Luke 12:16New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And he spake a parable unto them, saying—A certain rich man's estate, bare well.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And he spake a simile unto them, saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And he spake a parable vnto them, saying, The ground of a certaine rich man brought foorth plentifully.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Then he told them a parable. The land of a rich man brought him a great many crops.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— And he spake a parable to them: The ground of a certain rich man produced him much provisions.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And he spoke to them a similitude: The land of a certain rich man brought forth produce in abundance. |
And
1161 {1161} Primeδέde{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
he spake
2036 {2036} Primeἔπωepo{ep'-o}
A primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from G2046, G4483 and G5346); to speak or say (by word or writting).
z5627 <5627> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Indicative (See G5791) Count - 2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote
a parable
3850 {3850} Primeπαραβολήparabole{par-ab-ol-ay'}
From G3846; a similitude ('parable'), that is, (symbolically) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apoth gm or adage.
unto
4314 {4314} Primeπρόςpros{pros}
A strengthened form of G4253; a preposition of direction; forward to, that is, toward (with the genitive case the side of, that is, pertaining to; with the dative case by the side of, that is, near to; usually with the accusative case the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, that is, whither or for which it is predicated).
them,
846 {0846} Primeαὐτόςautos{ow-tos'}
From the particle αὖ [[au]] (perhaps akin to the base of G0109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons.
saying,
3004 {3004} Primeλέγωlego{leg'-o}
A primary verb; properly to 'lay' forth, that is, (figuratively) relate (in words [usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue]); by implication to mean.
z5723 <5723> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Participle (See G5796) Count - 2549
The
x3588 (3588) Complementὁho{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
ground
5561 {5561} Primeχώραchora{kho'-rah}
Feminine of a derivative of the base of G5490 through the idea of empty expanse; room, that is, a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants).
of a certain
5100 {5100} Primeτὶςtis{tis}
An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.
rich
4145 {4145} Primeπλούσιοςplousios{ploo'-see-os}
From G4149; wealthy; figuratively abounding with.
man
444 {0444} Primeἄνθρωποςanthropos{anth'-ro-pos}
From G0435 and ὤψ [[ops]] (the countenance; from G3700); manfaced, that is, a human being.
brought forth plentifully:
2164 {2164} Primeεὐφορέωeuphoreo{yoo-for-eh'-o}
From G2095 and G5409; to bear well, that is, be fertile.
z5656 <5656> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Indicative (See G5791) Count - 2319 |
Luke 12:16-19
_ _ a certain rich man, etc. — Why is this man called a “fool?” (Luke 12:20) (1) Because he deemed a life of secure and abundant earthly enjoyment the summit of human felicity. (2) Because, possessing the means of this, through prosperity in his calling, he flattered himself that he had a long lease of such enjoyment, and nothing to do but give himself up to it. Nothing else is laid to his charge. |
Luke 12:16
(6) And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The (e) ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
(6) There are none more mad than rich men who depend upon their riches.
(e) Or rather country, for here is set forth a man that possesses not only a piece of ground, but a whole country, as they do who join house to house, and field to field; (Isaiah 5:8). |
- The ground:
Genesis 26:12-14 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. ... For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
Genesis 41:47-49 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. ... And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for [it was] without number.
Job 12:6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth [abundantly].
Psalms 73:3 For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalms 73:12 Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.
Hosea 2:8 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, [which] they prepared for Baal.
Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Acts 14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
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