Luke 12 · Verse 18

Luke 12:18

And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Luke 12:18, King James Version

Luke 12:18 in other translations

BSBThen 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.
WEBHe said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
ASVAnd he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
YLTand he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,
DARBYAnd he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;
BBEAnd he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.
WebsterAnd he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I deposit all my fruits and my goods.

What does Luke 12:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:16-19

16-19. a certain rich man, &c.--Why is this man called a "fool?" (Lu 12:20) (1) Because he deemed a life of secure and abundant earthly enjoyment the summit of human felicity. (2) Because, possessing the means of this, through prosperity in his calling, he flattered himself that he had a long lease of such enjoyment, and nothing to do but give himself up to it. Nothing else is laid to his charge.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 18. I will pull down my barns. The word barns, here, properly means, granaries, or places exclusively designed to put wheat, barley, &c. They were commonly made, by the ancients, underground, where grain could be kept a long time more safe from thieves and from vermin. If it be asked why he did not let the old ones remain and build new ones, it may be answered that it would be easier to enlarge those already excavated in the earth than to dig new ones.

(q) "this will I do" Jas 4:15,16

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 I will pull down, etc. - The rich are full of designs concerning this life, but in general take no thought about eternity till the time that their goods and their lives are both taken away.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 12:13-21

Christ's kingdom is spiritual, and not of this world. Christianity does not meddle with politics; it obliges all to do justly, but wordly dominion is not founded in grace. It does not encourage expectations of worldly advantages by religion. The rewards of Christ's disciples are of another nature. Covetousness is a sin we need constantly to be warned against; for happiness and comfort do not depend on the wealth of…

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Luke 12:18 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
εἶπεν·eipenhe said;G2036
τοῦτοtoutoThisG3778
ποιήσω·poiēsōwill I do:G4160
καθελῶkathelōI will tear downG2507
μουmoumyG3165
τὰςtas<the>G3588
ἀποθήκαςapothēkasbarnsG596
καὶkaiandG2532
μείζοναςmeizonasgreaterG3173
οἰκοδομήσωoikodomēsōwill buildG3618
καὶkaiandG2532
συνάξωsunaxōwill store upG4863
ἐκεῖekeithereG1563
πάνταpantaallG3956
τὸνtontheG3588
σῖτονsitongrainG4621
καὶkaiandG2532
τὰtatheG3588
ἀγαθάagathagoodsG18
μουmouof mineG3165

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Cross references for Luke 12:18

  • James 3:15

    This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

  • James 4:15

    For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

  • Luke 18:6

    And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

  • Luke 12:21

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

  • Psalms 17:14

    From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

  • Luke 18:4

    And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
21; 18:4,6; Ps 17:14; Jas 3:15; 4:15

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Context

  • Luke 12:17

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

  • Luke 12:18

    And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

  • Luke 12:19

    And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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Luke 12:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo: Esto haré: derribaré mis alfolíes, y los edificaré mayores, y allí juntaré todos mis frutos y mis bienes;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il dit: Voici ce que je ferai: j’abattrai mes greniers et j’en bâtirai de plus grands, et j’y assemblerai tous mes produits et mes biens;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach: Dies will ich tun: ich will meine Scheunen niederreißen und größere bauen, und will dahin all mein Gewächs und meine Güter einsammeln;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dixit: Hoc faciam: destruam horrea mea, et majora faciam: et illuc congregabo omnia quæ nata sunt mihi, et bona mea,