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


In Context

20 "But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?'

21 "This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

22 Then 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.

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

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

25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life ?

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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