Luke 12:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.

New Living Translation
Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.

English Standard Version
And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully,

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

New American Standard Bible
And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.

NASB 1995
And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.

NASB 1977
And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a certain rich man was very productive.

Amplified Bible
Then He told them a parable, saying, “There was a rich man whose land was very fertile and productive.

Christian Standard Bible
Then he told them a parable: “A rich man’s land was very productive.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He told them a parable: "A rich man's land was very productive.

Contemporary English Version
So Jesus told them this story: A rich man's farm produced a big crop,

Good News Translation
Then Jesus told them this parable: "There was once a rich man who had land which bore good crops.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he used this illustration. He said, "A rich man had land that produced good crops.

International Standard Version
Then he told them a parable. He said, "The land of a certain rich man produced good crops.

NET Bible
He then told them a parable: "The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

New King James Version
Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.

King James 2000 Bible
And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

New Heart English Bible
He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

World English Bible
He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

American King James Version
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

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

A Faithful Version
Then He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

Darby Bible Translation
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he put foorth a similitude vnto the, saying: The grounde of a certaine ryche man brought foorth plentifull fruites.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And he tolde them a symilitude, and sayde: There was a riche man, whose felde had brought forth frutes plenteously,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he put forth a similitude vnto them sayinge: The groude of a certayne riche ma brought forth frutes plenteously
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He spoke an allegory to them, saying, “Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

Berean Literal Bible
And He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

Young's Literal Translation
And he spake a simile unto them, saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

Smith's Literal Translation
And he spake a parable to them, saying, The farm of a certain rich man bore well:

Literal Emphasis Translation
And He spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth well.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then he spoke to them using a comparison, saying: “The fertile land of a certain wealthy man produced crops.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he told a parable to them: “A certain rich man's land brought him many crops.”

Lamsa Bible
Then he told them a parable. The land of a rich man brought him a great many crops.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And he spoke a parable to them, saying: The farm of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

Godbey New Testament
He spake a parable to them, saying, The farm of a certain rich man was very productive:

Haweis New Testament
And he spake a parable unto them, saying,The estate of a certain rich man bore plentifully:

Mace New Testament
to which purpose he propos'd to them this parable: a rich man had some land that was very fruitful.

Weymouth New Testament
And He spoke a parable to them. "A certain rich man's lands," He said, "yielded abundant crops,

Worrell New Testament
And He spake a parable to them, saying, "A certain rich man's field yielded bountifully;

Worsley New Testament
And He spake a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
















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