Luke 12:26

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 39:6 : 6 Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
  • Eccl 7:13 : 13 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
  • Luke 12:29 : 29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
  • 1 Pet 5:7 : 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 12:21-25
    5 verses
    85%

    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.

    24Consider 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!

    25And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

  • Matt 6:24-34
    11 verses
    84%

    24No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

    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 12:27-33
    7 verses
    81%

    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.

  • Luke 12:6-7
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    70%

    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 10:28-31
    4 verses
    69%

    28And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

    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.

  • Luke 16:10-12
    3 verses
    69%

    10He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

    11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true [riches] ?

    12And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own?

  • Luke 12:15-18
    4 verses
    68%

    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.

  • Mark 4:31
    67%

    31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,

  • Luke 14:28
    67%

    28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have [wherewith] to complete it?

  • Matt 13:32
    67%

    32which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.

  • Matt 11:28-29
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    28Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

    29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

  • Luke 12:11
    67%

    11And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

  • Matt 6:19
    66%

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

  • Matt 6:8
    66%

    8Be not therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

  • Luke 12:4
    66%

    4And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

  • Matt 16:8
    66%

    8And Jesus perceiving it said, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no bread?

  • Luke 10:41
    66%

    41But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

  • Mark 4:25
    66%

    25For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

  • 1 Pet 5:7
    66%

    7casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

  • Matt 25:45
    66%

    45Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto one of these least, ye did it not unto me.