Luke 12:24

American Standard Version (1901)

Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

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  • Job 38:41 : 41 Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?
  • Ps 147:9 : 9 He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.
  • Matt 10:31 : 31 Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
  • Luke 12:7 : 7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
  • Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season. 16 Thou openest thy hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
  • 1 Kgs 17:1-6 : 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 5 So he went and did according unto the word of Jehovah; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
  • Job 35:11 : 11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
  • Luke 12:30-32 : 30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31 Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you. 32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
  • Mark 6:26 : 26 And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.

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    25Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

    26Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?

    27And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?

    28And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

    29yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

    30But if God doth so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

    31Be not therefore anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

    32For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

    33But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

    34Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

  • Luke 12:21-23
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    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

    22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for [your] life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

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

  • Luke 12:25-33
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    25And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

    26If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?

    27Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

    28But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [shall he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

    29And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

    30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

    31Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.

    32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

    33Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

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    41Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?

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    9He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.

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    6Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.

    7But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

  • Matt 10:29-31
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    29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:

    30but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

    31Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

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    4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

  • 1 Kgs 17:6
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    6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

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    14and every raven after its kind,

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    7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:

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    26And thy dead body shall be food unto all birds of the heavens, and unto the beasts of the earth; and there shall be none to frighten them away.

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    12By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

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    15And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

    16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

    17and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

    18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.

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    5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

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    23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:

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    20And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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    8Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.

  • Matt 6:19
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    19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

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    58And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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    4and as he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured them:

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    27These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

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    13The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; [But] are they the pinions and plumage of love?