Luke 12:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”
Luke 12:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 12:2020 words
εἶπενeipensay
δὲdeand / but
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
θεόςtheosGod
ἌφρωνAphrōnfool(-ish), unwise
ταύτῃtautēhe (it was that), hereof, it
τῇtēthe
νυκτὶnykti(mid-)night
τὴνtēnthe
ψυχήνpsychēnsoul / life
σουsouyou
ἀπαιτοῦσινapaitousinask again, require
ἀπὸapofrom
σοῦsouyou
ἃhawho / which
δὲdeand / but
ἡτοίμασαςhētoimasasprepare, provide, make ready
τίνιtinia (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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