Luke 12:33 (GNV)

Passage

Sell that ye haue, and giue almes: make you bagges, which waxe not old, a treasure that can neuer faile in heauen, where no theefe commeth, neither mothe corrupteth.

Nearby Context

Luke 12:31 But rather seeke ye after the kingdome of God, and all these things shalbe cast vpon you.

Luke 12:32 Feare not, litle flocke: for it is your Fathers pleasure, to giue you the kingdome.

Luke 12:33 Sell that ye haue, and giue almes: make you bagges, which waxe not old, a treasure that can neuer faile in heauen, where no theefe commeth, neither mothe corrupteth.

Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your hearts be also.

Luke 12:35 Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sell", "haue", "giue", "almes", "make", "bagges", "waxe", and "treasure". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sell" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "Feare not litle flocke for it is..." into verse 34's "For where your treasure is there will...", so "sell" and "haue" 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 "sell" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.