Luke 12:23
The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
In Context
Cross References
Job 1:12Then the Lord sayde vnto Satan, Lo, all that he hath is in thine hand: onely vpon himselfe shalt thou not stretch out thine hand. So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord.
Job 2:6Then the Lord said vnto Satan, Lo, he is in thine hand, but saue his life.
Acts 27:18The next day when we were tossed with an exceeding tempest, they lightened the ship.
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 →