Luke 12:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For the nations of the world go in search of all these things: but your Father has knowledge that you have need of them.

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  • Matt 6:8 : 8 So be not like them; because your Father has knowledge of your needs even before you make your requests to him.
  • Matt 6:32 : 32 Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:
  • Matt 10:20 : 20 Because it is not you who say the words, but the Spirit of your Father in you.
  • Matt 18:14 : 14 Even so it is not the pleasure of your Father in heaven for one of these little ones to come to destruction.
  • Luke 12:32 : 32 Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
  • Eph 4:17 : 17 This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,
  • 1 Pet 4:2-4 : 2 So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God. 3 Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images; 4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:
  • 1 Thess 4:5 : 5 Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;
  • Matt 5:47 : 47 And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same?
  • Matt 6:1 : 1 Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
  • John 20:17 : 17 Jesus said to her, Do not put your hand on me, for I have not gone up to the Father: but go to my brothers and say to them, I go up to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.

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    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 12:31-34
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    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 12:28-29
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    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?

    29And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

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    7And in your prayer do not make use of the same words again and again, as the Gentiles do: for they have the idea that God will give attention to them because of the number of their words.

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

    9Let this then be your prayer: Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.

    10Let your kingdom come. Let your pleasure be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

    11Give us this day bread for our needs.

  • Matt 6:24-28
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    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:

  • Luke 12:21-24
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    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!

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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.

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    2And he said to them, When you say your prayers, say, Father, may your name be kept holy and your kingdom come.

    3Give us every day bread for our needs.

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    11If you, then, being evil, are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who make requests to him?

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    1Take care not to do your good works before men, to be seen by them; or you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

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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.

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    18So that no one may see that you are going without food, but your Father in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

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    16Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.

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    9Or which of you, if his son makes a request for bread, will give him a stone?

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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.

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

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    4So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

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    9Take no gold or silver or copper in your pockets;

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    11And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake?

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

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    21For where your wealth is, there will your heart be.

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    30Give to everyone who comes with a request, and if a man takes away your property, make no attempt to get it back again.

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    33Take care, keep watch with prayer: for you are not certain when the time will be.

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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.

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    8But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.

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    12That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

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    29Are not sparrows two a farthing? and not one of them comes to an end without your Father:

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    8Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food: