Luke 12:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Luke 12:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 12:19 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 12:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.”’”

Luke 12:19 — World English Bible

Luke 12:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Luke 12:19 — American Standard Version

Luke 12:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.”

Luke 12:19 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 12:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry. ”

Luke 12:19 — Darby Translation

Luke 12:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And I wil say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods laide vp for many yeeres: liue at ease, eate, drinke and take thy pastime.”

Luke 12:19 — Geneva Bible

Luke 12:19 in Context — Luke 12

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?

21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

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What Does Luke 12:19 Mean?

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