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Luke 12:17 KJV
Luke · chapter 12 · verse 17
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?Luke 12:17 · King James Version
Luke 12:17 in context
15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18And 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.
19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- thoughtdialogizomaito bring together different reasons, to reckon up the reasons, to reason, revolve in one…G1260 →
- himselfheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- withinenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- bestowsynagōto gather together, to gather, to draw together, collect, of fishes, of a net in which…G4863 →
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We have in these verses, I. The application that was made to Christ, very unseasonably, by one of his hearers, desiring him to interpose between him and his brother in a matter that concerned the estate of the family (Luk 12:13): "Master, speak to my brother; speak as a prophet, speak as a king, speak with authority;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-21