Luke 12:17
“And he thought within himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roome where to bestow my fruits?”
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Luke 12:17 Context
15And he said vnto them, Take heed and beware of couetousnes: for a mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16And he spake a parable vnto them, saying, The ground of a certaine rich man brought foorth plentifully. 17And he thought within himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roome where to bestow my fruits? 18And he said, This will I doe, I will pull downe my barnes, and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits, and my goods. 19And I will say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods layd vp for many yeeres, take thine ease, eate, drinke, and be merry.
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Other Translations for Luke 12:17
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
- King James Version
"And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.
- Basic English Bible
And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not [a place] where I shall lay up my fruits.
- Darby Bible
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to deposit my fruits?
- Webster's Bible
and he debated within himself, saying, "`What am I to do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.'
- Weymouth Bible
He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?'
- World English Bible
And he thouyte with ynne hym silf, and seide, What schal Y do, for Y haue not whidur Y schal gadere my fruytis?
- Wycliffe Bible
and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Luke 12:17
12:17 What shall I do? - The very language of want! Do? Why, lay up treasure in heaven.
People's Bible Notes for Luke 12:17
Lu 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.