Luke 12:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 1:12 : 12 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.
Job 2:4 : 4 And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Job 2:6 : 6 And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
Prov 13:8 : 8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.
Acts 27:18-19 : 18 And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the [the freight] overboard; 19 and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.
Acts 27:38 : 38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Gen 19:17 : 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Matt 6:25-34
10 verses
88%
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 12:21-22
2 verses
85%
21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
22And he said unto his disciples, Therefore {G5124} I say unto you, Be not anxious for [your] life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.
Luke 12:24-31
8 verses
80%
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 {G3309} 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.
Luke 12:15
76%
15And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's {G846} life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
John 6:27
73%
27Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
Deut 12:23
73%
23Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou shalt not eat the life with the flesh.
1 Tim 6:8
72%
8but having food and covering we shall be therewith content.
1 Cor 12:22-24
3 verses
72%
22Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary:
23and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness;
24whereas our comely [parts] have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that [part] which lacked;
John 12:25
71%
25He that loveth his life loseth it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
John 6:63
71%
63It is the spirit that giveth life; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I have spoken unto you are spirit, and are life.
Matt 10:28
70%
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.
Luke 12:4
69%
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.
Luke 12:7
69%
7But {G2532} the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: {G3767} ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Prov 4:22
69%
22For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.
Eccl 6:7
69%
7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Matt 4:4
69%
4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Deut 8:3
69%
3And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.
Gen 9:4
69%
4But flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
John 6:50
69%
50This is the bread which cometh down out of heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
Matt 10:31
68%
31Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Matt 16:26
68%
26For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
Luke 17:33
68%
33{G3739} Whosoever shall seek to gain his life shall lose it: but whosoever shall lose [his life] shall preserve it.
Jas 2:15
68%
15If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food,
Luke 12:33
68%
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.
John 6:57
68%
57As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me.
Jas 4:14
68%
14whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. {G1063} What is your life? For ye are a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
1 Cor 12:14
68%
14For the body is not one member, but many.
Isa 55:2
68%
2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
John 6:53
68%
53Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except {G3361} ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves.
John 6:33
68%
33For the bread of God is that which cometh down out of heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
2 Cor 4:12
68%
12So then death {G3303} worketh in us, but life in you.