King James Version (KJV)
Luke 12:16
“And he spake a parable unto them, saying, ‹The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:›”
Verse in context — Luke 12
14
And he said unto him, ‹Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?›
15
And he said unto them, ‹Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.›
16
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, ‹The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:›
17
‹And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?›
18
‹And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.›
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