Luke 12:23
The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
Luke 12:23 in other translations
| BSB | For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. |
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| WEB | Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. |
| ASV | For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment. |
| YLT | the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing. |
| DARBY | The life is more than food, and the body than raiment. |
| BBE | Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing? |
| Webster | The 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
22-31. (See on Mt 6:25-33).
Barnes' Notes
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…
Luke 12:23 in the original Greek
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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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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?
Luke 12:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | La vida más es que la comida, y el cuerpo que el vestido. |
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| 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. |