Parable of the rich fool
event · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
the man whose land bore well · the rich man flattering himself on the produce of his fields
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1 expressionThe parable of the rich fool1 mention
Adversus Marcionem (Latin)
From him, then, will be the parable of the rich man flattering himself on the produce of his fields, to whom God says, "Fool, this night they shall demand back thy soul;
in the texts
Stromata
Narrative of a man who plans to build greater barns and is told his soul is required of him that very night.
" It is of this man that the Lord says in the gospel that his land bore well;
Adversus Marcionem
The parable in which a wealthy man's storehouses are contrasted with the sudden demand for his soul.
From him, then, will be the parable of the rich man flattering himself on the produce of his fields, to whom God says, "Fool, this night they shall demand back thy soul;