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" Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. "
The Family Expositor: Or, A Paraphrase and Version of the New Testament ... - Page 109
by Philip Doddridge, Andrew Kippis - 1807
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London Society, Volume 33

English literature - 1878 - 750 pages
...amusements;'but, upon thewhole, the incessant contemplation even of one's intense solvency must bo monotonous. A man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. It would be impossible, in the limited space at our disposal, to attempt anything like an exhaustive...
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Arm-chair Essays

Frederick Arnold, Author of Robertson of Brighton - England - 1888 - 334 pages
...but, upon the whole, the incessant contemplation even of one's intense solvency must be monotonous. A man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. It would be impossible in a short space to attempt anything like an exhaustive review of the many families...
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The Living Age, Volume 255

Literature - 1907 - 854 pages
...already fallen victims to this most insidious and painful complaint. He culls experience to witness that a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions, and He argues that for those who believe In a good God it is wholly illogical to regard themselves...
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Coal Mining and the Coal Miner

Harrison Francis Bulman - Coal miners - 1920 - 428 pages
...The rendering of the best service to the community, not moneygrubbing, should be the guiding motive. A man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. To quote the words of a large employer : " Unless industry is recognized as primarily a national service...
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The Next Step: A Plan for Economic World Federation

Scott Nearing - Economic history - 1922 - 184 pages
...things have merely brought care, anxiety and finally disillusionment. Now, as always, it is true that a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions, or, as Carlyle puts it, "Not what I have but what I do is my kingdom. ' ' The citizens of a producers...
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Pastoral Epistles

J. N. D. Kelly - Religion - 1963 - 276 pages
...description ' life '. Again Paul is recalling sayings of our Lord, who had declared (Lk. xii. 15) that a man's 'life' does not consist in the abundance of his possessions, and in the parable of the Rich Fool (ib. xii. 21) had portrayed the quick downfall of the man 'who...
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A Harmony of the Gospels

Ralph Daniel Heim - Religion - 1947 - 228 pages
...judge or divider over you?" 18 And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." ie And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully; " and he...
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The Liturgical Year: Sundays Nine to Thirty-Four in Ordinary Time

Adrien Nocent - Religion - 1977 - 420 pages
...concerns, in order to put us on guard against them: "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." Following his usual catechetical approach, Jesus is not content with this abstract warning but brings...
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The Lost Art of Disciple Making

LeRoy Eims - Religion - 1978 - 194 pages
...me a judge or an arbiter between you? . . .Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions" (Luke 12:14-15). His objective was to help these men. Their problem was covetousness. So He turned...
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PROPHETIC VOCATION

Johannes Panagopoulos - Religion - 1977 - 260 pages
...request. They are to be on their guard against "all kinds of greed [pases pleonexias]" Jesus says, because "a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions" (v. 15). Possessions guarantee neither the quality 71 nor the length of life (cf. ete polla, v. 19)....
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