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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.

KJV

Πωλήσατε τὰ ὑπάρχοντα ὑμῶν καὶ δότε ἐλεημοσύνην· ποιήσατε ἑαυτοῖς βαλλάντια μὴ παλαιούμενα, θησαυρὸν ἀνέκλειπτον ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ὅπου κλέπτης οὐκ ἐγγίζει οὐδὲ σὴς διαφθείρει.

Greek NT

Vendite quæ possidetis, et date eleemosynam. Facite vobis sacculos, qui non veterascunt, thesaurum non deficientem in cælis : quo fur non appropriat, neque tinea corrumpit.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

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.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

23 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βαλάντιον
balantion
noun · 4×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
διαφθείρω
diaphtheiro
verb · 6×
θησαυρός
thesauros
noun · 17×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κλέπτης
kleptes
noun · 16×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὐδέ
oude
conjunction · 137×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
παλαιόω
palaioo
verb · 4×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
πωλέω
poleo
verb · 22×
σής
ses
noun · 3×
ἀνέκλειπτος
anekleiptos
adjective · 1×
ἐγγίζω
eggizo
verb · 42×
ἐλεημοσύνη
eleemosune
noun · 13×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
o
article · 19778×
ὅπου
opou
adverb · 82×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὑπάρχω
uparcho
verb · 60×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 1:7 — That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
  • 1Tim 6:17 — Charge 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;
  • 1Tim 6:19 — Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
  • 2Cor 8:2 — How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
  • Acts 2:45 — And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
  • Acts 2:45 — And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
  • Acts 4:34 — Neither 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,
  • Acts 4:34 — Neither 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,
  • Col 1:5 — For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
  • Col 3:1 — If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
  • Deut 15:11 — For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
  • Hag 1:6 — 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 pu
  • Jas 5:1 — Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
  • Jas 5:2 — Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
  • John 12:5 — Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
  • John 12:6 — This 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 10:42 — But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
  • Luke 11:41 — But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
  • Luke 11:41 — But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
  • Luke 12:21 — So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
  • Luke 12:21 — So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
  • Luke 16:9 — 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.
  • Luke 16:9 — 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.
  • Luke 16:11 — If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
  • Luke 18:22 — 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.
  • Luke 18:22 — 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.
  • Luke 19:8 — And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
  • Mark 10:21 — Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up th
  • Matt 6:19 — Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
  • Matt 6:19 — Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
  • Matt 6:20 — But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
  • Matt 19:21 — 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.
  • Matt 19:21 — 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.
  • Prov 13:7 — There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
  • Ps 112:9 — He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.