Luke 12:15

Then ¹  he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself from ²  all types of greed, ³  because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Jos 7:21; Job 2:4; Job 31:24,25; Ps 10:3; Ps 37:16; Ps 62:10; Ps 119:36,37; Pr 15:16; Pr 16:16; Pr 23:4,5; Pr 28:16; Ec 4:6-8; Ec 5:10-16; Jer 6:13; Jer 22:17,18; Mic 2:2; Hab 2:9; Mt 6:25,26; Mr 7:22; Lu 8:14; Lu 16:14; Lu 21:34; 1Co 5:10,11; 1Co 6:10; Eph 5:3-5; Col 3:5; 1Ti 6:6-8; 1Ti 6:7-10; 2Ti 3:2; Heb 13:5; 2Pe 2:3,14

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn See L&N 13.154 for this use of the middle voice of φυλάσσω (fulassw) in this verse.

³ tn Or “avarice,” “covetousness.” Note the warning covers more than money and gets at the root attitude – the strong desire to acquire more and more possessions and experiences.