Luke 12:22-40

22ThenG1161 Jesus saidG2036 toG4314 HisG846 disciplesG3101, “ThereforeG1223G3778 I tellG3004 youG4771, do notG3361 worryG3309 aboutG3588 your lifeG5590, whatG5101 you will eatG5315, or aboutG3588 yourG4771 bodyG4983, whatG5101 you will wearG1746. 23ForG1063 lifeG5590 isG1510 more thanG4119 foodG5160, andG2532 theG3588 bodyG4983 more thanG3588 clothesG1742. 24ConsiderG2657 theG3588 ravensG2876: They do not sowG3756G4687 or reapG2325, theyG3739 haveG1510 noG3756 storehouseG5009 or barnG596; yetG2532 GodG2316 feedsG5142 themG846. How muchG4214 moreG3123 valuable you areG4771G1308 than theG3588 birdsG4071!

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WhoG5101 ofG1537 youG4771 by worryingG3309 canG1410 addG4369 a single hourG4083 toG1909 hisG846 lifeG2244?1 26SoG3767 ifG1487 you cannotG3761G1410 do such a small thingG1646, whyG5101 do you worryG3309 aboutG4012 theG3588 restG3062?

27ConsiderG2657 howG4459 theG3588 liliesG2918 growG837: They do not laborG3756G2872 or spinG3514.2 YetG1161 I tellG3004 youG4771, not evenG3761 SolomonG4672 inG1722 allG3956 hisG846 gloryG1391 was adornedG4016 likeG5613 oneG1520 of theseG3778. 28IfG1487 that is howG3779 GodG2316 clothesG294 theG3588 grassG5528 ofG1722 the fieldG68, which isG1510 here todayG4594 andG2532 tomorrowG839 is thrownG906 intoG1519 the furnaceG2823, how muchG4214 more will He clothe youG4771, O you of little faithG3640!

29AndG2532 do notG4771G3361 be concerned aboutG2212 whatG5101 you will eatG5315 or drinkG4095. Do notG3361 worry aboutG3349 it. 30ForG1063 theG3588 GentilesG1484 of theG3588 worldG2889 strive afterG1934 allG3956 these thingsG3778, andG1161 yourG4771 FatherG3962 knowsG1492 thatG3754 you needG5535 themG3778. 31ButG4133 seekG2212 HisG8463 kingdomG932, andG2532 these thingsG3778 will be addedG4369 unto youG4771.

32Do notG3361 be afraidG5399, littleG3398 flockG4168, forG3754 yourG4771 FatherG3962 is pleasedG2106 to giveG1325 youG4771 theG3588 kingdomG932. 33SellG4453 yourG4771 possessionsG5225 andG2532 giveG1325 to the poorG1654. ProvideG4160 yourselvesG1438 with pursesG905 that will notG3361 wear outG3822, an inexhaustibleG413 treasureG2344 inG1722 heavenG3772, whereG3699 noG3756 thiefG2812 approachesG1448 and noG3761 mothG4597 destroysG1311. 34ForG1063 whereG3699 yourG4771 treasureG2344 isG1510, thereG1563 yourG4771 heartG2588 will beG1510 alsoG2532.

35BeG1510 dressed for serviceG4771G3588G3751G4024 and keepG2532 your lampsG3088 burningG2545. 36ThenG2532 youG4771 will be likeG3664 servants waiting forG4327 theirG1438 masterG2962 to returnG360 fromG1537 theG3588 wedding banquetG1062, so thatG2443 when he comesG2064 andG2532 knocksG2925, they can openG455 the door for himG846 at onceG2112. 37BlessedG3107 are thoseG1565 servantsG1401 whomG3739 theG3588 masterG2962 findsG2147 on watchG1127 when he returnsG2064. TrulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, he will dress himself to serveG4024 andG2532G846 will have them recline at the tableG347, andG2532 he himself will comeG3928 and wait onG1247 themG846. 38Even ifG2579 he comesG2064 inG1722 theG3588 secondG1208 orG2579 thirdG5154 watch of the nightG54384 andG2532 findsG2147 them alertG3779, thoseG1565 servants will beG1510 blessedG3107.

39ButG1161 understandG1097 thisG3778: IfG1487 theG3588 homeownerG3617 had knownG1492 at whatG4169 hourG5610 theG3588 thiefG2812 was comingG2064,5 he would not have letG3756G302G863 hisG846 houseG3624 be broken intoG1358. 40YouG4771 alsoG2532 must beG1096 readyG2092, becauseG3754 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 will comeG2064 at anG3739 hourG5610 you do not expectG3756G1380.”