KJV King James Version
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?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 12:24
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?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
WEB World English Bible
Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!
ASV American Standard Version
Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?
Surrounding 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?
26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
κατανοήσατεG2657 · katanoeōto observeτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκόρακαςG2876 · koraxravenὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatοὐG3756 · ounoσπείρουσινG4687 · speirōto sowοὐδὲG3761 · oudenorθερίζουσινG2325 · therizōto reapοἷςG3739 · hos, hēwhichοὐκG3756 · ounoἔστινG1510 · eimito beταμεῖονG5009 · tameioninner roomοὐδὲG3761 · oudenorἀποθήκη,G596 · apothēkēstorehouseκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodτρέφειG5142 · trephōto feedαὐτούς·G846 · autosit/s/heπόσῳG4214 · pososhow much/many?μᾶλλονG3123 · mallonmoreὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouδιαφέρετεG1308 · diapherōto spread/surpassτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπετεινῶν;G4071 · peteinosbird
Cross-references
Matthew 10:31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.Luke 12:7But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.Psalm 147:9He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.Psalm 145:15-16The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.Job 35:11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?1 Kings 17:1-6And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.Luke 12:30-32For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.Mark 6:26And the king was exceeding sorry; [yet] for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
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