Luke 12:24
Consider 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!
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- Job 38:41 : 41 Who prepares prey for the raven, when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
- Ps 147:9 : 9 He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens when they chirp.
- Matt 10:31 : 31 So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
- Luke 12:7 : 7 In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
- Ps 145:15-16 : 15 Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis. 16 You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.
- 1 Kgs 17:1-6 : 1 Elijah Visits a Widow in Sidonian Territory Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab,“As certainly as the LORD God of Israel lives(whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command.” 2 The LORD’s message came to him: 3 “Leave here and travel eastward. Hide out in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan. 4 Drink from the stream; I have already told the ravens to bring you food there.” 5 So he carried out the LORD’s message; he went and lived in the Kerith Valley near the Jordan. 6 The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream.
- Job 35:11 : 11 who teaches us more than the wild animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’
- Luke 12:30-32 : 30 For all the nations of the world pursue these things, and your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, pursue his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. 32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
- Mark 6:26 : 26 Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.
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- Matt 6:25-3410 verses87%
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 12:21-233 verses80%
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.
23For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.
- Luke 12:25-339 verses78%
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.
32“Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is well pleased to give you the kingdom.
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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41Who prepares prey for the raven, when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
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9He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens when they chirp.
- Luke 12:6-72 verses75%
6Aren’t five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten before God.
7In fact, even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
- Matt 10:29-313 verses75%
29Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.
30Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.
31So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
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4Drink from the stream; I have already told the ravens to bring you food there.”
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6The ravens would bring him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he would drink from the stream.
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15every kind of crow,
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11who teaches us more than the wild animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’
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14every raven after its species,
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7Knowledge of God’s Wisdom“But now, ask the animals and they will teach you, or the birds of the sky and they will tell you.
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26Your carcasses will be food for every bird of the sky and wild animal of the earth, and there will be no one to chase them off.
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12The birds of the sky live beside them; they chirp among the bushes.
- Luke 12:15-184 verses69%
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.”
16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,
17so he thought to himself,‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’
18Then he said,‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
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5When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle!
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23Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, set your mind on your herds,
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20Jesus said to him,“Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
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8yet it would prepare its food in the summer; it gathered at the harvest what it will eat.
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19Lasting Treasure“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and devouring insect destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
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58Jesus said to him,“Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
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4And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them.
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27All of your creatures wait for you to provide them with food on a regular basis.
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13“The wings of the ostrich flap with joy, but are they the pinions and plumage of a stork?