Luke 12:29 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 12:29

27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you, even ^aSolomon in all his glory was not¹ arrayed like one of these.

28 If then God so clothes the grass, which today is in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will He clothe you, O you of ^alittle faith?

29 “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.

30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father ^aknows that you need these things.

31 ^aBut seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.

32 “Do not fear, little flock, for ^ait is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

33 ^aSell what you have and give ^balms; ^cprovide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.

34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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35 ^a“Let your waist be girded and ^byour lamps burning;

36 and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master, when he will return from the wedding, that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately.

Verse Comparison: Luke 12:29

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American Standard Version
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

Amplified® Bible
And you, do not seek [by meditating and reasoning to inquire into] what you are to eat and what you are to drink; nor be of anxious (troubled) mind [unsettled, excited, worried, and in suspense];

Contemporary English Version
Don't keep worrying about having something to eat or drink.

Darby English Version
And *ye*, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;

Good News Bible
"So don't be all upset, always concerned about what you will eat and drink.

International Standard Version
"So stop concerning yourselves about what you will eat or what you will drink, and stop being distressed.

King James Version
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

New American Standard Bible
"And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.

New International Version
And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it.

New King James Version
“And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.

Young's Literal Translation
`And ye -- seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,

New English Translation
So¹ do not be overly concerned about² what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.³

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