23The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.


In Context

20 But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

21 Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

22 And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.

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

24 Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse nor granary; and God feeds them. How much better are ye than the birds?

25 But which of you by being careful can add to his stature one cubit?

Luke 12:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:23The life is more than meat, and the body [is more] than raiment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:23Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:23The life is more than the meat, and the body is more than the raiment.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:23For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:23For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:23The life is more than food, and the body is more than raiment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:23Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:23the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:23The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.