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Luke 12:16

Money and wealth

14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

15 And 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.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
KJV
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
WEB
He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.
ASV
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
DARBY
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
BLB
And He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
ÅB
Og han fortalte dem en lignelse og sa: Der var en rik mann hvis jord bar godt;
OTB
Og Han fortalte dem en lignelse og sa, “Jorden til en viss rik mann var meget fruktbar.
B1930
Og han fortalte dem en lignelse og sa: Der var en rik mann hvis jord bar godt;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 26:12–14

    Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.

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  • Genesis 41:47–49

    And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

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  • Hosea 2:8

    For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.

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  • Psalms 73:12

    Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

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  • Matthew 5:45

    That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

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  • Job 12:6

    The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

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  • Psalms 73:3

    For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

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  • Acts 14:17

    Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

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