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The Parable of the Rich Fool

Luke 12:17

In 9 translations

BSB
So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
KJV
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
WEB
He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’
ASV
and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?
LSV
and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What will I do, because I have nowhere I will gather together my fruits?
YLT
and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?
DBY
And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not [a place] where I shall lay up my fruits.
DRC
And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
GNV
Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ἑαυτῷ: Westcott–Hort: αὑτῷ.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἑαυτῷ. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read ἑαυτῷ; Westcott and Hort (1881) read αὑτῷ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων· Τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου;
RP2018
καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων, Τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου;
TR-Boyd
καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων, Τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου;
SCR1894
και διελογιζετο εν εαυτω λεγων τι ποιησω οτι ουκ εχω που συναξω τους καρπους μου

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 5:42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
  • Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
  • Romans 12:13Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.
  • 2 Corinthians 9:6–15Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For…
  • Luke 16:9I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
  • Luke 11:41But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
  • Luke 18:22On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
  • Acts 16:30Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
  • 1 John 3:16By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
  • Luke 19:17His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
  • Luke 12:33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
  • Luke 16:3The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
  • Luke 10:25One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  • 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
  • Luke 14:13–14But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
  • Luke 12:22Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

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