Luke 12:16

NETBible

He then 1  told them a parable: 2  “The land of a certain rich man produced 3  an abundant crop,

NIV ©

And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man produced a good crop.

NASB ©

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

NLT ©

And he gave an illustration: "A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.

MSG ©

Then he told them this story: "The farm of a certain rich man produced a terrific crop.

BBE ©

And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

NRSV ©

Then he told them a parable: "The land of a rich man produced abundantly.

NKJV ©

Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.

KJV
And
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he spake
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a parable
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unto
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them
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saying
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The ground
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of a certain
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rich
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man
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brought forth plentifully
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NASB ©
And He told
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them a parable
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, saying
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,
"The land
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of a rich
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man
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was very
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productive
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.
NET [draft] ITL
He
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then
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told
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them
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a parable
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: “The land
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of a certain
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rich
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man
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produced an abundant crop
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,
GREEK
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V-2AAI-3S
de
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CONJ
parabolhn
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N-ASF
prov
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PREP
autouv
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P-APM
legwn
<3004> (5723)
V-PAP-NSM
anyrwpou
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N-GSM
tinov
<5100>
X-GSM
plousiou
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A-GSM
euforhsen
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V-AAI-3S
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T-NSF
cwra
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N-NSF
NETBible

He then 1  told them a parable: 2  “The land of a certain rich man produced 3  an abundant crop,

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “And he.” Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the connection to the preceding statement.

2 tn Grk “a parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated here.

3 tn Or “yielded a plentiful harvest.”