Luke 12:16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁶ And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully;

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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

Job 12:6

The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, who bring their god in their hand.

Job 24:23

He gives them security, and they are supported; and his eyes are upon their ways.

Psalm 73:12

Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches.

Psalm 73:3

For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Ezekiel 16:49

Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, surfeit of food, and prosperous ease, but did not aid the poor and needy.

Hosea 2:8

And she did not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the wine, and the oil, and who lavished upon her silver and gold which they used for Baal.

Matthew 13:8

Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

Matthew 5:45

so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, “Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 12:17

and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’

Acts 14:17

yet he did not leave himself without witness, for he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”