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.
KJV
Parallel translations
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4 additional translationsASV
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
WEB
Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
YLT
and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.
DBT
and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentLuke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.
- Author
- Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
- Date
- c. AD 60–62