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Andκαὶhe was reasoningδιελογίζετοwithinἐνhimself,ἑαυτῷsaying,λέγων‘WhatΤίshall I do,ποιήσωsinceὅτιI haveἔχωnowhereοὐκ ποῦto gatherσυνάξωmy crops?’τοὺς καρπούς μου
Luke 12:17
Study it in the app“And he was reasoning within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to gather my crops?’”
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 12:17, word by word
- he was reasoningδιελογίζετοdielogizeto
ponder
To turn something over in one's mind.
Where else “dielogizeto” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say to oneself
To say to oneself, to think.
Where else “legōn” appears- shall I doποιήσωpoiēsō
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēsō” appears- I haveἔχωechō
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echō” appears- nowhereποῦpou
where?
Where?
Where else “pou” appears- to gatherσυνάξωsynaxō
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synaxō” appears- my crops?’καρπούςkarpous
fruit
What a plant produces, which is harvested and eaten.
Where else “karpous” appears
The context
16And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a certain rich man produced abundantly.
17 · This verse (above)
18And he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will gather all my grain and my goods.
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?