Luke 12:16 - English Majority Text Version 2009

Then He told a parable to them, saying: "The field of a certain rich man produced well.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then He told them a parable, saying, The land of a rich man was fertile and yielded plentifully.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Common English Bible

Then he told them a parable: “A certain rich man’s land produced a bountiful crop.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then he spoke to them using a comparison, saying: "The fertile land of a certain wealthy man produced crops.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.

Luke 12:16 Cross References

Matthew 13:8

But others fell on good ground and it was yielding fruit: some a hundred[fold], some sixty, some thirty.

Matthew 5:45

so that you may prove to be sons of your Father in heaven; because He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and He sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Luke 12:15

And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Luke 12:17

And he reasoned within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, because I have nowhere to gather my crops?'

Acts 14:17

And yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, giving to you rain from heaven and fruit bearing seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness."