15. He told the people, “Be careful to guard yourselves from every kind of greed. Life is not about having a lot of material possessions.”
16. Then he used this illustration. He said, “A rich man had land that produced good crops.
17. He thought, ‘What should I do? I don’t have enough room to store my crops.’
18. He said, ‘I know what I’ll do. I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones so that I can store all my grain and goods in them.
19. Then I’ll say to myself, “You’ve stored up a lot of good things for years to come. Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.” ’
20. “But God said to him, ‘You fool! I will demand your life from you tonight! Now who will get what you’ve accumulated?’
21. That’s how it is when a person has material riches but is not rich in his relationship with God.”
22. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “So I tell you to stop worrying about what you will eat or wear.
23. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.