Luke 12:18 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and 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,

English ASV

And 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.

English Amplified

"And he said, 'This I will do: I will tear down my barns, and I will build larger ones, and there I will gather together [fig., store] all my crops and my goods.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he said, I will do this: I will pull down my storehouses and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain or produce and my goods.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then 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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

I will do this,’ he said. ‘I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And 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;

English EASY 2024

But then he decided what to do. He thought, “I will pull down the building where I now store my food. Then I will build a bigger place to store it all, as well as everything else that is mine.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

"Then he said, 'I know what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger barns! I will put all my wheat and good things together in my new barns.

And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

This is what I will do,’ he told himself; ‘I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, where I will store the grain and all my other goods.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He said, 'I know what I'll do. I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones so that I can store all my grain and goods in them.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I will do this,' he said. 'I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and store all my grain and my goods there.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

“Then he said, ‘This I will do: I will pull down my barns and build greater ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

And he said, 'This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my storerooms and build bigger ones. I will store all my grain and my other things in them.

English NIV

"Then he said, 'This is what I'll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

English NKJ 1982

So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods.

English NLT

So he said, 'I know! I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I'll have room enough to store everything.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I know what I’ll do! I’ll tear down the barns and build one massive barn to hold all my grain and goods.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and finally exclaimed, 'I know—I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones! Then I'll have room enough.

English Tyndale 1537

And he said: This will I do. I will destroy(break down) my barns, and build greater, and therein will I gather all my fruits,(mine increase) and my goods: