb).">possessions</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dote (V-AMA-2P) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">give</a> <a href="/greek/1654.htm" title="1654: eleēmosynēn (N-AFS) -- Abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity. From eleos; compassionateness, i.e. beneficence, or a benefaction.">to the poor.</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsate (V-AMA-2P) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">Provide</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautois (RefPro-DM3P) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">yourselves</a> <a href="/greek/905.htm" title="905: ballantia (N-ANP) -- A purse, money-bag. Probably remotely from ballo; a pouch.">with purses</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">that will not</a> <a href="/greek/3822.htm" title="3822: palaioumena (V-PPM/P-ANP) -- To make old, declare obsolete; pass: I grow old, become obsolete. From palaios; to make worn out, or declare obsolete.">wear out,</a> <a href="/greek/413.htm" title="413: anekleipton (Adj-AMS) -- Unfailing. Not left out, i.e. inexhaustible.">an inexhaustible</a> <a href="/greek/2344.htm" title="2344: thēsauron (N-AMS) -- A store-house for precious things; hence: a treasure, a store. From tithemi; a deposit, i.e. Wealth.">treasure</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranois (N-DMP) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven,</a> <a href="/greek/3699.htm" title="3699: hopou (Adv) -- Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot.">where</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">no</a> <a href="/greek/2812.htm" title="2812: kleptēs (N-NMS) -- A thief. From klepto; a stealer.">thief</a> <a href="/greek/1448.htm" title="1448: engizei (V-PIA-3S) -- Trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach. From eggus; to make near, i.e. approach.">approaches</a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Conj) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">and no</a> <a href="/greek/4597.htm" title="4597: sēs (N-NMS) -- A moth. Apparently of Hebrew origin; a moth.">moth</a> <a href="/greek/1311.htm" title="1311: diaphtheirei (V-PIA-3S) -- To destroy, waste; hence met: I corrupt. From diaballo and phtheiro; to rot thoroughly, i.e. to ruin.">destroys.</a> 34For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. <a href="/acts/2-44.htm">Acts 2:44-45</a> All the believers were together and had everything in common. / Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need. <a href="/matthew/19-21.htm">Matthew 19:21</a> Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a> Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. <a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a> Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6-7</a> Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. <a href="/james/2-15.htm">James 2:15-16</a> Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? <a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-7</a> Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? <a href="/hebrews/13-16.htm">Hebrews 13:16</a> And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. <a href="/matthew/25-34.htm">Matthew 25:34-40</a> Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. / For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ ... <a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17-18</a> If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. <a href="/proverbs/11-24.htm">Proverbs 11:24-25</a> One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. / A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-35</a> There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need. <a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a> If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. / Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs. / Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. ... <a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">Galatians 6:9-10</a> Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. / Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Sell that you have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that fails not, where no thief approaches, neither moth corrupts.Sell.<a href="/luke/18-22.htm">Luke 18:22</a> Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.<a href="/matthew/19-21.htm">Matthew 19:21</a> Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.<a href="/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45</a> And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.provide.<a href="/luke/16-9.htm">Luke 16:9</a> And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.<a href="/haggai/1-6.htm">Haggai 1:6</a> Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a> Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/11-41.htm">Alms</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-17.htm">Approaches</a> <a href="/numbers/17-13.htm">Approacheth</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-6.htm">Bags</a> <a href="/luke/11-41.htm">Charity</a> <a href="/luke/9-54.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-9.htm">Corrupteth</a> <a href="/micah/2-10.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/matthew/6-20.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/luke/12-6.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/mark/10-30.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/luke/11-41.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/luke/12-27.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/luke/11-16.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/luke/11-2.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Inexhaustible</a> <a href="/luke/10-35.htm">Money</a> <a href="/matthew/6-20.htm">Moth</a> <a href="/luke/11-41.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/luke/11-21.htm">Property</a> <a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/matthew/10-9.htm">Purses</a> <a href="/mark/10-21.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/luke/6-46.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/mark/14-48.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Thieves</a> <a href="/luke/12-21.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Unfailing</a> <a href="/matthew/24-12.htm">Wax</a> <a href="/luke/12-21.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/luke/12-22.htm">Wear</a> <a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Alms</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-16.htm">Approaches</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm">Approacheth</a> <a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">Bags</a> <a href="/acts/9-36.htm">Charity</a> <a href="/john/2-17.