Luke 12:22
And he spake vnto his disciples, Therefore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate: neither for your body, what yee shall put on.
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In Context
21So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.
23The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.
Cross References
Matthew 6:25Therefore I say vnto you, be not carefull for your life, what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drinke: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth then meate? and the bodie then raiment?
1 Corinthians 7:32And I would haue you without care. The vnmaried careth for the things of the Lord, howe he may please the Lord.
Hebrews 13:5Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, and be content with those things that ye haue, for he hath said,
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 →