19 And I will say to [a]myself, “(A)You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘(B)You fool! This very night [b](C)your soul is demanded of you; and (D)as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’ 21 Such is the one who (E)stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:19 Lit my soul, “Soul, you have...”
  2. Luke 12:20 Lit they are demanding your soul from you

19 And 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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