16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.


In Context

13 And a person said to him out of the crowd, Teacher, speak to my brother to divide the inheritance with me.

14 But he said to him, Man, who established me as a judge or a divider over you?

15 And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

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

17 And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not a place where I shall lay up my fruits.

18 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;

Luke 12:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16He spoke a parable to them, saying, |The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16And he spake a simile unto them, saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: