Luke 12:20

NETBible

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life 1  will be demanded back from 2  you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ 3 

NIV ©

"But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

NASB ©

"But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’

NLT ©

"But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get it all?’

MSG ©

"Just then God showed up and said, 'Fool! Tonight you die. And your barnful of goods--who gets it?'

BBE ©

But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

NRSV ©

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’

NKJV ©

"But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’

KJV
But
<1161>
God
<2316>
said
<2036> (5627)
unto him
<846>_,
[Thou] fool
<878>_,
this
<5026>
night
<3571>
thy
<4675>
soul
<5590>
shall be required
<523> (5719)
of
<575>
thee
<4675>_:
then
<1161>
whose
<5101>
shall those things be
<2071> (5704)_,
which
<3739>
thou hast provided
<2090> (5656)_?
{thy...: Gr. do they require thy soul}
NASB ©
"But God
<2316>
said
<3004>
to him, 'You fool
<878>
! This
<3778>

very
night
<3571>
your soul
<5590>
is required
<523>
of you; and
now
who
<5101>
will own what
<3739>
you have prepared
<2090>
?'
NET [draft] ITL
But
<1161>
God
<2316>
said
<2036>
to him
<846>
, ‘You fool
<878>
! This
<3778>
very night
<3571>
your
<4675>
life
<5590>
will be demanded back
<154>
from
<575>
you
<4675>
, but
<1161>
who
<3739>
will get
<1510>
what
<5101>
you have prepared
<2090>
for yourself?’
GREEK
eipen
<2036> (5627)
V-2AAI-3S
de
<1161>
CONJ
autw
<846>
P-DSM
o
<3588>
T-NSM
yeov
<2316>
N-NSM
afrwn
<878>
A-VSM
tauth
<3778>
D-DSF
th
<3588>
T-DSF
nukti
<3571>
N-DSF
thn
<3588>
T-ASF
quchn
<5590>
N-ASF
sou
<4675>
P-2GS
aitousin
<154> (5719)
V-PAI-3P
apo
<575>
PREP
sou
<4675>
P-2GS
a
<3739>
R-NPN
de
<1161>
CONJ
htoimasav
<2090> (5656)
V-AAI-2S
tini
<5101>
I-DSM
estai
<1510> (5704)
V-FXI-3S
NETBible

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life 1  will be demanded back from 2  you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ 3 

NET Notes

1 tn Grk “your soul,” but ψυχή (yuch) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context.

2 tn Or “required back.” This term, ἀπαιτέω (apaitew), has an economic feel to it and is often used of a debt being called in for repayment (BDAG 96 s.v. 1).

3 tn Grk “the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” The words “for yourself” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.