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AndκαὶI will sayἐρῶto my soul,τῇ ψυχῇ μου“Soul,Ψυχήyou haveἔχειςmanyπολλὰgoodsἀγαθὰlaid upκείμεναforεἰςmanyπολλάyears;ἔτηrest,ἀναπαύουeat,φάγεdrink,πίεbe merry.”’εὐφραίνου
Luke 12:19
Study it in the app“And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’”
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 12:19, word by word
- I will sayἐρῶerō
say to oneself
To say to oneself, to think.
Where else “erō” appears- to my soulψυχῇpsychēi
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “psychēi” appears- you haveἔχειςecheis
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echeis” appears- manyπολλὰpolla
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polla” appears- goodsἀγαθὰagatha
possessions
What one owns, possessions.
Where else “agatha” appears- laid upκείμεναkeimena
be set
To be situated somewhere.
Where else “keimena” appears- yearsἔτηetē
year
Year.
Where else “etē” appears- restἀναπαύουanapauou
rest
To stop working and regain strength, or let another regain it.
Where else “anapauou” appears- eatφάγεphage
eat
Eat.
Where else “phage” appears- drinkπίεpie
drink
To take water, wine or another liquid by mouth.
Where else “pie” appears- be merry.”’εὐφραίνουeuphrainou
celebrate
To feast and rejoice together.
Where else “euphrainou” appears
The context
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.
19 · This verse (above)
20But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night they demand your soul from you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
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?