Luke 12:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.”

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BSBPD

“Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 12:16 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 26:12Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
  2. Genesis 41:47During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
  3. Job 12:6The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.
  4. Job 24:23He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.
  5. Psalms 73:3For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
  6. Psalms 73:12Behold, these are the wicked— always carefree as they increase their wealth.
  7. Hosea 2:8For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold— which they crafted for Baal.
  8. Matthew 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  9. Acts 14:17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

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