Luke 12:23

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 1:12 : 12 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
  • Job 2:4 : 4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
  • Job 2:6 : 6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
  • Prov 13:8 : 8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.
  • Acts 27:18-19 : 18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; 19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tkling of the ship.
  • Acts 27:38 : 38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast 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.

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  • Matt 6:25-34
    10 verses
    88%

    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?

    32(For 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 12:21-22
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    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, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

  • Luke 12:24-31
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    80%

    24Consider 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?

    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.

  • Luke 12:15
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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.

  • John 6:27
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    27Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

  • Deut 12:23
    73%

    23Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
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    8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

  • 1 Cor 12:22-24
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    72%

    22Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

    23And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

    24For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:

  • John 12:25
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    25He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

  • John 6:63
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    63It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

  • Matt 10:28
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    28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

  • Luke 12:4
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    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
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    7But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more vae than many sparrows.

  • Prov 4:22
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    22For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

  • Eccl 6:7
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    7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

  • Matt 4:4
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    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
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    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 every word that proceeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

  • Gen 9:4
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    4But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.

  • John 6:50
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    50This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.

  • Matt 10:31
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    31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

  • Matt 16:26
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    26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

  • Luke 17:33
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    33Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

  • Jas 2:15
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    15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

  • Luke 12:33
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    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.

  • John 6:57
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    57As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

  • Jas 4:14
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    14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

  • 1 Cor 12:14
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    14For the body is not one member, but many.

  • Isa 55:2
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    2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour 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
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    53Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.

  • John 6:33
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    33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

  • 2 Cor 4:12
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    12So then death worketh in us, but life in you.