Luke 12:16
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And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.

Ezekiel 16:49
Behold this was the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance, and the idleness of her, and of her daughters: and they did not put forth their hand to the needy, and the poor.

Matthew 13:8
And others fell upon good ground: and they brought forth fruit, some an hundred fold, some sixty fold, and some thirty fold.

Luke 12:15
And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness: for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth.

Luke 12:17
And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

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And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.

The ground.

Genesis 26:12-14 And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found that same year a hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him. . . .

Genesis 41:47-49 And the fruitfulness of the seven years came: and the corn being bound up into sheaves, was gathered together into the barns of Egypt. . . .

Job 12:6 The tabernacles of robbers abound, and they provoke God boldly; whereas it is he that hath given all into their hands:

Psalm 73:3,12 Because I had a zeal on occasion of the wicked, seeing the prosperity of sinners. . . .

Hosea 2:8 And she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver, and gold, which they have used in the service of Baal.

Matthew 5:45 That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust.

Acts 14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without testimony, doing good from heaven, giving rains and fruitful Seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Context
The Parable of the Rich Fool
15And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness: for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth. 16And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits. 17And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?…
Lexicon
Then
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

He told
Εἶπεν (Eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

them
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

a parable:
παραβολὴν (parabolēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.

“The
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

ground
χώρα (chōra)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5561: Feminine of a derivative of the base of chasma through the idea of empty expanse; room, i.e. A space of territory.

of a certain
τινὸς (tinos)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

rich
πλουσίου (plousiou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4145: Rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man. From ploutos; wealthy; figuratively, abounding with.

man
Ἀνθρώπου (Anthrōpou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

produced an abundance.
εὐφόρησεν (euphorēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2164: To bear well, bring a good harvest, yield abundantly. From eu and phoreo; to bear well, i.e. Be fertile.


Additional Translations
Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.

And He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

And He spoke a parable to them. "A certain rich man's lands," He said, "yielded abundant crops,

He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.

And he spake a simile unto them, saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;
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