Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
So is he who stores up for himself, and is not being rich toward God.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
That's how it is with the person who stores up treasures for himself rather than with God."
American Standard Version
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
This is [the way it will be with] the person who stores up treasures for himself, and [yet] is not rich toward God [i.e., does place enough importance on spiritual things]."
Anderson New Testament
So is he that lays up treasure for him self, and is not rich toward God.
Bible in Basic English
So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
Common New Testament
So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
Daniel Mace New Testament
such is he, who heaps up his treasure here, and makes no provision for another world.
Darby Translation
Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Godbey New Testament
So is every one laying up treasure for himself, and not rich toward God.
Goodspeed New Testament
That is the way with the man who lays up money for himself, and is not rich with God."
John Wesley New Testament
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Julia Smith Translation
So he treasuring up for himself, and not rich toward God.
King James 2000
So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So [is] the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!"
Modern King James verseion
So is he who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So is it with him that gathered riches, and is not rich in God."
Moffatt New Testament
So fares the man who lays up treasure for himself instead of gaining the riches of God."
Montgomery New Testament
"So is he that lays up treasures for himself and is not rich toward God."
NET Bible
So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God."
New Heart English Bible
So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
Noyes New Testament
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.
Sawyer New Testament
So is every one that lays up treasures for himself and is not rich in God.
The Emphasized Bible
So, is he that is laying up treasure for himself, and is not rich, towards God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Just such is every one who heapeth up treasure for self, and is not rich towards God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So it is with those who lay by wealth for themselves and are not rich to the glory of God."
Webster
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.
Weymouth New Testament
"So is it with him who amasses treasure for himself, but has no riches in God."
Williams New Testament
So it is with the man who continues to pile up possessions for himself, and is not rich in God."
World English Bible
So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
Worrell New Testament
So is he who is laying up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
Worsley New Testament
So is he that heapeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God.
Youngs Literal Translation
so is he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'
Themes
Accumulation of wealth » The accumulation of, disappointing
Accumulation of wealth » Riches, earthly (select readings)
Alertness » What to be aware of
Covetousness » Covetous people
Covetousness » Instances of » The rich fool
Earthly » Refused for obedience » Are deceptive treasures
Earthly » Refused for obedience » Uprightness
Jesus Christ » Parables of » The rich fool
Parables » Parables of Christ » Rich fool
Riches » Folly and danger of trusting to--illustrated
earthly Riches » The perils of » The accumulation of, disappointing
earthly Riches » Belong to God » Are deceptive treasures
earthly Treasures » Are deceptive
earthly Treasures » Riches, earthly (select readings)
Wealth » Accumulation of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 12:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Rich Landowner Who Was A Fool
20 But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be? 21 So is he who stores up for himself, and is not being rich toward God. 22 And he said to his disciples, Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat, nor for the body, what ye may wear.
Cross References
Luke 12:33
Sell things possessed by you, and give charity. Make for yourselves purses not becoming old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where no thief approaches, nor moth corrupts.
Matthew 6:19-20
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust deteriorates, and where thieves break through and steal,
Hosea 10:1
Israel is a luxuriant vine that puts forth his fruit. According to the abundance of his fruit he has multiplied his altars. According to the goodness of their land they have made goodly pillars.
Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him who gets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!
Luke 6:24
However, woe to you the rich, because ye have received your consolation.
Luke 16:11
If therefore ye did not become faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you what is true?
Romans 2:5
But according to thy hardness, and thy impenitent heart, thou store up wrath to thyself in the day of wrath, and revelation, and righteous judgment of God,
2 Corinthians 6:10
as grieving, but always rejoicing; as poor, but making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
1 Timothy 6:18-19
to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,
James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?
James 5:1-3
Go now, ye rich, weep, howling for your miseries that are approaching.
Revelation 2:9
I know thy works and tribulation and poverty (but thou are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.