Luke 12:29

And seek you not what you shall eat, and what you shall drink; nor let your mind be distracted for these:

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

In Context

28But if the herbage, which today is in the field, and to-morrow is cast into the furnace, Aloha thus clothes, how much more you, little in faith!

30for all these the nations of the world seek; but to you also your Father knoweth that these are needful.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:31Be not anxious, therefore, nor say, What shall we eat, or, What shall we drink, or, How shall we be covered?

Luke 12:22And he said to his disciples, Therefore I tell you, Be not anxious for yourselves, what you shall eat; neither for the body, how you shall dress:

Luke 22:35And he said to them, When I sent you without purse, or scrip, or shoes, was any thing wanting to you? They say to him, Nothing.

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 →

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