Luke 12:23
For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.
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Referenced Verses
- Job 1:12 : 12 So the LORD said to Satan,“All right then, everything he has is in your power. Only do not extend your hand against the man himself!” So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
- Job 2:4 : 4 But Satan answered the LORD,“Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!
- Job 2:6 : 6 So the LORD said to Satan,“All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life.”
- Prov 13:8 : 8 The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, thus the poor person has never heard a threat.
- Acts 27:18-19 : 18 The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard, 19 and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands.
- Acts 27:38 : 38 When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.
- Gen 19:17 : 17 When they had brought them outside, they said,“Run for your lives! Don’t look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!”
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- Matt 6:25-3410 verses88%
25Do Not Worry“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?
26Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?
27And which of you by worrying can add even one hour to his life?
28Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin.
29Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!
30And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith?
31So then, don’t worry saying,‘What will we eat?’ or‘What will we drink?’ or‘What will we wear?’
32For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
33But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
34So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
- Luke 12:21-222 verses85%
21So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”
22Exhortation Not to Worry Then Jesus said to his disciples,“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
- Luke 12:24-318 verses80%
24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!
25And which of you by worrying can add an hour to his life?
26So if you cannot do such a very little thing as this, why do you worry about the rest?
27Consider how the flowers grow; they do not work or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these!
28And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you people of little faith!
29So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.
30For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
31Instead, pursue his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
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15Then he said to them,“Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
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27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life– the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
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23However, by no means eat the blood, for the blood is life itself– you must not eat the life with the meat!
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8But if we have food and shelter, we will be satisfied with that.
- 1 Cor 12:22-243 verses72%
22On the contrary, those members that seem to be weaker are essential,
23and those members we consider less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our unpresentable members are clothed with dignity,
24but our presentable members do not need this. Instead, God has blended together the body, giving greater honor to the lesser member,
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25The one who loves his life destroys it, and the one who hates his life in this world guards it for eternal life.
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63The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.
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28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
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4“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do.
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7In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
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22for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body.
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7All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach– yet his appetite is never satisfied!
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4But he answered,“It is written,‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
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3So he humbled you by making you hungry and then feeding you with unfamiliar manna. He did this to teach you that humankind cannot live by bread alone, but also by everything that comes from the LORD’s mouth.
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4But you must not eat meat with its life(that is, its blood) in it.
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50This is the bread that has come down from heaven, so that a person may eat from it and not die.
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31So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
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26For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?
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33Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
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15If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,
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33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out– a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
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57Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so the one who consumes me will live because of me.
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14You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.
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14For in fact the body is not a single member, but many.
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2Why pay money for something that will not nourish you? Why spend your hard-earned money on something that will not satisfy? Listen carefully to me and eat what is nourishing! Enjoy fine food!
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53Jesus said to them,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.
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33For the bread of God is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
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12As a result, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.