Luke 12:17
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And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
In other translations
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
Greek words
καὶkaiAndG2532διελογίζετοdielogizetohe was reasoningG1260ἐνenwithinG1722ἑαυτῷhe'autōhimselfG1438λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004τίtiWhatG5101ποιήσωpoiēsōshall I doG4160ὅτιhotiforG3754οὐκouknotG3756ἔχωechōI haveG2192ποῦpouwhereG4226συνάξωsunaxōI will store upG4863τοὺςtoustheG3588καρπούςkarpousfruitsG2590μου;mouof mine?G3165
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