# Luke 12.15

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 13. <span class="rl-speech">And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.</span> 14. But he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?</span>
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> **15. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.</span>**
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> 16. And he spake a parable unto them, <span class="rl-speech">saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?</span> (Luke 12:13-17, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 13. One of the multitude said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14. But he said to him, <span class="rl-speech">“Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”</span>
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> **15. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.”</span>**
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> 16. He spoke a parable to them, <span class="rl-speech">saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’</span> (Luke 12:13-17, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 13. <span class="rl-speech">And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.</span> 14. And he said unto him, <span class="rl-speech">Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?</span>
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> **15. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.</span>**
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> 16. And he spake a parable unto them, <span class="rl-speech">saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?</span> (Luke 12:13-17, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 13. And a certain one said to him, out of the multitude, 'Teacher, say to my brother to divide with me the inheritance.' 14. And he said to him, <span class="rl-speech">'Man, who set me a judge or a divider over you?'</span>
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> **15. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'</span>**
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> 16. And he spake a simile unto them, <span class="rl-speech">saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?</span> (Luke 12:13-17, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 12](/codex/luke-12/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.