Bible Strands
Luke 12:16
Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses a gathered crowd immediately after warning against greed, launching a narrative about an unspecified wealthy landowner whose fields yield a surplus.
The words — The Greek παραβολὴν (parabolēn) identifies the illustrative story format, while τινὸς (tinos) marks the landowner as an indefinite figure rather than a named individual.
The thread — Sudden agricultural abundance appears in Genesis 26:12 with Isaac’s hundredfold harvest and Genesis 41:47 during Egypt’s seven plentiful years.
Why it lands — The text records a man facing excess storage capacity, requiring the reader to decide whether the scenario points to self-reliance or to the source of the harvest.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Cross-references
- Genesis 26:12 Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
- Genesis 41:47 During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
- Hosea 2:8 For she does not acknowledge that it was I who gave her grain, new wine, and oil, who lavished on her silver and gold—which they crafted for Baal.
- Job 12:6 The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
- Psalms 73:3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
- Psalms 73:12 Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.
- Matthew 5:45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
- Acts 14:17 Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”