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-9.htm">Corrupteth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">Destroyeth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">Destroys</a> <a href="/luke/21-8.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/luke/24-17.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/luke/16-9.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-8.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/luke/21-1.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/john/3-30.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/luke/12-56.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/luke/21-26.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Inexhaustible</a> <a href="/luke/14-28.htm">Money</a> <a href="/job/4-19.htm">Moth</a> <a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/luke/12-44.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/luke/15-12.htm">Property</a> <a href="/acts/7-46.htm">Provide</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-30.htm">Purses</a> <a href="/luke/18-22.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/luke/12-34.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/luke/12-39.htm">Thief</a> <a href="/luke/19-46.htm">Thieves</a> <a href="/luke/12-34.htm">Treasure</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-2.htm">Unfailing</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-11.htm">Wax</a> <a href="/luke/12-34.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/luke/18-5.htm">Wear</a> <a href="/luke/12-36.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 12</div>1. <a href="/luke/12-1.htm">Jesus preaches to his apostles to avoid hypocrisy</a> 13. <a href="/luke/12-13.htm">and warns against covetousness, by the parable of the man who set up greater barns.</a> 22. <a href="/luke/12-22.htm">We must not worry about earthly things,</a> 31. <a href="/luke/12-31.htm">but seek the kingdom of God;</a> 33. <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">give alms;</a> 35. <a href="/luke/12-35.htm">be ready at a knock to open to our Lord whensoever he comes.</a> 41. <a href="/luke/12-41.htm">Jesus' disciples are to see to their charges,</a> 49. <a href="/luke/12-49.htm">and look for persecution.</a> 54. <a href="/luke/12-54.htm">The people must take this time of grace;</a> 57. <a href="/luke/12-57.htm">because it is a fearful thing to die without reconciliation.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This command reflects Jesus' teaching on the importance of detachment from material wealth and the call to generosity. In the cultural context of first-century Judea, wealth was often seen as a sign of God's favor, yet Jesus challenges this notion by emphasizing the spiritual value of giving. This echoes the teachings found in the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a>, which states that giving to the poor is akin to lending to the Lord. The early church in <a href="/acts/2-44.htm">Acts 2:44-45</a> practiced communal living and shared their possessions, embodying this principle.Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, The imagery of purses that do not wear out symbolizes the eternal nature of spiritual treasures compared to the temporary nature of earthly wealth. In the ancient world, purses or money bags were essential for carrying currency, but they were subject to wear and decay. Jesus contrasts this with the enduring value of heavenly treasures, as seen in <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-20</a>, where believers are encouraged to store up treasures in heaven.an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, This phrase highlights the concept of eternal rewards for those who prioritize God's kingdom over earthly riches. The idea of heavenly treasure is a recurring theme in Jesus' teachings, emphasizing the lasting value of spiritual investments. The Apostle Paul also speaks of an eternal inheritance in <a href="/ephesians/1-18.htm">Ephesians 1:18</a>, reinforcing the promise of a reward that is both secure and everlasting.where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. This assurance of security contrasts with the vulnerability of earthly possessions, which can be stolen or ruined. In the historical context, theft and decay were common threats to material wealth. Jesus uses these examples to illustrate the imperishable nature of heavenly treasures. This echoes <a href="/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16-17</a>, where the futility of hoarding wealth is highlighted, and <a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Revelation 21:27</a>, which describes the incorruptible nature of the heavenly city.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this passage, offering teachings on the kingdom of God and the priorities of His followers. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a> The primary audience of Jesus' teachings, representing all believers who seek to follow Christ's instructions. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_poor.htm">The Poor</a> Those in need, whom Jesus instructs His followers to support through acts of charity and generosity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a> Jesus calls us to focus on eternal treasures rather than temporary earthly possessions. This requires a shift in values and priorities. <a href="/topical/g/generosity_as_worship.htm">Generosity as Worship</a> Giving to the poor is not just a social duty but an act of worship and obedience to God. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> By selling possessions and giving to the poor, believers demonstrate trust in God's provision and care. <a href="/topical/s/security_in_heaven.htm">Security in Heaven</a> True security is found in the treasures we store in heaven, which are imperishable and protected by God. <a href="/topical/p/practical_faith.htm">Practical Faith</a> Our faith should manifest in tangible actions, such as generosity and care for the needy, reflecting the love of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 12</a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_franciscans.htm">Who are the Franciscans?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_almsgiving.htm">What does the Bible say about almsgiving?</a> <a href="/q/why_support_prosperity_gospel_over_jesus.htm">Why do many Christians ignore Jesus' teachings about wealth and instead support prosperity gospel preachers?</a> <a href="/q/is_money_the_solution_to_everything.htm">Is money the solution to everything?