Luke 12:16 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁶ And He told them a parable [i.e., a brief story to illustrate His teaching], saying, “The land of a certain rich man produced a bumper crop,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Then He told them a parable, saying, The land of a rich man was fertile and yielded plentifully.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Then he told them a parable: “A certain rich man’s land produced a bountiful crop.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ 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

¹⁶ 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

And [still] other seed fell onto fertile soil, where some of it produced a crop of one hundred, some sixty and some thirty times [as much as was planted].

Matthew 5:45

in order to be [true] children of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun to rise on evil [as well] as on good people. He [also] sends rain on those who live right [as well] as on those who do not live right.

Luke 12:15

And [then] He said to them, “Be careful and guard yourselves against [practicing] all forms of greed, for a person’s life does not consist of having a lot of possessions.”

Luke 12:17

so he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, because I do not have any [more] room to store my crops?’

Acts 14:17

and yet He did not leave them without evidence about Himself. He gave you good [things], brought rain from the sky, [provided] fruitful harvests and filled [your bodies] with food and your hearts with joy.”