Luk 12:19 | RWP | e4.org | 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 thoroughly Epicurean, for his soul feeds on his goods. The asyndeton here (take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry) shows his eagerness. Note difference in tenses ( αναπαυου , keep on resting, φαγε , eat at once, πιε , drink thy fill, ευφραινου , keep on being merry), first and last presents, the other two aorists.

‏ Luke 12:19

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 thoroughly Epicurean, for his soul feeds on his goods. The asyndeton here (take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry) shows his eagerness. Note difference in tenses ( αναπαυου, keep on resting, φαγε, eat at once, πιε, drink thy fill, ευφραινου, keep on being merry), first and last presents, the other two aorists.