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Berean Standard Bible

“This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.””

Luke 12:21

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Jesus tells the parable of the rich fool, a man whose land produced so much that he planned to tear down his barns and build bigger ones. That night God demands his life.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

World English Bible (WEB)

So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

King James Version (KJV)

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

American Standard Version (ASV)

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

so is he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Así es el que hace para sí tesoro, y no es rico en Dios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Así le sucede al que acumula riquezas para sí mismo, pero no es rico delante de Dios».

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