Matthew 6:19 · WEB
“"Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;”
— Matthew 6:19
Era
Life of Jesus (~30 AD)
Emotion
deciding
Type
epistle
Emotional genome
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Commandmaterialismtemporal wealthimpermanence
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