LUKE 12:18 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yeshua (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

GHT and he-says, 'I-will-do the-same[i.e. this:]. I-will-lift-down of {me} the storehouses and will-house-build larger, and I-will-gather there all the become-effects of {me} and the beneficial of {me},

ULT And he said, ‘I will do this: I will take down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will gather all of my grain and good things.

UST Then he thought to himself, ‘I know what I will do! I will tear down my grain bins and build larger ones! Then I can store all my grain and other things in the big new bins.

BSB Then he said, ‘This [is what] I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger [ones], and there I will store up all my grain and [my] goods.

MSB Then he said, ‘This [is what] I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger [ones], and there I will store up all my crops[fn] and [my] goods.

12:18 CT grain

BLB And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns, and will build greater ones, and will store up there all my grain and goods.

AICNT And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will gather {all my grain}[fn] [and my goods].[fn]

12:18, grain: B(03) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “crops.” ℵ(01) A(02) D(05) W(032) Latin(it) Syriac(sy^s sy^c sy^p) BYZ TR.

12:18, and my goods: Absent from ℵ(01) D(05) Latin (it) Syriac (sy^s sy^c).

OEB This is what I will do,” he said; “I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them;

2DT He said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my storages and I will form greater ones, and I will assemble there all my wheat and my good things,

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

NET Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

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

FBV I know what I'll do,’ he decided. ‘I'll pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and then I'll be able to store all my crops and everything I own.

TCNT Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my [fn]produce and my goods.

12:18 produce ¦ grain CT

T4T Then he thought to himself, ‘I know what I will do! I will tear down my grain bins and build larger ones! Then I will store all my wheat and other goods in the big new bins.

LEB And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather in there all my grain and possessions.

BBE And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.

Moff And he said, "This is what I will do. I will pull down my granaries and build larger ones, where I can store all my produce and my goods.

Wymth "And he said to himself, "`This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store up all my harvest and my wealth;

ASV 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.

DRA And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and will build greater; and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods.

YLT 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,

Drby 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;

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

SLT And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my stores, and build greater; and there will I collect all my produce and my good things.

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

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And he said, This will I doe, I will pull downe my barnes, and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits, and my goods.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And he sayde, this wyll I do, I wyll destroy my barnes, and buylde greater, and therin wyll I gather all my fruites and my goodes.
(And he said, this will I do, I will destroy my barns, and build greater, and therein will I gather all my fruits and my goods.)

Gnva 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.
(And he said, This will I do, I will pul down my barns, and build greater, and therein will I gather all my fruits, and my goods.)

Cvdl And he sayde: This wil I do, I wil breake downe my barnes, & buylde greater, and therin wil I gather all myne increace, & my goodes,
(And he said: This will I do, I will break down my barns, and build greater, and therein will I gather all mine increace, and my goods,)

TNT And he sayde: This will I do. I will destroye my barnes and bilde greater and therin will I gadder all my frutes and my goodes:
(And he said: This will I do. I will destroy my barns and build greater and therein will I gadder all my fruits and my goods:)

Wycl And he seith, This thing Y schal do; Y schal throwe doun my bernes, and Y schal make gretter, and thidir Y schal gadir alle thingis that growen to me, and my goodis.
(And he saith/says, This thing I shall do; I shall throwe down my barns, and I shall make greater, and thither/there I shall gadir all things that grown to me, and my goods.)

Luth Und sprach: Das will ich tun: ich will meine Scheunen abbrechen und größere bauen und will drein sammeln alles, was mir gewachsen ist, und meine Güter.
(And spoke: The will I tun: I will my barns cancel/terminate and bigger build and will three collect all/everything, what/which to_me grown is, and my goods.)

ClVg Et dixit: Hoc faciam: destruam horrea mea, et majora faciam: et illuc congregabo omnia quæ nata sunt mihi, et bona mea,
(And he/she_said: This I_will_do: I_will_destroy barns my, and bigger I_will_do: and there/to_that_place I_will_gather everything which born are to_me, and good(s) my,)

UGNT καὶ εἶπεν, τοῦτο ποιήσω: καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω, καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὸν σῖτον καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου.
(kai eipen, touto poiaʸsō: kathelō mou tas apothaʸkas kai meizonas oikodomaʸsō, kai sunaxō ekei panta ton siton kai ta agatha mou.)

