Lucas 12:16

16 Luego les contó una historia:

Lucas 12:16 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:16

And he spake a parable unto them, saying
He supposed the following case, and made use of it by way of illustration of what he had said:

the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully;
who notwithstanding his riches, was but a fool, as the sequel shows; rich men are not always wise in things natural and civil; and very few of them are spiritually wise, or wise in spiritual things, in things which relate to the welfare of their souls; but however, this man was very prosperous in his worldly affairs, as a man of a small share of common sense may be, and wicked men often are: the word translated "ground", signifies a "region", or "country", which expresses the more, the riches of this man, that he had not a common and ordinary farm, but a whole country as it were; at least a very large part of one, and all this fruitful.

Lucas 12:16 In-Context

14 Jesús le respondió:

15 Y luego dijo:

16 Luego les contó una historia:

17 Se dijo a sí mismo: “¿Qué debo hacer? No tengo lugar para almacenar todas mis cosechas”.

18 Entonces pensó: “Ya sé. Tiraré abajo mis graneros y construiré unos más grandes. Así tendré lugar suficiente para almacenar todo mi trigo y mis otros bienes.