Luke 12:23
“The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 12:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
For life is more than food, and the body than its clothes.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Das Leben ist mehr als die Nahrung, und der Leib mehr als die Kleidung.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
La vida más es que la comida, y el cuerpo que el vestido.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mais é a vida que o alimento, e mais o corpo que o vestido.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois a vida é mais do que comida e o corpo mais do que vestimentas.
📖 Luke 12:23 in Context
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.
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?
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