Luke 12:15

Take heed. See. Greek. horao. App-133.

beware. keep yourselves from,

covetousness. All the texts read "all covetousness".

man's. to any one.

life. Greek zoe. See App-170. Not so with bios (App-171.)

possesseth. Greek. huparcho. see Philippians 1:2; Philippians 1:6 (being); Luke 3:20 ("is ").

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He said to them — Perhaps to the two brothers, and through them to the people. A man's life — That is, the comfort or happiness of it.

¹⁵ 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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Luke 12:15