Laid up for many years (κειμενα εις ετη πολλα). Not in D and some other Latin MSS. The man's apostrophe to his "soul" (ψυχη) is th…

Much goods. Much property. Enough to last a long while, so that there is no need of anxiety or labor.

Take your ease. Be f…

Eat, drink, and be merry.—These words remind us of St. Paul’s Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die ([Reference 1 Co…

And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: and he thought within himself, saying, What…

Theophylact of Ohrid: Having said that a person's life is not extended by an abundance of wealth, He adds a parable to enco…

Since this is a parable, Jesus can heighten certain elements that illustrate his point, even to the point of having God speak directly to the rich …

Take your ease, eat, drink, enjoy yourself. When he exhorts himself to eat and drink, he no longer remembers that he is a man, bu…

And I will say to my soul Himself, see (Psalms 49:18) or to his sensual appetite, which he sought to indulge …

Christ's kingdom is spiritual and not of this world. Christianity does not meddle with politics; it obliges all to do justly, but worldly dominion …