New American Standard Bible 1995
Luke 12:22-34
22And He said to His disciples, “1For this reason I say to you, 2do not worry about your 3life, as to what you will eat; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. 23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. 24Consider the 4ravens, for they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor 5barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! 25And which of you by worrying can add a single 67hour to his 8life’s span? 26If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters? 27Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; but I tell you, not even 9Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 28But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you? 10You men of little faith! 29And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not 11keep worrying. 30For 12all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. 31But seek His kingdom, and 13these things will be added to you. 3214Do not be afraid, 15little flock, for 16your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom.
33“17Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, 18an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys. 34For 19where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Notes
- 1. Luke 12:22 Luke 12:22-31: Matt 6:25-33 ↩
- 2. Luke 12:22 Or stop being worried ↩
- 3. Luke 12:22 Lit soul ↩
- 4. Luke 12:24 Job 38:41 ↩
- 5. Luke 12:24 Luke 12:18 ↩
- 6. Luke 12:25 Lit cubit (approx 18 in.) ↩
- 7. Luke 12:25 Ps 39:5 ↩
- 8. Luke 12:25 Or height ↩
- 9. Luke 12:27 1 Kin 10:4-7; 2 Chr 9:3-6 ↩
- 10. Luke 12:28 Matt 6:30 ↩
- 11. Luke 12:29 Matt 6:31 ↩
- 12. Luke 12:30 Or these things all the nations of the world ↩
- 13. Luke 12:31 Matt 6:33 ↩
- 14. Luke 12:32 Matt 14:27 ↩
- 15. Luke 12:32 John 21:15-17 ↩
- 16. Luke 12:32 Eph 1:5, 9 ↩
- 17. Luke 12:33 Matt 19:21; Luke 11:41; 18:22 ↩
- 18. Luke 12:33 Matt 6:20; Luke 12:21 ↩
- 19. Luke 12:34 Matt 6:21 ↩
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
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