Luke 12:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

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  • Matt 6:31 : 31 Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?
  • Luke 22:35 : 35 And he said to them, When I sent you out without money or bag or shoes, were you in need of anything? And they said, Nothing.
  • Luke 12:22 : 22 And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.
  • Luke 10:7-8 : 7 And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house. 8 And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:

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  • Matt 6:24-34
    11 verses
    85%

    24No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

    25So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?

    26See the birds of heaven; they do not put seeds in the earth, they do not get in grain, or put it in store-houses; and your Father in heaven gives them food. Are you not of much more value than they?

    27And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself a cubit taller?

    28And why are you troubled about clothing? See the flowers of the field, how they come up; they do no work, they make no thread:

    29But I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

    30But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?

    31Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed?

    32Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

    33But let your first care be for his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these other things will be given to you in addition.

    34Then have no care for tomorrow: tomorrow will take care of itself. Take the trouble of the day as it comes.

  • Luke 12:30-34
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    30For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

    31But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

    32Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

    33Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

    34For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

  • Luke 12:21-28
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    82%

    21So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

    22And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

    23Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

    24Give thought to the ravens; they do not put seeds into the earth, or get together grain; they have no store-houses or buildings; and God gives them their food: of how much greater value are you than the birds!

    25And which of you by taking thought is able to make himself any taller?

    26If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

    27Give thought to the flowers: they do no work, they make no thread; and still I say to you, Even Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like one of these.

    28But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

  • Matt 6:8
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    8So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.

  • Luke 12:15
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    15And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.

  • Matt 10:9-10
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    9Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;

    10Take no bag for your journey and do not take two coats or shoes or a stick: for the workman has a right to his food.

  • John 6:27
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    27Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

  • Luke 21:34
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    34But give attention to yourselves, for fear that your hearts become over-full of the pleasures of food and wine, and the cares of this life, and that day may come on you suddenly, and take you as in a net:

  • Luke 9:3
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    3And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, no stick or bag or bread or money, and do not take two coats.

  • Matt 6:19
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    19Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

  • Luke 12:11-12
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    11And when they take you before the Synagogues and the authorities and the rulers, take no thought about what answers you will give, or what you will say:

    12For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
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    8But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4Take no care to get wealth; let there be an end to your desire for money.

  • Luke 21:14
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    14So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give:

  • Matt 10:19
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    19But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;

  • Jas 4:14
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    14When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone.

  • Luke 10:8
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    8And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:

  • Luke 22:35
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    35And he said to them, When I sent you out without money or bag or shoes, were you in need of anything? And they said, Nothing.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

  • Luke 11:9
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    9And I say to you, Make requests, and they will be answered; what you are searching for, you will get; when you give the sign, the door will be open to you.

  • Luke 12:19
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    19And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

  • 1 Cor 10:24
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    24Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good.

  • Mark 6:9
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    9They were to go with common shoes on their feet, and not to take two coats.

  • Mark 13:11
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    11And when you are taken and given up to be judged, do not be troubled about what to say: but whatever is given to you in that hour, say: because it is not you who say it, but the Holy Spirit.

  • Rom 14:17
    68%

    17For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 11:3
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    3Give us every day bread for our needs.

  • Isa 55:2
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    2Why do you give your money for what is not bread, and the fruit of your work for what will not give you pleasure? Give ear to me, so that your food may be good, and you may have the best in full measure.