# Luke 12.24

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 22. And he said unto his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.</span>
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> **24. <span class="rl-speech">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!</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?</span> (Luke 12:22-26, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 22. He said to his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">“Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.</span>
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> **24. <span class="rl-speech">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!</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height?</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">If then you aren’t able to do even the least things, why are you anxious about the rest?</span> (Luke 12:22-26, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 22. And he said unto his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.</span>
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> **24. <span class="rl-speech">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?</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?</span> (Luke 12:22-26, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 22. And he said unto his disciples, <span class="rl-speech">'Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;</span> 23. <span class="rl-speech">the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.</span>
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> **24. <span class="rl-speech">'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?</span>**
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> 25. <span class="rl-speech">and who of you, being anxious, is able to add to his age one cubit?</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">If, then, ye are not able for the least, why for the rest are ye anxious?</span> (Luke 12:22-26, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Inherited Guilt and Visiting Iniquity Objection Defeater](/codex/inherited-guilt-and-visiting-iniquity-objection-defeater/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 12](/codex/luke-12/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.