Luke 12:17 “So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to st…”

Luke 12:17

So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

World English Bible

He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’

American Standard Version

and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?

Darby Translation

And he reasoned within himself saying, What shall I do? for I have not [a place] where I shall lay up my fruits.

Young's Literal Translation

and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?

Bible in Basic English

And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit.

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Cross references

“What”

Acts 16:30 Luke 12:22 Luke 12:29 Luke 10:25 Luke 16:3 Acts 2:37

Acts 16:30 · BSB

Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

Luke 12:22 · BSB

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

Luke 12:29 · BSB

And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

Luke 10:25 · BSB

One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Luke 16:3 · BSB

The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.

Acts 2:37 · BSB

When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

“shall”

Matthew 5:42 Isaiah 58:7 Romans 12:13 2 Corinthians 9:6–15 Luke 11:41 Luke 16:9

Matthew 5:42 · BSB

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Isaiah 58:7 · BSB

Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Romans 12:13 · BSB

Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.

2 Corinthians 9:6–15 · BSB

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Luke 11:41 · BSB

But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

Luke 16:9 · BSB

I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

18Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.

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