Luke 12:16 - Plain English Version

¹⁶ Then Jesus told them a picture story. He said, “A rich man had a big garden. He planted lots of seeds there, and they grew into very big plants, and then those plants grew lots of seed food on them.

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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.

Luke 12:16 Cross References

Matthew 5:45

If you do that, you will be just like your father in heaven. He gets the sun to shine on everybody, bad people as well as good people. And he gets the rain to fall on everybody, good people and bad people too.

Luke 12:15

Then he said to the people, “Think carefully about this. Don’t be greedy. Don’t try to get more things than you need. You can’t get real life from the things you own, even if you are rich.”

Luke 12:17

The man looked at it all and said to himself, ‘My sheds are not big enough for all this seed food. Where will I put it all?’

Acts 14:17

but he still shows them that he is the only real God. He always did good things for them, and he does good things for you too. He gives you rain, and he makes your food grow, so that you can be happy.”