Luke 12:22
And he said to his disciples: For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
21So is he that lays up treasure for him self, and is not rich toward God.
23Life is a greater gift than food, and the body, than clothing.
Cross References
Matthew 6:25For this reason I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat, and what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not your life a greater gift than food, and your body than clothing?
1 Corinthians 7:32But I would have you to be without anxiety. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
Hebrews 13:5Let there be no money-loving disposition; be content with such things as you have. For he has said: I will never leave you, nor will I ever forsake you.
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:14-22
Worldly-mindedness Exposed. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I… Read the whole commentary →