KJV King James Version
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.
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Luke 12:33
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Sell that which 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, neither moth destroys.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — Luke 12
30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33 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.
34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
35 Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights burning;
36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
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πωλήσατεG4453 · pōleōto sellτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑπάρχονταG5225 · huparchōbe alreadyὑμῶνG4771 · suyouκαὶG2532 · kaiandδότεG1325 · didōmito giveἐλεημοσύνην·G1654 · eleēmosunēcharityποιήσατεG4160 · poieōto do/make: doἑαυτοῖςG1438 · heautouthemselfβαλλάντιαG905 · ballantionpurseμὴG3361 · mēnotπαλαιούμενα,G3822 · palaioōto make oldθησαυρὸνG2344 · thēsaurostreasureἀνέκλειπτονG413 · anekleiptosinexhaustibleἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανοῖςG3772 · ouranosheavenὅπουG3699 · hopouwhere(-ever)κλέπτηςG2812 · kleptēsthiefοὐκG3756 · ounoἐγγίζειG1448 · engizōto come nearοὐδὲG3761 · oudenorσὴςG4597 · sēsmothδιαφθείρει·G1311 · diaphtheirōto destroy
Cross-references
Matthew 19:21Jesus 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.Acts 4:34-35Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,Luke 18:22Now 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.Acts 2:45And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all [men], as every man had need.Matthew 6:19-21Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:Luke 16:9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.Luke 12:21So [is] he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.1 Timothy 6:17-19Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;Haggai 1:6Ye 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.James 5:1-3Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].2 Corinthians 8:2How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.John 12:6This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.Luke 11:41But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
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