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Andδὲhe toldεἶπενthemπρὸς αὐτοὺςa parable,παραβολὴνsaying,λέγων“The landἡ χώραof a certainτινὸςrichπλουσίουmanἈνθρώπουproduced abundantly.εὐφόρησεν
Luke 12:16
Study it in the app“And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a certain rich man produced abundantly.”
The parable of the rich man who fills his barns and doesn't count on life endingGenerosity and MoneyA rich man plans for years ahead, and that very night his soul is demandedWisdom
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:16, word by word
- he toldεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- a parableπαραβολὴνparabolēn
parable
A story from daily life that teaches about God.
Where else “parabolēn” appears- “The landχώραchōra
field
Farmland.
Where else “chōra” appears- richπλουσίουplousiou
rich
Someone with many possessions.
Where else “plousiou” appears- manἈνθρώπουAnthrōpou
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “Anthrōpou” appears- produced abundantlyεὐφόρησενeuphorēsen
yield a good crop
Yield a good crop, produce much.
Where else “euphorēsen” appears
The context
15And he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greed, because even when someone has abundance, his life is not from his possessions.”
16 · This verse (above)
17And he was reasoning within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to gather my crops?’
To study Luke 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does the rich man plan to do with his harvest, and what does God say to him? (vv. 16-21)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “Do not worry about your life,” pointing to the ravens and the lilies. What reason does he give for not being anxious? (vv. 22-31)
3. How I live it
Jesus says where our treasure is, our heart will be too (v. 34). What takes most of your time and attention today?