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Verse	Translation	Text
Lu 12:18	King James	And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
I will pull down my barns - The word "barns" here, properly means, "granaries," or places exclusively designed to put wheat, barley, etc. They were commonly made, by the ancients, "underground," where grain could be kept a long time more safe from thieves and from vermin. If it be asked why he did not let the old ones remain and build new ones, it may be answered that it would be easier to "enlarge" those already excavated in the earth than to dig new ones.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

I will pull down my barns - The word "barns" here, properly means, "granaries," or places exclusively designed to put wheat, barley, etc. They were commonly made, by the ancients, "underground," where grain could be kept a long time more safe from thieves and from vermin. If it be asked why he did not let the old ones remain and build new ones, it may be answered that it would be easier to "enlarge" those already excavated in the earth than to dig new ones.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
Fruits (γενήματα) Some texts, however, read τὸν σῖτον, my corn. So Rev.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]

Fruits (γενήματα)

Some texts, however, read τὸν σῖτον, my corn. So Rev.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
I will pull down, etc. - The rich are full of designs concerning this life, but in general take no thought about eternity till the time that their goods and their lives are both taken away.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

I will pull down, etc. - The rich are full of designs concerning this life, but in general take no thought about eternity till the time that their goods and their lives are both taken away.

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