Luke 12:19-21

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁹And I will say to my soul, “Soul, ^(A)you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’ ²⁰But God said to him, ‘^(B)You fool! This very night ^[a]^(C)your soul is required of you; and ^(D)now who will own what you have prepared?’ ²¹So is the man who ^(E)stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

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Footnotes

Luke 12:20 Lit they are demanding your soul from you

Luke 12:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

²⁰“But God said to him, ‘You fool!^(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.^(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’^(C)

²¹“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”^(D)

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