A.T. Robertson Commentary Luke 12:20

"But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?" — Luke 12:20 (ASV)

Thou foolish one (αφρων). Fool, for lack of sense (α privative and φρην, sense) as in 11:40; 2 Corinthians 11:19. Old word, used by Socrates in Xenophon. Nominative form as vocative.

Is thy soul required of thee (την ψυχην σου αιτουσιν απο σου). Plural active present, not passive: "They are demanding thy soul from thee." The impersonal plural (aitousin) is common enough (Luke 6:38; Luke 12:11; Luke 16:9; Luke 23:31). The rabbis used "they" to avoid saying "God."