Luke 12:16
“And he spake a parable vnto them, saying, The ground of a certaine rich man brought foorth plentifully.”
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Luke 12:16 Context
14And he said vnto him, Man, who made mee a iudge, or a diuider ouer you? 15And he said vnto them, Take heed and beware of couetousnes: for a mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16And he spake a parable vnto them, saying, The ground of a certaine rich man brought foorth plentifully. 17And he thought within himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roome where to bestow my fruits? 18And he said, This will I doe, I will pull downe my barnes, and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits, and my goods.
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Other Translations
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
- King James Version
And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:
- Basic English Bible
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
- Darby Bible
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
- Webster's Bible
And He spoke a parable to them. "A certain rich man's lands," He said, "yielded abundant crops,
- Weymouth Bible
He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
- World English Bible
And he tolde to hem a liknesse, and seide, The feeld of a riche man brouyte forth plenteuouse fruytis.
- Wycliffe Bible
And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version
And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:
- Basic English Bible
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
- Darby Bible
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
- Webster's Bible
And He spoke a parable to them. "A certain rich man's lands," He said, "yielded abundant crops,
- Weymouth Bible
He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
- World English Bible
And he tolde to hem a liknesse, and seide, The feeld of a riche man brouyte forth plenteuouse fruytis.
- Wycliffe Bible
And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
People's Bible Notes for Luke 12:16
Lu 12:16-19 He spake a parable. To show that riches do not secure one from evil. A certain rich man. There is no intimation that his wealth was unjustly secured.