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


In Context

13 One of the multitude said to him, |Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.|

14 But he said to him, |Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?|

15 He said to them, |Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.|

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

17 He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?'

18 He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull 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 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 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 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: