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Luke 12:20

Death and lossMoney and wealthJudgment

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.

19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

But 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?

21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

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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
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
KJV
But 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?
WEB
“But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’
ASV
But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
DARBY
But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
BLB
And God said to him, ‘Fool! This night, your soul is required of you; but what you prepared—to whom will [it] be?’
ÅB
Men Gud sa til ham: Du dåre! i denne natt kreves din sjel av deg; hvem skal så ha det du har samlet?
OTB
Men Gud sa til ham, ‘Du dåre! Denne natten vil ditt liv bli krevd av deg; og nå, hvem vil eie det du har forberedt?’
B1930
Men Gud sa til ham: Du dåre! i denne natt kreves din sjel av dig; hvem skal så ha det du har samlet?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 27:8

    For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

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  • Jeremiah 17:11

    As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:7

    For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

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  • Psalms 39:6

    Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

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  • James 4:14

    Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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  • Job 27:16–17

    Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

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  • Psalms 49:17–19

    For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

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  • Luke 16:22–23

    And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

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