I will pull down (καθελω). Future active of καθαιρεω, an old verb, the usual future being καθαιρησω. This second form from the sec…

I will pull down my barns. The word barns, here, properly means granaries, or places exclusively designed to store wheat…

I will pull down my barns.—The Greek noun (apothekè, from which our “apothecary” comes,) has a somewhat wider meaning, an…

And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: and he thought within himself, saying, What…

Theophylact of Ohrid: Having said that a person's life is not extended by an abundance of wealth, He adds a parable to enco…

Since this is a parable, Jesus can heighten certain elements that illustrate his point, even to the point of having God speak directly to the rich …

And he said, this will I do
This was the resolution he came to, and which he took up, without consulting God, or ask…

Christ's kingdom is spiritual and not of this world. Christianity does not meddle with politics; it obliges all to do justly, but worldly dominion …