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 Jésus lui répondit: O homme, qui m’a établi pour être votre juge, ou pour faire vos partages?
15 Puis il leur dit: Gardez-vous avec soinde toute avarice; car la vie d’un homme ne dépend pas de ses biens, fût-il dans l’abondance.
16 Et il leur dit cette parabole: Les terres d’un homme riche avaient beaucoup rapporté.
17 Et il raisonnait en lui-même, disant: Que ferai-je? Car je n’ai pas de place pour serrer ma récolte.
18 Voici, dit-il, ce que je ferai: j’abattrai mes greniers, j’en bâtirai de plus grands, j’y amasserai toute ma récolte et tous mes biens;
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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