Luke 12:14-21
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 12
14But He said to him, 'You there—who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over the two of you?' 15But He said to them, 'Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions.' 16And He told them a parable, saying, 'The land of a rich man was very productive. 17And he began thinking to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ 18And he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there. 19And I will say to myself, 'You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!'?’ 20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is demanded of you; and as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’ 21Such is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God.'King James Version
Chapter 12
14And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you 15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 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. 20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 12
14"Friend," he said to him, "who appointed me a judge or arbitrator over you?" 15He then told them, "Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because one’s life is not in the abundance of his possessions."
16Then he told them a parable: "A rich man’s land was very productive.
17He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?
18I will do this,’ he said. ‘I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.
19Then I’ll say to myself, "You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself."’
New Living Translation
Chapter 12
14Jesus replied, 'Friend, who made me a judge over you to decide such things as that?' 15Then he said, 'Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.'
16Then he told them a story: 'A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.
17He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’
18Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods.
19And I’ll sit back and say to myself, 'My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!'’
English Standard Version
Chapter 12
14But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?" 15And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one 's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." 16And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry."’ 20But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ 21So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God."New International Version
Chapter 12
14Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" 15Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."
16And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
17He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
New King James Version
Chapter 12
14But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” 15And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
16Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.
17And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’
18So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods.
19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’
20But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’
