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

Read Luke 12:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

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?

Read the full chapter: Luke 12 →

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.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free