Luke 12:20New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This [very] night your soul is required of you; and [now] who will own what you have prepared?’
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— 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?
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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?
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— But God said to him, [Thou] fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— But God said unto him—Simple one! on this very night, they are asking, thy soul, from thee; The things, then, which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 'And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare—to whom shall they be?
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— 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?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— But God said vnto him, O foole, this night wil they fetch away thy soule fro thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast prouided?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— But God said vnto him, Thou foole, this night thy soule shal be required of thee: then whose shal those things be which thou hast prouided?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— But God said to him, O you shortsighted man, this very night your life will be demanded of you; and these things which you have prepared, to whom will they he left?
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— But Aloha said to him, Reasonless (man)! this night thy soul they shall require of thee; and then, (the things) which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— But God said to him: Thou void of reason! This night, thy soul will be required of thee; and to whom will belong these things provided by thee? |
But
1161 {1161} Primeδέde{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
God
2316 {2316} Primeθεόςtheos{theh'-os}
Of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very.
said
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
unto him,
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.
[Thou] fool,
878 {0878} Primeἄφρωνaphron{af'-rone}
From G0001 (as a negative particle) and G5424; properly mindless, that is, stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specifically) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving.
this
5026 {5026} Primeταύτῃtaute{tow'-tay}
Dative, accusative and genitive case respectively of the feminine singular of G3778; ( towards or of) this.
night
3571 {3571} Primeνύξnux{noox}
A primary word; 'night' (literally or figuratively).
thy
4675 {4675} Primeσοῦsou{soo}
Genitive case of G4771; of thee, thy.
soul
5590 {5590} Primeψυχήpsuche{psoo-khay'}
From G5594; breath, that is, (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from G4151, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from G2222, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew [ H5315], [ H7307] and [ H2416].
shall be required
523
z5719 <5719> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Indicative (See G5791) Count - 3019
of
575 {0575} Primeἀπόapo{ap-o'}
A primary particle; ' off', that is, away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literally or figuratively).
thee:
4675 {4675} Primeσοῦsou{soo}
Genitive case of G4771; of thee, thy.
then
1161 {1161} Primeδέde{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
whose
5101 {5101} Primeτίςtis{tis}
Probably emphatic of G5100; an interrogitive pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions).
shall those things
x3739 (3739) Complementὅςhos{hos}
Probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that.
be,
2071 {2071} Primeἔσομαιesomai{es'-om-ahee}
Future tense of G1510; will be.
z5704 <5704> Grammar
Tense - Future (See G5776) Voice - No Voice Stated (See G5799) Mood - Indicative (See G5791) Count - 188
which
y3739 [3739] Standardὅςhos{hos}
Probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relative (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that.
thou hast provided?
2090 {2090} Primeἑτοιμάζωhetoimazo{het-oy-mad'-zo}
From G2092; to prepare.
z5656 <5656> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Indicative (See G5791) Count - 2319 |
Luke 12:20-21
_ _ this night, etc. — This sudden cutting short of his career is designed to express not only the folly of building securely upon the future, but of throwing one’s whole soul into what may at any moment be gone. “Thy soul shall be required of thee” is put in opposition to his own treatment of it, “I will say to my soul, Soul,” etc.
_ _ whose shall those things be, etc. — Compare Psalms 39:6, “He heapeth up riches and knoweth not who shall gather them.” |
Luke 12:20
Thou fool — To think of satisfying thy soul with earthly goods! To depend on living many years! Yea, one day! They — The messengers of death, commissioned by God, require thy soul of thee! |
- God:
Luke 16:22-23 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; ... And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
Exodus 16:9-10 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings. ... And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
1 Samuel 25:36-38 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart [was] merry within him, for he [was] very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. ... And it came to pass about ten days [after], that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
2 Samuel 13:28-29 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant. ... And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.
1 Kings 16:9-10 And his servant Zimri, captain of half [his] chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of [his] house in Tirzah. ... And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.
Job 20:20-23 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. ... [When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating.
Job 27:8 For what [is] the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Psalms 73:19 How are they [brought] into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
Psalms 78:30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat [was] yet in their mouths,
Daniel 5:1-6 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. ... Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
Daniel 5:25-30 And this [is] the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. ... In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
Nahum 1:10 For while [they be] folden together [as] thorns, and while they are drunken [as] drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
Matthew 24:48-51 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; ... And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
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Luke 11:40 [Ye] fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
Jeremiah 17:11 [As] the partridge sitteth [on eggs], and hatcheth [them] not; [so] he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
James 4:14 Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
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- then:
Esther 5:11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all [the things] wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Esther 8:1-2 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he [was] unto her. ... And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
Job 27:16-17 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; ... He may prepare [it], but the just shall put [it] on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
Psalms 39:6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Psalms 49:17-19 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. ... He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
Psalms 52:5-7 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. ... Lo, [this is] the man [that] made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, [and] strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Proverbs 11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Proverbs 28:8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Ecclesiastes 2:18-22 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. ... For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 5:14-16 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and [there is] nothing in his hand. ... And this also [is] a sore evil, [that] in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
Jeremiah 17:11 [As] the partridge sitteth [on eggs], and hatcheth [them] not; [so] he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Daniel 5:28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into [this] world, [and it is] certain we can carry nothing out.
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