Luke 12:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 12:20

18 So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods.

19 And I will say to my soul, ^a“Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; ^beat, drink, and be merry.” ’

20 But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night ^ayour soul will be required of you; ^bthen whose will those things be which you have provided?’

21 “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, ^aand is not rich toward God.”

Do Not Worry

22 Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, ^ado not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.

23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and ^aGod feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?

25 And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

Verse Comparison: Luke 12:20

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American Standard Version
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?

Amplified® Bible
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?

Contemporary English Version
But God said to him, "You fool! Tonight you will die. Then who will get what you have stored up?"

Darby English Version
But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

Good News Bible
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself ? ' "

International Standard Version
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Now who will get the things you've accumulated?'

King James Version
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?

New American Standard Bible
"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?'

New International Version
"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'

New King James Version
But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night God will require your soul; and now who will own what you have prepared?'

Young's Literal Translation
`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?

New English Translation
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life¹ will be demanded back from² you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’³

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