Luke 12:15

DBT Bible

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

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Luke 12:15 in Bible Translations

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)

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And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

King James Bible (KJV)Read Luke 12:15 in KJV →

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Luke 12:15 in ASV →

And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Luke 12:15 in DRB →

And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Luke 12:15 in ERV →

And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Luke 12:15 in WBT →

And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Luke 12:15 in WEB →

He said to them, |Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.|

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Luke 12:15 in YLT →

And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Luke 12:15 in AKJV →

And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Luke 12:15 in WNT →

And to the people He said, |Take care, be on your guard against all covetousness, for no one's life consists in the superabundance of his possessions.|

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Luke 12:15 in Bible Translations

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)

Primary

And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.

King James Bible (KJV)Read Luke 12:15 in KJV →

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Luke 12:15 in ASV →

And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Luke 12:15 in DRB →

And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Luke 12:15 in ERV →

And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Luke 12:15 in WBT →

And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

World English Bible (WEB)Read Luke 12:15 in WEB →

He said to them, |Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.|

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Luke 12:15 in YLT →

And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Luke 12:15 in AKJV →

And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Luke 12:15 in WNT →

And to the people He said, |Take care, be on your guard against all covetousness, for no one's life consists in the superabundance of his possessions.|

Read Luke 12:15 in Other Translations

KJV ASV DRB ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →