Luke 12:15 (GNV)

Passage

Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.

Nearby Context

Luke 12:13 And one of the companie said vnto him, Master, bidde my brother deuide the inheritance with me.

Luke 12:14 And he said vnto him, Man, who made me a iudge, or a deuider ouer you?

Luke 12:15 Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.

Luke 12:16 And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.

Luke 12:17 Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "said", "vnto", "take", "heede", "beware", "couetousnesse", and "though". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And he said vnto him Man who..." into verse 16's "And he put foorth a parable vnto...", so "wherefore" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wherefore" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.