Quotes about Priorities
Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
— Luke 11:42
Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
— Luke 12:18
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
— Luke 12:20
This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”
— Luke 12:21
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
— Luke 12:22
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
— Luke 12:23
So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?
— Luke 12:26
For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
— Luke 12:30
But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
— Luke 12:31
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
— Luke 12:34
But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
— Luke 14:18
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
— Luke 14:19