Luke 12:17 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?

Nearby Context

Luke 12:15 Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.

Luke 12:16 And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.

Luke 12:17 Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?

Luke 12:18 And he said, This wil I do, I wil pul downe my barnes, and builde greater, and therein will I gather all my fruites, and my goods.

Luke 12:19 And I wil say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods laide vp for many yeeres: liue at ease, eate, drinke and take thy pastime.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "therefore", "thought", "himselfe", "saying", "shall", "haue", "roume", and "where". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "therefore" and "thought", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And he put foorth a parable vnto..." into verse 18's "And he said This wil I do...", so "therefore" and "thought" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "therefore" and "thought" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.