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ButδὲGodὁ θεόςsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ‘Fool!ἌφρωνThisταύτῃnightτῇ νυκτὶthey demandἀπαιτοῦσινyour soulτὴν ψυχήν σουfromἀπὸyou;σοῦandδὲthe thingsἃyou have prepared,ἡτοίμασαςwhoseτίνιwill they be?’ἔσται
Luke 12:20
Study it in the app“But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night they demand your soul from you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’”
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 12:20, word by word
- Godθεόςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- ‘FoolἌφρωνAphrōn
foolish
Foolish, senseless.
Where else “Aphrōn” appears- nightνυκτὶnykti
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nykti” appears- they demandἀπαιτοῦσινapaitousin
ask back, demand back
Ask back, demand back what is one's own.
Where else “apaitousin” appears- your soulψυχήνpsychēn
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “psychēn” appears- you have preparedἡτοίμασαςhētoimasas
prepare
Prepare, make ready.
Where else “hētoimasas” appears- will they be?’ἔσταιestai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estai” appears
The context
19And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’
20 · This verse (above)
21So it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
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?