19 And I will say to [a]myself, “(A)You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!”’ 20 But God said to him, ‘(B)You fool! This very night [b](C)your soul is demanded of you; and (D)as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’

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  1. Luke 12:19 Lit my soul, “Soul, you have...”
  2. Luke 12:20 Lit they are demanding your soul from you

19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)

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19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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?

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14 [a]Yet you do not know [b]what your life will be like tomorrow. (A)For you are just a vapor that appears for a little while, and then vanishes away.

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  1. James 4:14 Lit Who do not
  2. James 4:14 Or what will happen tomorrow. What kind of life is yours?

14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.(A)

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14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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