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Source language
Original Greek   
εἶπεν δὲ παραβολὴν πρὸς αὐτοὺς λέγων· Ἀνθρώπου τινὸς πλουσίου εὐφόρησεν ἡ χώρα.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
eipen de parabolen pros autous legon* Anthropou tinos plousiou euphoresen e khora.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
dixit autem similitudinem ad illos dicens hominis cuiusdam divitis uberes fructus ager adtulit

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Authorized (King James) Version   
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
New King James Version   
Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.
21st Century King James Version   
And He spoke a parable unto them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And he told a parable to them: “A certain rich man's land brought him many crops.”
Darby Bible Translation   
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully,
God's Word   
Then he used this illustration. He said, "A rich man had land that produced good crops.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Then He told them a parable: "A rich man's land was very productive.
International Standard Version   
Then he told them a parable. He said, "The land of a certain rich man produced good crops.
NET Bible   
He then told them a parable: "The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,
New American Standard Bible   
And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.
New International Version   
And he told them this parable: "The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
New Living Translation   
Then he told them a story: "A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Weymouth New Testament   
And He spoke a parable to them. "A certain rich man's lands," He said, "yielded abundant crops,
The World English Bible   
He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Jesus then told them a story: ‘A man had some very good ground, where he planted seeds. The plants grew very well. When they became ripe, he had much more than he planted.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;
New Life Version   
Then He told them a picture-story, saying, “The fields of a rich man gave much grain.
Revised Geneva Translation   
And He put forth a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man brought forth fruits plentifully.
The Voice Bible   
(then, beginning another parable) A wealthy man owned some land that produced a huge harvest.
Living Bible   
Then he gave an illustration: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.
New Catholic Bible   
Then he told them a parable: “There was a wealthy man whose land yielded an abundant harvest.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully;
Christian Standard Bible   
Then he told them a parable: “A rich man’s land was very productive.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Then He told them a parable, saying, The land of a rich man was fertile and yielded plentifully.
New Century Version   
Then Jesus told this story: “There was a rich man who had some land, which grew a good crop.
The Message   
Then he told them this story: “The farm of a certain rich man produced a terrific crop. He talked to himself: ‘What can I do? My barn isn’t big enough for this harvest.’ Then he said, ‘Here’s what I’ll do: I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll gather in all my grain and goods, and I’ll say to myself, Self, you’ve done well! You’ve got it made and can now retire. Take it easy and have the time of your life!’
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
He told them a parable: “The land of a certain rich man produced very well.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Then he told a parable to them, saying: “The land of a certain rich man produced a good crop.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly.
New Matthew Bible   
And he put forth a similitude to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth fruits plenteously,
Good News Translation®   
Then Jesus told them this parable: “There was once a rich man who had land which bore good crops.
Wycliffe Bible   
And he told to them a likeness, and said, The field of a rich man brought forth plenteous fruits. [Soothly he said to them a likeness, saying, The field of some rich man brought forth plenteous fruits.]
New Testament for Everyone   
He told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a fine harvest.
Contemporary English Version   
So Jesus told them this story: A rich man's farm produced a big crop,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully;
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then he gave them a parable in these words, “Once upon a time a rich man’s farmland produced heavy crops. So he said to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have no room to store this harvest of mine?’ Then he said, ‘I know what I’ll do. I’ll pull down my barns and build bigger ones where I can store all my grain and my goods and I can say to my soul, Soul, you have plenty of good things stored up there for years to come. Relax! Eat, drink and have a good time!’ But God said to him, ‘You fool, this very night you will be asked for your soul! Then, who is going to possess all that you have prepared?’ That is what happens to the man who hoards things for himself and is not rich where God is concerned.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Then he told them a parable: “A certain rich man’s land produced a bountiful crop.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Then He told them a parable, saying, “There was a rich man whose land was very fertile and productive.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.
New American Standard Bible   
And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive.
The Expanded Bible   
Then Jesus told this ·story [parable]: “There was a rich man who had some land, which grew a good crop.
Tree of Life Version   
And Yeshua told them a parable, saying, “The land of a certain rich man produced good crops.
Revised Standard Version   
And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man brought forth plentifully;
New International Reader's Version   
Then Jesus told them a story. He said, “A certain rich man’s land produced a very large crop.
BRG Bible   
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Complete Jewish Bible   
And he gave them this illustration: “There was a man whose land was very productive.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Then he told them a story. He said, `A rich man had a farm. The things that grew on it were many.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach spoke a mashal (parable) to them saying, An aza (certain) oisher (rich man) had land that produced a good crop.
Names of God Bible   
Then he used this illustration. He said, “A rich man had land that produced good crops.
Modern English Version   
And He told a parable to them, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Then Jesus used this story: “There was a rich man who had some land. His land grew a very good crop of food.
International Children’s Bible   
Then Jesus used this story: “There was a rich man who had some land, which grew a good crop of food.
Lexham English Bible   
And he told a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
New International Version - UK   
And he told them this parable: ‘The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man was productive.