Luke 12
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Luke 12:22-34

22And He saidλέγωlegōG3004to His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101, “For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223I sayG3004to you,do not worryμεριμνᾶτεmerimnateG3309aboutG3588yourlifeψυχῇpsuchēaG5590, as towhatτίtiG5101you will eatG2068;norμηδὲmēdeG3366for your bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983, as towhatτίtiG5101you will putἐνδύσησθε.endusēstheG1746on.
23For lifeψυχὴpsuchēG5590is moreG4183than foodτροφῆς,trophēsG5160,and the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983moreG4183than clothingἐνδύματος.endumatosG1742.
24ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657theravensκόρακαςkorakasG2876,for they neitherG3777sowσπείρουσινspeirousinG4687norG3777reapθερίζουσινtherizousinG2325;they have noG3756storeroomταμεῖονtameionG5009norG3761barnἀποθήκη,apothēkēG596, and yetGodθεὸςtheosG2316feedsτρέφειtrepheiG5142them; howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123valuableδιαφέρετεdiaphereteG1308you are than the birdsπετεινῶν;peteinōnG4071!
25And whichτίςtisG5101of you by worryingμεριμνῶνmerimnōnG3309canδύναταιdunataiG1410addπροσθεῖναιprostheinaiG4369a singlehourπῆχυνpēchunG4083to hislife’sG2244spanG2244?
26IfεἰeiG1487thenοὖνounG3767you cannotδύνασθε,dunastheG1410G3761do evenG3761a veryG1646littleG1646thingG1646,whyτίtiG5101do you worryμεριμνᾶτε;¶merimnateG3309aboutπερὶperiG4012otherG3062mattersG3062?
27ConsiderκατανοήσατεkatanoēsateG2657the liliesκρίναkrinaG2918,howπῶςpōsG4459they growαὐξάνει·auxaneiG837:they neitherG3777toilκοπιᾷkopiaG2872norG3777spinνήθει.nētheiG3514;but I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, not evenG3761SolomonΣολομὼνSolomōnG4672in allπάσῃpasēG3956his gloryδόξῃdoxēG1391clothedπεριεβάλετοperiebaletoG4016himself likeὡςhōsG5613oneἓνhenG1520of theseτούτων.toutōnG3778.
28But ifεἰeiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779clothesG292the grassχόρτονchortonG5528in the fieldἀγρῷagrōG68, which is alivetodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594and tomorrowαὔριονaurionG839is thrownβαλλόμενονballomenonG906into the furnaceκλίβανονklibanonG2823,howπόσῳposōG4214muchG4214moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123will He clothe you?You menG3640of littleὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoiG3640faithG3640!
29And do not seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212whatτίtiG5101you will eatG2068and whatτίtiG5101you will drinkπίητε,piēteG4095, and do notkeep worryingμετεωρίζεσθε.meteōrizestheG3349.
30ForallπάνταpantaG3956theseG3778thingsG3778the nationsἔθνηethnēG1484of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889eagerlyG1934seekἐπιζητοῦσιν·epizētousinG1934;but your FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsG3609that you needχρῄζετεchrēzeteG5535theseG3778thingsG3778.
31But seekζητεῖτεzēteiteG2212His kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932, andtheseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778will be addedπροστεθήσεταιprostethēsetaiG4369to you.
32Do not be afraidφοβοῦ,phobouG5399,littleμικρὸνmikronG3398flockποίμνιον,poimnionG4168, foryour FatherπατὴρpatērG3962has chosenG2106gladlyG2106to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325you the kingdomβασιλείαν.basileianG932.
33“SellπωλήσατεpōlēsateG4453your possessionsὑπάρχονταhuparchontaG5225and giveδότεdoteG1325to charityἐλεημοσύνην·eleēmosunēnG1654;makeποιήσατεpoiēsateG4160yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438moneyG905beltsG905which do not wearπαλαιούμενα,palaioumenaG3822out,an unfailingἀνέκλειπτονanekleiptonG413treasureθησαυρὸνthēsauronG2344in heavenοὐρανοῖςouranoisG3772,whereὅπουhopouG3699noοὐκoukG3756thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812comesG1448nearG1448norοὐδὲoudeG3761mothσὴςsēsG4597destroysδιαφθείρει·diaphtheireiG1311.
34ForwhereὅπουhopouG3699your treasureθησαυρὸςthēsaurosG2344is, thereἐκεῖekeiG1563your heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588will be alsoκαὶkaiG2532.
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