SBL-GNT καὶ εἶπεν· Τοῦτο ποιήσω· καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω, καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα ⸂τὸν σῖτον⸃ καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου,
(kai eipen; Touto poiaʸsō; kathelō mou tas apothaʸkas kai meizonas oikodomaʸsō, kai sunaxō ekei panta ⸂ton siton⸃ kai ta agatha mou,)

RP-GNT Καὶ εἶπεν, Τοῦτο ποιήσω· καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας, καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω, καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὰ γενήματά μου καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου.
(Kai eipen, Touto poiaʸsō; kathelō mou tas apothaʸkas, kai meizonas oikodomaʸsō, kai sunaxō ekei panta ta genaʸmata mou kai ta agatha mou.)

TC-GNT καὶ εἶπε, Τοῦτο ποιήσω· καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας, καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω, καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα [fn]τὰ γενήματά μου καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου.
(kai eipe, Touto poiaʸsō; kathelō mou tas apothaʸkas, kai meizonas oikodomaʸsō, kai sunaxō ekei panta ta genaʸmata mou kai ta agatha mou.)

12:18 τα γενηματα μου ¦ τον σιτον ᴄᴛ

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 12:13–21: Jesus warned the people not to be greedy

In the previous section Jesus was speaking to his disciples. In this section a man in the crowd interrupted and asked Jesus to settle a quarrel between him and his brother about an inheritance. Jesus used this situation as an opportunity to warn the crowd about being greedy and selfish. He told them a parable about a rich man who kept all his riches for himself. God called him a fool and judged him for it.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

The Parable About The Rich Fool

A Rich Fool (CEV)

Jesus Warns Against Selfishness (NCV)

This parable is only in the Gospel of Luke.

12:18a

Then he said, ‘This is what I will do:

Then the man thought, ‘I know what I will do.
He decided

Then he said: The phrase Then he said introduces more things that the rich man thought as he was deciding what he should do. He continued to say these things to himself in his own mind. In some languages it may be more natural to continue the man’s thoughts without using an introductory clause such as Then he said. For example:

Aha! I know what I will do.

This is what I will do: This clause introduces the rich man’s answer to his own question. He had made a decision about what to do. Consider what phrase people use when they have decided to act in a certain way. For example:

I know! (NLT)

12:18b

I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones,

I will destroy/dismantle the barns/granaries that I now have and build big/bigger barns/granaries.
to have his old barns torn down and to have bigger ones built,

I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones: In the cultural context, this statement implies that the rich man will order his servants to do this work. In some languages it may be necessary to make this information explicit. For example:

I will tell my workers/men to tear down my barns and build bigger ones

Consider whether it is natural in your language to use a causative idea here.

tear down: The Greek expression that the BSB translates as tear down means to pull down or take apart. The rich man wanted to demolish his old barns in order to make room for new ones.

barns…bigger ones: In this context the Greek word that the BSB translates as barns literally refers to buildings that were used for storing grain or other crops. The next part of the verse shows that when the man built bigger ones, he would also use them to store other possessions besides grain. If your language does not have a word for barns, you may:

Use a local equivalent. For example:
granaries
Use a descriptive phrase. For example:
storage places/buildings

12:18c

and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

That is where I will put all my grain and the other things I own.
That is how I will store all my grain and the other things that belong to me.’
where he could store all his grain/crops and other possessions.

there: In this context the word there means “in those new barns/storehouses.”

my grain: The Greek word that the BSB translates as grain refers literally to wheat, but it can be used for any grain. In areas where there is no word for grain or “wheat,” you may use a more general term. For example:

my crops/harvest

what I have harvested

Try not to use the word for a specific grain such as “rice” that was not grown in Israel at that time.

my goods: The Greek word that the BSB translates as my goods refers to things other than grain that the rich man owned and could put in his barns. In some languages you may need to translate this as:

the rest of my possessions/belongings

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

εἶπεν, τοῦτο ποιήσω: καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω, καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὸν σῖτον καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου

˱he˲_said (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἶπεν Τοῦτο ποιήσω καθελῶ μού τάς ἀποθήκας καί μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω καί συνάξω ἐκεῖ παντᾶ τόν σῖτον καί τά ἀγαθά μού)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [he finally decided that he should tear down the barns he had and build bigger barns so that he could store all of his grain and other possessions in them]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

τὰς ἀποθήκας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί εἶπεν Τοῦτο ποιήσω καθελῶ μού τάς ἀποθήκας καί μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω καί συνάξω ἐκεῖ παντᾶ τόν σῖτον καί τά ἀγαθά μού)

The term barns describes buildings in which farmers store crops they have harvested. If your readers would not be familiar with barns, you could use a general term. Alternate translation: [storage buildings]

τὰ ἀγαθά μου

Alternate translation: [my other possessions]

Parallel LUKE 12:18

Section 12:13–21: Jesus warned the people not to be greedy

12:18a

12:18b

12:18c