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Luke 12:18
“And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.”
King James Version (KJV)
Luke 12:18 Context
15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
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Other Translations
And 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.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.
- Basic English Bible
And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;
- Darby Bible
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I deposit all my fruits and my goods.
- Webster's Bible
And he said to himself, `This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store up all my harvest and my wealth;
- Weymouth Bible
He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
- World English Bible
And he seith, This thing Y schal do; Y schal throwe doun my bernes, and Y schal make gretter, and thidir Y schal gadir alle thingis that growen to me, and my goodis.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.
- Basic English Bible
And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;
- Darby Bible
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I deposit all my fruits and my goods.
- Webster's Bible
And he said to himself, `This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store up all my harvest and my wealth;
- Weymouth Bible
He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
- World English Bible
And he seith, This thing Y schal do; Y schal throwe doun my bernes, and Y schal make gretter, and thidir Y schal gadir alle thingis that growen to me, and my goodis.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Luke 12:18
12:17 What shall I do? - The very language of want! Do? Why, lay up treasure in heaven.
12:20 Thou fool - To think of satisfying thy soul with earthly goods! To depend on living many years! Yea, one day! They - The messengers of death, commissioned by God, require thy soul of thee!
People's Bible Notes for Luke 12:18
Lu 12:18 There will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. In his enlarged storehouses. He will hoard his goods. Here was the beginning of his folly; to "hoard" his surplus instead of "using it" for the good of men.