Luke 12:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.”

Luke 12:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 12:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 12:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.”

Luke 12:18 — World English Bible

Luke 12:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods. ”

Luke 12:18 — American Standard Version

Luke 12:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,”

Luke 12:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 12:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things; ”

Luke 12:18 — Darby Translation

Luke 12:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he said, This wil I do, I wil pul downe my barnes, and builde greater, and therein will I gather all my fruites, and my goods.”

Luke 12:18 — Geneva Bible

Luke 12:18 in Context — Luke 12

16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

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What Does Luke 12:18 Mean?

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