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


In Context

13 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me."

14 Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?"

15 Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

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

17 He thought to himself, 'What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.'

18 "Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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: