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Luke 12:16–17

16 And He told them a parable, saying, The land of a rich man was very productive.

17 And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’

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Luke 12:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 And he told them this parable: The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself,What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

Luke 12:16–17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 And he told them a parable, saying, The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’

Luke 12:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

Luke 12:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 Then he told them a story: A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops. 17 He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’

Luke 12:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. 17 And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’

Luke 12:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 Then Jesus told this story: “There was a rich man who had some land, which grew a good crop. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What will I do? I have no place to keep all my crops.’

Luke 12:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

Luke 12:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly. 17 And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not a place where I shall lay up my fruits.

Luke 12:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 Then he used this illustration. He said, “A rich man had land that produced good crops. 17 He thought, ‘What should I do? I don’t have enough room to store my crops.’

Luke 12:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 Then He told them a parable: A rich man’s land was very productive. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?

Luke 12:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Then he told them a parable: The land of a rich man produced abundantly. 17 And he thought to himself, What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’

Luke 12:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 And he told a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 And he reasoned to himself, saying, ‘What should I do? For I do not have anywhere I can gather in my crops.’

Luke 12:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 Then Jesus told them a story. He said, “A certain rich man’s land produced a good crop. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have any place to store my crops.’


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