LUKE 12:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “So that’s the end of someone who accumulated so much for himself, but wasn’t rich in God’s eyes.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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).

ULT Thus is the one storing up treasure for himself, and not being rich toward God.”

UST Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying, “That is what will happen to those who store up things just for themselves and do not value the things that God considers valuable.”

AICNT [So is the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.][fn]

12:21, So is the one...: Absent from some manuscripts. D(05) Latin(a b)

OEB So it is with those who lay by wealth for themselves and are not rich to the glory of God.’

2DT . . . so . . .the one treasuring for himself and not being rich to God.”

WEBBE So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”

LSV So [is] he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.”

FBV This is what happens to people who hoard up wealth for themselves but are not rich as far as God is concerned.”

TCNT This is how it will be with anyone who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

T4T Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying, “That is what will happen to those who store up goods just for themselves, but who do not value the things that God considers valuable.”

LEB So is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!”

BBE So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

Moff So fares the man who lays up treasure for himself instead of gaining the riches of God."
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Wymth "So is it with him who amasses treasure for himself, but has no riches in God."

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

DRA So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.

YLT so [is] he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'

Drby Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward [fn]God.

12.21 Elohim

RV So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
(So is he that layeth/lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. )

SLT So he treasuring up for himself, and not rich toward God.

Wbstr So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.

KJB-1769 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
( So is he that layeth/lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. )

KJB-1611 So is he that laieth vp treasure for himselfe, and is not rich towards God.
(So is he that layeth/lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.)

Bshps So is he that gathereth riches to him selfe, and is not ryche towardes God.
(So is he that gathereth/gathers riches to himself, and is not rich towards God.)

Gnva So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.
(So is he that gathereth/gathers riches to himself, and is not rich in God. )

Cvdl Thus goeth it with him yt gathereth treasure for himself, and is not riche in God.
(Thus goeth/goes it with him it gathereth/gathers treasure for himself, and is not rich in God.)

TNT So is it with him that gadereth ryches and is not ryche in God.
(So is it with him that gadereth riches and is not rich in God. )

Wycl So is he that tresourith to hym silf, and is not riche in God.
(So is he that treasureith to himself, and is not rich in God.)

Luth Also gehet es, wer sich Schätze sammelt und ist nicht reich in GOtt.
(So goes it, who itself/yourself/themselves treasures(n) collects and is not rich/wealthy in God.)

ClVg Sic est qui sibi thesaurizat, et non est in Deum dives.[fn]
(So it_is who/which to_himself thesaurizat, and not/no it_is in/into/on God dives. )

12.21 Et non est in Deum dives. In Deum dives est qui transitoria contemnens pauperibus distribuit, cujus exspectatio Dominus est, cujus substantia, id est conscientiæ possessio qua sustentatur et pascitur, est apud Deum, non in sacculis terræ.

12.21 And not/no it_is in/into/on God dives. In God dives it_is who/which passria contemnens to_the_poor distributes, whose is_waitingio Master it_is, whose substance, that it_is conscience possession which sustentatur and is_fed, it_is at God, not/no in/into/on sacculis of_the_earth/land.

UGNT οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ἑαυτῷ καὶ μὴ εἰς Θεὸν πλουτῶν.
(houtōs ho thaʸsaurizōn heautōi kai maʸ eis Theon ploutōn.)

SBL-GNT οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ⸀ἑαυτῷ καὶ μὴ εἰς θεὸν πλουτῶν.
(houtōs ho thaʸsaurizōn ⸀heautōi kai maʸ eis theon ploutōn.)

RP-GNT Οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων ἑαυτῷ, καὶ μὴ εἰς θεὸν πλουτῶν.
(Houtōs ho thaʸsaurizōn heautōi, kai maʸ eis theon ploutōn.)

TC-GNT Οὕτως ὁ θησαυρίζων [fn]ἑαυτῷ, καὶ μὴ εἰς Θεὸν πλουτῶν.
(Houtōs ho thaʸsaurizōn heautōi, kai maʸ eis Theon ploutōn. )

12:21 ἑαυτῷ ¦ αὑτῷ WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (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.

12:21a

This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself

Then Jesus concluded, “It is like this for anyone who piles up possessions for himself
Then Jesus said, “This is the situation of all who accumulate riches/wealth for themselves on this earth,

In 12:21a Jesus gave his conclusion to the parable. In some languages it may be necessary to indicate that 12:21a is Jesus’ conclusion. It is not a continuation of God’s words to the rich man. Some English versions indicate this by starting a new paragraph. Another way to make this clear is to introduce the conclusion explicitly. For example:

Then Jesus concluded the parable/story by saying

This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself: This statement indicates that anyone who stores up riches for his own use is in the same situation as the rich man. God considers all such people to be foolish (12:20). Like the man in the parable, they must all die and leave their earthly riches to others.

Other ways to translate this statement are:

This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves (GNT)

That’s how it is when a person treasures material possessions (GW)

Notice that the GNT uses plural forms. The GW uses a singular form. You may use whatever is natural in your language.

stores up treasure for himself: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as stores up treasure means “to store up or accumulate wealth/treasure.” This verb differs from the verb that was translated as “store” in 12:17–18 because it refers particularly to storing wealth. The context implies that the type of wealth is earthly riches. It may be helpful to make this information explicit. For example:

store up earthly wealth (NLT)

12:21b

but is not rich toward God.”

but is not rich in what God values.”
but they have not done what God considers valuable.”

but is not rich toward God: Here the phrase is not rich toward God describes a person who has not done the things that God considers valuable. He does not trust God and he does not use his possessions to serve God and others. Since there are different ways to be “rich toward God,” you should try to translate this expression in a general way that contrasts with 12:21a. For example:

not rich from God’s perspective/viewpoint

poor in the sight of God (CEV)

does not use his abilities and possessions/wealth to serve God (TRT)

Parallel LUKE 12:21

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

12:21a

12:21b