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Luke 12:28

Worry and anxietyGod's faithfulnessFaith

26 So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

27 Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!

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

30 For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

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BSB
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
KJV
If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
WEB
But if this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which today exists and tomorrow is cast into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith?
ASV
But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [shall he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?
DARBY
But if God thus clothe the grass, which to-day is in the field and to-morrow is cast into [the] oven, how much rather you, O ye of little faith?
BLB
But if God thus clothes the grass in the field, being [here] today and tomorrow being thrown into the furnace, how much more you⁺, O little of faith!
ÅB
Men klær Gud slik gresset på marken, som står idag og imorgen kastes i ovnen, hvor meget mere skal han da klæ dere, dere lite troende!
OTB
Hvis det er slik Gud kler gresset på marken, som er her i dag og i morgen blir kastet i ilden, hvor mye mer vil Han ikke kle dere—dere lite troende!
B1930
Men klær Gud således gresset på marken, som står idag og imorgen kastes i ovnen, hvor meget mere skal han da klæ eder, I lite troende!

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  • Isaiah 40:6

    A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.

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  • Matthew 14:31

    Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”

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  • Matthew 6:30

    If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

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  • 1 Peter 1:24

    For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

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  • Matthew 17:20

    “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

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  • Matthew 16:8

    Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread?

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  • Matthew 17:17

    “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”

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  • Matthew 8:26

    “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.

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