Luke 12:20

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|But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?'

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Luke 12:20 in Bible Translations

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|But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?'

King James Bible (KJV)Read Luke 12:20 in KJV →

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Luke 12:20 in ASV →

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Luke 12:20 in DRB →

But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Luke 12:20 in DBT →

But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Luke 12:20 in ERV →

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Luke 12:20 in WBT →

But God said to him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Luke 12:20 in YLT →

And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare — to whom shall they be?

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Luke 12:20 in AKJV →

But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Luke 12:20 in WNT →

|But God said to him, |'Foolish man, this night your life is demanded from you; and these preparations--for whom shall they be?'

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Luke 12:20 in Bible Translations

World English Bible (WEB)

Primary

|But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?'

King James Bible (KJV)Read Luke 12:20 in KJV →

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

American Standard Version (ASV)Read Luke 12:20 in ASV →

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Luke 12:20 in DRB →

But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Luke 12:20 in DBT →

But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Luke 12:20 in ERV →

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Luke 12:20 in WBT →

But God said to him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Luke 12:20 in YLT →

And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare — to whom shall they be?

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Luke 12:20 in AKJV →

But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Luke 12:20 in WNT →

|But God said to him, |'Foolish man, this night your life is demanded from you; and these preparations--for whom shall they be?'

Read Luke 12:20 in Other Translations

KJV ASV DRB DBT ERV WBT 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 →