• Luke 12:20
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 20 εἶπεν Said δὲ but αὐτῷ to him ὁ the θεός God Ἄφρων, Senseless (one), ταύτῃ to this τῇ the νυκτὶ night τὴν the ψυχήν soul σου of you αἰτοῦσιν they are asking ἀπὸ from σοῦ· you; ἃ what (things) δὲ but ἡτοίμασας, you prepared, τίνι to whom ἔσται; will be?

  • Luke 12:20
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 20 But God said unto him—Simple one! on this very night they are asking thy soul from thee; The things then which thou hast prepared whose shall they be?

  • Luke 12:20
    King James Version

    • 20 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 Study Notes—Chapter 12
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 12:20

      Unreasonable one: Or “You fool.” Rather than denote a person who is lacking in mental ability, such terms as “unreasonable” or “fool” as used in the Bible generally refer to an individual who rejects reason and follows a morally insensible course, one that is out of harmony with God’s righteous standards.

      they are demanding your life from you: In this illustration, reference is not made to any group of humans or angels. The Greek verb for “to demand” is in the third person plural (“they”), simply indicating what was going to happen to the man. Jesus did not specify how the rich man in the illustration would die or who would take his life. The point was that by some means, the man was going to die that night. Therefore, the phrase could also be rendered “your life will be demanded from you.”

      your life: Or “your soul.” As mentioned in the study note on Lu 12:19, the meaning of the Greek word psy·kheʹ, traditionally rendered “soul,” has to be determined by the context. Here it refers to the life that a person has.​—See Glossary, “Soul.”