Luke 12:32
Do not be afraid, little flock; for it has pleased your Father to give you the kingdom.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 40:11He will pasture his flock like a shepherd. He will gather together the lambs with his arm, and he will lift them up to his bosom, and he himself will carry the very young.
Isaiah 53:6We have all gone astray like sheep; each one has turned aside to his own way. And the Lord has placed all our iniquity upon him.
Matthew 7:15Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Matthew 14:27And immediately, Jesus spoke to them, saying: “Have faith. It is I. Do not be afraid.”
Matthew 20:16So then, the last shall be first, and the first shall be last. For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Luke 10:21In the same hour, he exulted in the Holy Spirit, and he said: “I confess to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the prudent, and have revealed them to little ones. It is so, Father, because this way was pleasing before you.
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:23-41
Inordinate Care Reproved. 22 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. 23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? 25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If ye then be not able to do that… Read the whole commentary →