# Luke 12.32

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 30. <span class="rl-speech">For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.</span>
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> **32. <span class="rl-speech">Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.</span>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.</span> (Luke 12:30-34, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 30. <span class="rl-speech">For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">But seek God’s Kingdom, and all these things will be added to you.</span>
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> **32. <span class="rl-speech">Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.</span>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.</span> (Luke 12:30-34, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 30. <span class="rl-speech">For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.</span>
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> **32. <span class="rl-speech">Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.</span>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.</span> (Luke 12:30-34, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 30. <span class="rl-speech">for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things;</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">but, seek ye the reign of God, and all these things shall be added to you.</span>
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> **32. <span class="rl-speech">'Fear not, little flock, because your Father did delight to give you the reign;</span>**
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> 33. <span class="rl-speech">sell your goods, and give alms, make to yourselves bags that become not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where thief doth not come near, nor moth destroy;</span> 34. <span class="rl-speech">for where your treasure is, there also your heart will be.</span> (Luke 12:30-34, YLT)

## Setting

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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._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Jehovah's Witnesses vs the Christian God](/codex/jehovahs-witnesses-vs-the-christian-god/)

**Concepts:**

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

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## Notes

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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.