Luke 12:29

And do not ye seek, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; and do not ye be raised (up) on high.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

28And if God clotheth thus the hay, that today is in the field, and tomorrow is cast into an oven; how much more you of little faith.

30For folks of the world seek all these things; and your Father knoweth, that ye have need to all these things. (For the peoples of the world seek all these things; and your Father knoweth, that ye have need of all these things.)

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Cross References

Matthew 6:31Therefore do not ye be busy (or And so do not be concerned), saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what thing shall we be covered?

Luke 12:22And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, do not ye be busy to your life (or do not be concerned about your life), what ye shall eat, neither to your body, with what ye shall be clothed.

Luke 22:35And he said to them, When I sent you without satchel, and scrip, and shoes, whether anything failed to you? And they said, 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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