Luke 12:17 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

He thought, 'What should I do? I don't have enough room to store my crops.'(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

ASV:

and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

BBE:

And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

DBY:

And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not a place where I shall lay up my fruits.

ERV:

and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

WEY:

and he debated within himself, saying, "'What am I to do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.'

WBS:

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to deposit my fruits?

WEB:

He reasoned within himself, saying,'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?'

YLT:

and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?

Luke 12:17 Cross References

XREF:

Luke 12:16 And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.

Luke 12:18 "Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

12:17 And he {f} thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
(f) Reckoned with himself, which is the characteristic of covetous surly men who spend their life in those trifles.

PNT:

12:17 What shall I do? A common perplexity of the rich. They do not know what to do with their surplus wealth, though the needs of humanity call for it.

WES:

12:17 What shall I do? - The very language of want! Do? Why, lay up treasure in heaven.

MHC:

12:13-21 Christ's kingdom is spiritual, and not of this world. Christianity does not meddle with politics; it obliges all to do justly, but wordly dominion is not founded in grace. It does not encourage expectations of worldly advantages by religion. The rewards of Christ's disciples are of another nature. Covetousness is a sin we need constantly to be warned against; for happiness and comfort do not depend on the wealth of this world. The things of the world will not satisfy the desires of a soul. Here is a parable, which shows the folly of carnal worldling while they live, and their misery when they die. The character drawn is exactly that of a prudent, worldly man, who has no grateful regard to the providence of God, nor any right thought of the uncertainty of human affairs, the worth of his soul, or the importance of eternity. How many, even among professed Christians, point out similar characters as models for imitation, and proper persons to form connexions with! We mistake if we think that thoughts are hid, and thoughts are free. When he saw a great crop upon his ground, instead of thanking God for it, or rejoicing to be able to do more good, he afflicts himself. What shall I do now? The poorest beggar in the country could not have said a more anxious word. The more men have, the more perplexity they have with it. It was folly for him to think of making no other use of his plenty, than to indulge the flesh and gratify the sensual appetites, without any thought of doing good to others. Carnal worldlings are fools; and the day is coming when God will call them by their own name, and they will call themselves so. The death of such persons is miserable in itself, and terrible to them. Thy soul shall be required. He is loth to part with it; but God shall require it, shall require an account of it, require it as a guilty soul to be punished without delay. It is the folly of most men, to mind and pursue that which is for the body and for time only, more than that for the soul and eternity.

CONC:

Bestow Crops Debated Deposit Fruit Fruits Gather Lay Nowhere Reasoned Reasoning Room Saying Store Within

Bestow Crops Debated Deposit Fruit Fruits Gather Lay Nowhere Reasoned Reasoning Room Store Thought Together What Within

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