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Luke 12:17

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

KJV

καὶ διελογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ λέγων· τί ποιήσω, ὅτι οὐκ ἔχω ποῦ συνάξω τοὺς καρπούς μου;

Greek NT

et cogitabat intra se dicens : Quid faciam, quia non habeo quo congregem fructus meos ?

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

διαλογίζομαι
dialogizomai
verb · 16×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καρπός
karpos
noun · 66×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
ποῦ
pou
adverb · 45×
συνάγω
sunago
verb · 59×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἑαυτῷ | Treg/NIV/RP: ἑαυτῷ | WH: αὑτῷ
  • ἑαυτῷSBLGNT
  • ἑαυτῷTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • αὑτῷWestcott-Hort
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Parable

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1John 3:16 — Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
  • 2Cor 9:6 — But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
  • Acts 16:30 — And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
  • Amos 6:1 — Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!
  • Gen 13:6 — And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
  • Isa 58:7 — Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own fl
  • Jas 4:13 — Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
  • Luke 11:41 — But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
  • Luke 16:9 — And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
  • Luke 18:4 — And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
  • Luke 18:22 — Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
  • Luke 19:17 — And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
  • Mark 4:19 — And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
  • Matt 3:9 — And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
  • Matt 5:42 — Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
  • Rom 12:13 — Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.