Luke 12:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Luke 12:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 12:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 12:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.”

Luke 12:16 — World English Bible

Luke 12:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Luke 12:16 — American Standard Version

Luke 12:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;”

Luke 12:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 12:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.”

Luke 12:16 — Darby Translation

Luke 12:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.”

Luke 12:16 — Geneva Bible

Luke 12:16 in Context — Luke 12

14 Mas él le dijo: Hombre, ¿quién me puso por juez ó partidor sobre vosotros?

15 Y díjoles: Mirad, y guardaos de toda avaricia; porque la vida del hombre no consiste en la abundancia de los bienes que posee.

16 Y refirióles una parábola, diciendo: La heredad de un hombre rico había llevado mucho;

17 Y él pensaba dentro de sí, diciendo: ¿Qué haré, porque no tengo donde juntar mis frutos?

18 Y dijo: Esto haré: derribaré mis alfolíes, y los edificaré mayores, y allí juntaré todos mis frutos y mis bienes;

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What Does Luke 12:16 Mean?

Luke 12:16 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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