Luke 12:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.”
Luke 12:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 12:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 12:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.”
Luke 12:23 — World English Bible
Luke 12:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment. ”
Luke 12:23 — American Standard Version
Luke 12:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.”
Luke 12:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 12:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The life is more than food, and the body than raiment. ”
Luke 12:23 — Darby Translation
Luke 12:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.”
Luke 12:23 — Geneva Bible
Luke 12:23 in Context — Luke 12
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
22 And 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.
23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
24 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?
25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
What Does Luke 12:23 Mean?
Luke 12:23 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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