19And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '


In Context

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.

19 And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '

20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'

21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

Luke 12:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thy rest; eat, drink, make good cheer.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast abundance of goods laid up for many years; take thy ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:19I will tell my soul, |Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.|'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.