Luke 12:20 Parallel Translations

"But God said to him, 'You fool! I will demand your life from you tonight! Now who will get what you've accumulated?'(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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?

ASV:

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?

BBE:

But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

DBY:

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

ERV:

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?

WEY:

"But God said to him, "'Foolish man, this night your life is demanded from you; and these preparations--for whom shall they be?'

WBS:

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?

WEB:

"But God said to him,'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared-whose will they be?'

YLT:

'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?

Luke 12:20 Cross References

XREF:

Job 27:8 "For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, When God requires his life?

Psalm 39:6 "Surely every man walks about as a phantom; Surely they make an uproar for nothing; He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

Jeremiah 17:11 "As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid, So is he who makes a fortune, but unjustly; In the midst of his days it will forsake him, And in the end he will be a fool."

Luke 11:40 "You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also? (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

12:20 [Thou] fool. The still, small voice may have said this, as mortal disease attacked him. Men said that he was sagacious, wise; but God said, Thou fool.
This night. Instead of having many years, this night he shall die, unprepared, and all his goods on which he set his heart be delivered over to others.

WES:

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!

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:

Demanded Fool Foolish Got Hast Owner Preparations Prepare Prepared Prepared-whose Provided Require Required Soul Tonight Unthinking

Demanded Fool Foolish Life Night Owner Preparations Prepare Prepared Provided Require Required Soul Together Tonight Unthinking

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