Luke 12:24
"Consider the ravens; they neither sow nor reap; they have no storehouse nor barn. And yet God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds?
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
23"For the life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.
25"And which of you by taking anxious thought can add a cubit to his height?
Cross References
Mark 6:26Then the king was exceedingly sorry; yet on account of his oaths and his guests he was unwilling to disappoint her.
Luke 12:30"For all these things the nations of the world are seeking; but your Father knows that you have need of these things.
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 →