Luke 12 · Verse 23

Luke 12:23

The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
Luke 12:23, King James Version

Luke 12:23 in other translations

BSBFor life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
WEBLife is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.
ASVFor the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.
YLTthe life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.
DARBYThe life is more than food, and the body than raiment.
BBEIs not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?
WebsterThe life is more than food, and the body is more than raiment.

What does Luke 12:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 12:22-31

Barnes' Notes
Verses 22-31. Mt 6:25. See also Mt 6:26-6:33.

Verse 23.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 12:22-40

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…

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Luke 12:23 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἡhēTheG3588
ψυχὴpsuchēlifeG5590
πλεῖόνpleionmoreG4119
ἐστινestinisG1510
τῆςtēsthan theG3588
τροφῆς,trophēsfood,G5160
καὶkaiandG2532
τὸtotheG3588
σῶμαsōmabodyG4983
τοῦtouthan theG3588
ἐνδύματος.endumatosclothing.G1742

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 12:23

  • Job 2:6

    And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

  • Proverbs 13:8

    The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

  • Job 2:4

    And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

  • Acts 27:18-19

    And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

  • Job 1:12

    And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

  • Genesis 19:17

    And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

  • Acts 27:38

    And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 19:17; Job 1:12; 2:4,6; Pr 13:8; Ac 27:18,19,38

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 12:22

    And 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.

  • Luke 12:23

    The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

  • Luke 12:24

    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?

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Luke 12:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
La vida más es que la comida, y el cuerpo que el vestido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
la vie est plus que la nourriture, et le corps plus que le vêtement.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Das Leben ist mehr als die Nahrung, und der Leib mehr als die Kleidung.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Anima plus est quam esca, et corpus plus quam vestimentum.