Luke 12:24

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

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  • Job 38:41 : 41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
  • Ps 147:9 : 9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
  • Matt 10:31 : 31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
  • Luke 12:7 : 7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
  • Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
  • 1 Kgs 17:1-6 : 1 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD 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 the LORD came unto him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before 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 the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before 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 fowls of heaven?
  • Luke 12:30-32 : 30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all 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; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

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  • Matt 6:25-34
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    25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought 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 meat, and the body than raiment?

    26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

    27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

    28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

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

    30Wherefore, if God 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?

    31Therefore take no thought, 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 the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

    34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of 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, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

    23The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

  • Luke 12:25-33
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    25And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

    26If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

    27Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

    28If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

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

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

    31But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all 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 ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

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    41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

  • Ps 147:9
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    9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

  • Luke 12:6-7
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    6Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

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

  • Matt 10:29-31
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    75%

    29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

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

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

  • 1 Kgs 17:4
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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.

  • Lev 11:15
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    15Every raven after his kind;

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    7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

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    26And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.

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    12By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

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    15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of 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 thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room 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 fruits and my goods.

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    5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle 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 air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

  • Prov 6:8
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    8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

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

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    58And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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    4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:

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    27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

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    13Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?