Luke 12:16 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹⁶ And he told them this parable: ‘The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Job 12:6

The tents of marauders are undisturbed, and those who provoke God are secure – those whom God has in his hand.

Job 24:23

He may let them rest in a feeling of security, but his eyes are on their ways.

Psalm 73:12

This is what the wicked are like – always free of care, they go on amassing wealth.

Psalm 73:3

For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Ezekiel 16:49

‘ “Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.

Hosea 2:8

She has not acknowledged that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil, who lavished on her the silver and gold – which they used for Baal.

Matthew 13:8

Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop – a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.

Matthew 5:45

that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Luke 12:15

Then he said to them, ‘Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.’

Luke 12:17

He thought to himself, “What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.”

Acts 14:17

Yet he has not left himself without testimony: he has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.’