Luke 12:22

20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

21 This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
KJV
And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
WEB
He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.
ASV
And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for [your] life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.
DARBY
And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.
BLB
And He said to His disciples, “Because of this I say to you⁺, do not be anxious for life, what you⁺ may eat, nor for your⁺ body, what you⁺ might put on.
ÅB
Og han sa til sine disipler: Derfor sier jeg dere: Vær ikke bekymret for deres liv, hva dere skal spise, heller ikke for deres legeme, hva dere skal klæ dere med!
OTB
Så sa Han til sine disipler, “Av denne grunn sier jeg dere, vær ikke bekymret for livet, hva dere skal spise; eller for kroppen, hva dere skal ha på dere.
B1930
Og han sa til sine disipler: Derfor sier jeg eder: Vær ikke bekymret for eders liv, hvad I skal ete, heller ikke for eders legeme, hvad I skal klæ eder med!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 6:25–34

    Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

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  • Philippians 4:6

    Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

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  • Hebrews 13:5

    Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

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  • 1 Corinthians 7:32

    I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.

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  • Luke 12:29

    And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

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