^{15 Ref} And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

^{16 Ref} And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

^{17 Ref} And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

^{18 Ref} And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.

^{19 Ref} And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

^{20 Ref} But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

^{21 Ref} So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

^{22 Ref} And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

^{23 Ref} Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

^{24 Ref} Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

^{25 Ref} And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

^{26 Ref} If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

^{27 Ref} Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

^{28 Ref} But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

^{29 Ref} And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

^{30 Ref} For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

^{31 Ref} But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.