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) Sell that ye have.--In its generalised form the precept is peculiar to St. Luke, but it has its parallel in the command given to the young ruler. (See Note on <a href="/matthew/19-21.htm" title="Jesus said to him, If you will be perfect, go and sell that you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.">Matthew 19:21</a>.) It was clearly one of the precepts which his own characteristic tendencies led him to record (see Introduction), and which found its fulfilment in the overflowing love that showed itself in the first days of the Church of the Apostles (<a href="/acts/2-45.htm" title="And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.">Acts 2:45</a>). Subsequent experience may have modified the duty of literal obedience, but the principle implied in it, that it is wise to sit loose to earthly possessions, possessing them as though we possessed not (<a href="/1_corinthians/7-30.htm" title="And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;">1Corinthians 7:30</a>), is one which has not lost its force.Provide yourselves bags . . .--The Greek word for bags (elsewhere "purse," <a href="/luke/22-35.htm" title="And he said to them, When I sent you without purse, and money, and shoes, lacked you any thing? And they said, Nothing.">Luke 22:35</a>), may be noticed as peculiar to St. Luke. Of the three words used in the New Testament for "purse" or "bag" it was the most classical.Where no thief approacheth.--See Note on <a href="/matthew/6-20.htm" title="But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust does corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:">Matthew 6:20</a>. The form is in some respects briefer here, but "the treasure that faileth not" is a touch peculiar to St. Luke. The adjective which he uses is a rare one, and not found elsewhere in the New Testament; but one from the same root, in <a href="//apocrypha.org/wisdom_of_solomon/7-14.htm" title="For she is a treasure unto men that never faileth: which they that use become the friends of God, being commended for the gifts that come from learning.">Wisdom Of Solomon 7:14</a>; <a href="//apocrypha.org/wisdom_of_solomon/8-18.htm" title="And great pleasure it is to have her friendship; and in the works of her hands are infinite riches; and in the exercise of conference with her, prudence; and in talking with her, a good report; I went about seeking how to take her to me.">Wisdom Of Solomon 8:18</a>, describes wisdom as "a treasure that never faileth." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 33. - Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wan not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not. "Those of you who have riches, see, this is what I counsel you to do with them." In considering these much-disputed words of the Master, we must remember (1) to whom they were spoken: they were addressed to men and women who, if they would follow him, must set themselves free from all worldly possessions; they must literally forsake all to follow him. (2) We must bear in mind (a) that the only community which attempted, as a community, to obey this charge literally was the Church of Jerusalem, and the result was that for long years this Church was plunged into the deepest poverty, so that assistance had to be sent even from far-distant Churches to this deeply impoverished Jerusalem community. [This we learn from Paul, the real compiler of this very Gospel, where the charge is reported. See many passages in his letters, notably the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, passim.] . . . <a href="/commentaries/luke/12-33.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Sell Πωλήσατε (Pōlēsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4453.htm">Strong's 4453: </a> To sell, exchange, barter. Probably ultimately from pelomai; to barter, i.e. To sell. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. possessions ὑπάρχοντα (hyparchonta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5225.htm">Strong's 5225: </a> To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb). and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. give δότε (dote) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. to the poor. ἐλεημοσύνην (eleēmosynēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1654.htm">Strong's 1654: </a> Abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity. From eleos; compassionateness, i.e. beneficence, or a benefaction. Provide ποιήσατε (poiēsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. yourselves ἑαυτοῖς (heautois) Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. [with] purses βαλλάντια (ballantia) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> A purse, money-bag. Probably remotely from ballo; a pouch. [that will] not μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. wear out, παλαιούμενα (palaioumena) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3822.htm">Strong's 3822: </a> To make old, declare obsolete; pass: I grow old, become obsolete. From palaios; to make worn out, or declare obsolete. an inexhaustible ἀνέκλειπτον (anekleipton) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Unfailing. Not left out, i.e. inexhaustible. treasure θησαυρὸν (thēsauron) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2344.htm">Strong's 2344: </a> A store-house for precious things; hence: a treasure, a store. From tithemi; a deposit, i.e. Wealth. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. heaven, οὐρανοῖς (ouranois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. where ὅπου (hopou) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3699.htm">Strong's 3699: </a> Where, whither, in what place. From hos and pou; what(-ever) where, i.e. At whichever spot. no οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. thief κλέπτης (kleptēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2812.htm">Strong's 2812: </a> A thief. From klepto; a stealer. approaches ἐγγίζει (engizei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1448.htm">Strong's 1448: </a> Trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach. From eggus; to make near, i.e. approach. [and] no οὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. moth σὴς (sēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4597.htm">Strong's 4597: </a> A moth. Apparently of Hebrew origin; a moth. destroys. διαφθείρει (diaphtheirei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1311.htm">Strong's 1311: </a> To destroy, waste; hence met: I corrupt. 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