Luke 12:22-32
New King James Version
Do Not Worry(A)
22 Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, (B)do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. 23 Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and (C)God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds? 25 And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 26 If you then are not able to do the least, why [a]are you anxious for the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even (D)Solomon in all his glory was not [b]arrayed like one of these. 28 If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of (E)little faith?
29 “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. 30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father (F)knows that you need these things. 31 (G)But seek [c]the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
32 “Do not fear, little flock, for (H)it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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- Luke 12:26 do you worry
- Luke 12:27 clothed
- Luke 12:31 NU His kingdom, and these things
Luke 12:22-32
Lexham English Bible
Anxiety
22 And he said to his disciples, “For this reason I tell you, do not be anxious for your[a] life, what you will eat, or for your[b] body, what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; to them there is neither storeroom nor barn, and God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds? 25 And which of you by[c] being anxious is able to add an hour[d] to his life span? 26 If then you are not even able to do a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they do not toil or spin, but I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these. 28 But if God clothes the grass in the field in this way, although it[e] is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he do so for[f] you, you of little faith? 29 And you, do not consider what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not be anxious. 30 For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need these things. 31 But seek his kingdom and these things will be added to you.
32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
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- Luke 12:22 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Luke 12:22 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Luke 12:25 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being anxious”) which is understood as means
- Luke 12:25 Or “a cubit” (the literal meaning); most scholars understand this to refer figuratively to an “hour” of life here, though some take it as a literal measurement of height
- Luke 12:28 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“is”) which is understood as concessive
- Luke 12:28 The phrase “will he do so for” is not in the Greek text but is implied
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