Luke 12:20
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
KJV
εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ θεός· ἄφρων, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ· ἃ δὲ ἡτοίμασας, τίνι ἔσται;
Greek NT
Dixit autem illi Deus : Stulte, hac nocte animam tuam repetunt a te : quæ autem parasti, cujus erunt ?
Vulgate
But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
ASV
But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee. And whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- Ἄφρων — SBLGNT
- Ἄφρων — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- Ἄφρον — Robinson-Pierpont
- ἀπαιτοῦσιν — SBLGNT
- ἀπαιτοῦσιν — Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- αἰτοῦσιν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles
Themes
Parable
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
If Paul had known any mysteries unrevealed to the other apostles, Luke, his constant companion and fellow-traveller, could not have been ignorant of them; neither could the truth have possibly lain hid from him, through whom alone we learn many and most important particulars of the Gospel history. 1. But that this Luke was inseparable from Paul, and his fellow-labourer in the G…
2. Now when He is departed from the sea, there follows another miracle yet more awful. For men possessed with devils, like wicked runaways at sight of their master, said, What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time? Matthew 8:29 For, because the multitudes called Him man, the devils came proclaiming His Godhead, and they …
Cross-references
- 1Thess 5:3 — For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
- 1Tim 6:7 — For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
- 1Tim 6:7 — For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
- 2Chr 16:9 — For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henc
- 2Sam 13:28 — Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageou
- Dan 4:31 — While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
- Dan 5:1 — Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
- Dan 5:25 — And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
- Deut 32:29 — O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
- Eccl 2:18 — Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
- Eccl 4:8 — There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I
- Eccl 5:15 — As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
- Eccl 9:12 — For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly u
- Esth 8:1 — On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
- Jas 4:14 — Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
- Jer 17:11 — As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
- Jer 17:11 — As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
- Job 4:21 — Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
- Job 14:5 — Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
- Job 27:8 — For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
- Job 27:8 — For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
- Job 27:16 — Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
- Job 34:20 — In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
- Luke 8:18 — Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
- Luke 10:42 — But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
- Luke 11:40 — Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
- Luke 11:40 — Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
- Luke 16:22 — And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
- Luke 16:22 — And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
- Matt 13:12 — For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
- Matt 16:26 — For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
- Matt 24:48 — But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
- Matt 25:6 — And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
- Nah 1:10 — For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
- Prov 10:27 — The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
- Prov 11:4 — Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
- Prov 11:4 — Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
- Prov 28:8 — He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
- Ps 14:1 — The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
- Ps 37:10 — For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.