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Luke 12:23
“The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.”
King James Version (KJV)
Luke 12:23 Context
20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. 22And 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. 23The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24Consider 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? 25And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
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Other Translations
The life is more then meate, and the body is more then raiment.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?
- Basic English Bible
The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.
- Darby Bible
The life is more than food, and the body is more than raiment.
- Webster's Bible
For life is a greater gift than food, and the body is a greater gift than clothing.
- Weymouth Bible
Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
- World English Bible
The lijf is more than mete, and the body more than clothing.
- Wycliffe Bible
the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?
- Basic English Bible
The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.
- Darby Bible
The life is more than food, and the body is more than raiment.
- Webster's Bible
For life is a greater gift than food, and the body is a greater gift than clothing.
- Weymouth Bible
Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
- World English Bible
The lijf is more than mete, and the body more than clothing.
- Wycliffe Bible
the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Luke 12:23
12:21 Rich toward God - Namely, in faith, and love, and good works.
12:22 #Mt 6:25|.
12:25 Which of you can add the least measure - It seems, to add one cubit to a thing (which is the phrase in the original) was a kind of proverbial expression for making the least addition to it.