Luke 12:17

Easy-to-Read Version

He thought to himself, ‘What will I do? I have no place to keep all my crops.'

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?

King James Version (1611)
And he thought within himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roome where to bestow my fruits?

King James Version
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

English Standard Version
and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'

New American Standard Bible
"And he began thinking to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'

New Century Version
He thought to himself, ‘What will I do? I have no place to keep all my crops.'

Amplified Bible
"And he began thinking to himself, 'What shall I do, since I have no place [large enough in which] to store my crops?'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'

Legacy Standard Bible
And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'

Berean Standard Bible
So he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?'

Contemporary English Version
and he said to himself, "What can I do? I don't have a place large enough to store everything."

Complete Jewish Bible
He debated with himself, ‘What should I do? I haven't enough room for all my crops.'

Darby Translation
And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not [a place] where I shall lay up my fruits.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?

George Lamsa Translation
And he reasoned within himself and said, What shall I do, for I have no place to gather my crops?

Good News Translation
He began to think to himself, ‘I don't have a place to keep all my crops. What can I do?

Lexham English Bible
And he reasoned to himself, saying, ‘What should I do? For I do not have anywhere I can gather in my crops.'

Literal Translation
And he reasoned within himself, saying, What may I do, for I have nowhere I may gather my fruits?

American Standard Version
and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

Bible in Basic English
And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

Hebrew Names Version
He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?'

International Standard Version
So he began to think to himself, 'What should I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'

Etheridge Translation
And he thought within himself, and said, What shall I do ? for I have not where to collect my provisions.

Murdock Translation
And he considered with himself, and said: What shall I do; for I have not where I can store up my produce?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he thought within him selfe, saying, What shall I do, because I haue no rowme where to bestow my fruites?

English Revised Version
and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

World English Bible
He reasoned within himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I don't have room to store my crops?'

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. And he reasoned in himself, saying, What shall I do?

Weymouth's New Testament
and he debated within himself, saying, "`What am I to do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.'

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he thouyte with ynne hym silf, and seide, What schal Y do, for Y haue not whidur Y schal gadere my fruytis?

Update Bible Version
and he reasoned to himself, saying, What shall I do, because I don't have a place to bestow my fruits?

Webster's Bible Translation
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to deposit my fruits?

New English Translation
so he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'

New King James Version
And he thought within himself, saying, "What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?'

New Living Translation
He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don't have room for all my crops.'

New Life Bible
The rich man thought to himself, ‘What will I do? I have no place to put the grain.'

New Revised Standard
And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?'

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he began to deliberate within himself, saying - What shall I do? because I have not where I can gather my fruits.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

Revised Standard Version
and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?'

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and he thought in himsilfe sayinge: what shall I do? because I have noo roume where to bestowe my frutes?

Young's Literal Translation
and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and he thought in himself, and sayde: What shal I do? I haue nothinge wher in to gather my frutes.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and thus he reason'd with himself, what shall I do for want of room to store up my crop?

Simplified Cowboy Version
He thought to himself, 'I don't have enough grass for all my cows. I wonder what I should do?'

Contextual Overview

¹³ One of the men in the crowd said to Jesus, "Teacher, our father just died and left some things for us. Tell my brother to share them with me." ¹⁴ But Jesus said to him, "Who said I should be your judge or decide how to divide your father's things between you two?" ¹⁵ Then Jesus said to them, "Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. People do not get life from the many things they own." ¹⁶ Then Jesus used this story: "There was a rich man who had some land. His land grew a very good crop of food. ¹⁷ He thought to himself, ‘What will I do? I have no place to keep all my crops.' ¹⁸ "Then he said, ‘I know what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger barns! I will put all my wheat and good things together in my new barns. ¹⁹ Then I can say to myself, I have many good things stored. I have saved enough for many years. Rest, eat, drink, and enjoy life!' ²⁰ "But God said to that man, ‘Foolish man! Tonight you will die. So what about the things you prepared for yourself? Who will get those things now?' ²¹ "This is how it will be for anyone who saves things only for himself. To God that person is not rich."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

What: Luke 12:22, Luke 12:29, Luke 10:25, Luke 16:3, Acts 2:37, Acts 16:30

shall: Luke 12:33, Luke 3:11, Luke 11:41, Luke 14:13, Luke 14:14, Luke 16:9, Luke 18:22, Luke 19:17, Ecclesiastes 11:2, Isaiah 58:7, Matthew 5:42, Romans 12:13, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, 1 Timothy 6:17, 1 John 3:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:6 - General Leviticus 26:10 - General Job 20:23 - he is about Amos 6:1 - to them Malachi 3:10 - that there Matthew 3:9 - think Mark 4:19 - the cares Luke 7:39 - he spake Luke 18:4 - he said James 4:13 - To day

Cross-References

Genesis 12:14
So when Abram went into Egypt, the Egyptian men saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.

Genesis 12:15
Even some of Pharaoh's officials noticed her and told Pharaoh how beautiful she was. So they took her to Pharaoh's house.

1 Chronicles 16:21
But the Lord did not let anyone mistreat them. He warned kings not to harm them.

1 Chronicles 21:22
David said to Araunah, "Sell me your threshing floor. I will pay you the full price. Then I can use the area to build an altar to worship the Lord . Then the terrible sicknesses will be stopped."

Job 34:19
He does not respect leaders more than other people. And he does not respect the rich more than the poor. God made everyone.

Hebrews 13:4
Marriage should be honored by everyone. And every marriage should be kept pure between husband and wife. God will judge guilty those who commit sexual sins and adultery.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And, he thought within himself,.... And foolish thoughts they were; he did not think of God, or that there was one, and much less that he was the author, of all his outward prosperity and plenty; and was still further off of thinking of returning thanks to God for it: or of asking counsel of him, what he should do with it; but he consults himself only, and thought only within, and for himself; and not at all of his poor neighbours, or for the good of others; nor did he think even of his own soul, but altogether about his worldly substance:

saying, what shall I do? he does not say what shall I do for God? for his interest service, and glory? for the poor, the hungry, and thirsty, and naked? or for my own soul, that that may be eternally saved? but what shall I do with my goods?

because I have no room where to bestow my fruits: he had gathered in his harvest, and filled his barns as full as they could hold, so that they had no room for more; and yet had still an abundance to lay up, and about which he was anxiously concerned; not thinking of the empty bellies, barns, and houses of the poor, where he might have stowed much.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He thought within himself - He reasoned or inquired. He was anxious and perplexed. Riches increase thought and perplexity. Indeed, this is almost their only effect - to engross the thoughts and steal the heart away from better things, in order to take care of the useless wealth.

No room - Everything was full.

To bestow - To place, to hoard, to collect.

My fruits - Our word “fruits” is not applied to “grain;” but the Greek word is applied to all the produce of the earth - not only “fruit,” but also grain. This is likewise the old meaning of the English word, especially in the plural number.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 12:17. He thought within himself — Began to be puzzled in consequence of the increase of his goods. Riches, though ever so well acquired, produce nothing but vexation and embarrassment.