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Luke 12:34

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 12:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Luke 12:34 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 12

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.
32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father`s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
33Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.
34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
35Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;
36and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.
37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For where your treasure is, etc.] Whether in heaven, or in earth, there will your heart be also: the heart is always set upon the treasure, and as is a man's treasure, such is his heart, that is, set upon it; if his treasure is only here, and he has not the true riches, his heart is only earthly and carnal; but if his treasure is heavenly, his heart and conversation will be in heaven; (see Gill on “<400621>Matthew 6:21”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“where: Mat 6:21; Phi 3:20; Col 3:1-3 Luke 12:35”
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