en_tn/luk/12/16.md

Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues his teaching by telling a parable. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables)

Then Jesus told them

Jesus was probably still speaking to the entire crowd.

yielded abundantly

"grew a very good harvest"

What will I do, because I do not have a place to store my crops?

This question reflects what the man was thinking to himself. AT: "I do not know what to do, because I do not have any place big enough to store all my crops!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

barns

buildings where farmers store the crops and food that they grow after it is harvested

goods

"possessions"

I will say to my soul

"I will say to myself" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

Soul, you have

The man is speaking to himself. AT: "I have"

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/parable
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grain
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/soul