Luke 12:23 “For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.”

Luke 12:23

For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

American Standard Version

For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

Geneva Bible 1599

The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.

Bible in Basic English

Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

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Cross references

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

Job 2:6 Proverbs 13:8 Job 2:4 Job 1:12 Genesis 19:17 Acts 27:38

Job 2:6 · BSB

“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”

Proverbs 13:8 · BSB

Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.

Job 2:4 · BSB

“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.

Job 1:12 · BSB

“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

Genesis 19:17 · BSB

As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”

Acts 27:38 · BSB

After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

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