Luke 12:15
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
BSB
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ASV
And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
KJV
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Εἶπεν | Eipen | He said | G2036 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 → |
| αὐτούς· | autous | them; | G846 → |
| ὁρᾶτε | horate | do watch | G3708 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| φυλάσσεσθε | phulassesthe | do keep yourselves | G5442 → |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → |
| πάσης | pasēs | all | G3956 → |
| πλεονεξίας, | pleonexias | covetousness, | G4124 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | for | G3754 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 → |
| περισσεύειν | perisseuein | abounding | G4052 → |
| τινὶ | tini | to anyone | G5100 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| ζωὴ | zōē | life | G2222 → |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | to him | G846 → |
| ἐστιν | estin | is | G1510 → |
| ἐκ | ek | of | G1537 → |
| τῶν | tōn | the | G3588 → |
| ὑπαρχόντων | huparchontōn | possessions | G5225 → |
| αὐτῷ.¶ | autō | of him. | G846 → |
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