Berean Standard Bible
“Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’”
In Luke 12 someone from the crowd asks Jesus to settle an inheritance dispute, and Jesus warns against every kind of greed. He tells the parable of a rich farmer whose land produced an abundant harvest.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
World English Bible (WEB)
I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.”’
King James Version (KJV)
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y diré á mi alma: Alma, muchos bienes tienes almacenados para muchos años; repósate, come, bebe, huélgate.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Entonces diré: Alma mía, ya tienes muchas cosas buenas guardadas para muchos años. Descansa, come, bebe y disfruta de la vida”.
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