Luke 12:24

Luke 12:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?

Context of Luke 12:24

22And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on. 23The life is more than food, and the body than raiment. Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are ye than the birds? 25But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit? 26If therefore ye cannot [do] even what is least, why are ye careful about the rest?

Luke 12:24 word by word

κατανοήσατε τοὺς κόρακας ὅτι οὐ σπείρουσιν οὐδὲ θερίζουσιν οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν ταμεῖον οὐδὲ ἀποθήκη, καὶ ὁ θεὸς τρέφει αὐτούς· πόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑμεῖς διαφέρετε τῶν πετεινῶν;Read the interlinear

• Considerκατανοέωkatanoeō · to observeG2657
• sowσπείρωspeirō · to sowG4687
• reapθερίζωtheridō · to reapG2325
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• feedsτρέφωtrephō · to feedG5142
• Howπόσοςposos · how much/many?G4214
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• birdsπετεινόςpeteinon · birdG4071

Cross-references for Luke 12:24

• 1 Kings 17:1And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word.
• Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his food, when his young ones cry unto God, [and] they wander for lack of meat?
• Psalms 145:15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their food in its season.
• Psalms 147:9Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
• Mark 6:26And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.
• Luke 12:7But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore, ye are better than many sparrows.
• Job 35:11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowl of the heavens?
• Matthew 10:31Fear not therefore; ye are better than many sparrows.

Commentaries on Luke 12:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-31Verses 22-31 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 6:25-33.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-40Verses 22-40 Christ largely insisted upon this caution not to give way to disquieting, perplexing cares, Mt 6:25-34. The arguments here used are for our encouragement to cast our care upon God, which is the right way to get ease. As in our stature, so in our state, it is our wisdom to take it as it is. An eager, anxious pursuit of the things of this world, even necessary things, ill becomes the disciples of Christ. Fears must not prevail; when we frighten…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Consider the ravens: Ravens were ceremonially unclean (Leviticus 11:15; Deuteronomy 14:14). But God cared even for them (Psalm 147:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-3122-31. (See on Mt 6:25-33).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 12:24

• Animals
• Barn
• Birds
• Blessing
• Care
• Commandments
• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Raven

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Commentaries on Luke 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings