Luke 12:20 - The Text-Critical English New Testament But God said to him, ‘Yoʋ fool! This very night yoʋr life will be demanded back from yoʋ, and the things yoʋ have prepared, whose will they be?’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But God said to him, You fool! This very night they [the messengers of God] will demand your soul of you; and all the things that you have prepared, whose will they be? [Job 27:8; Jer. 17:11.] American Standard Version (1901) But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be? Common English Bible But God said to him, ‘Fool, tonight you will die. Now who will get the things you have prepared for yourself?’ Catholic Public Domain Version But God said to him: 'Foolish one, this very night they require your soul of you. To whom, then, will those things belong, which you have prepared?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? |
When people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they will certainly not escape.
Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty or to put their hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
For we brought nothing into the world, and it is clear that we cannot bring anything out either,
You do not know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? It is a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.