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Luke 12:22

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.

KJV

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς αὐτοῦ· διὰ τοῦτο ὑμῖν λέγω, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ τί φάγητε, μηδὲ τῷ σώματι τί ἐνδύσησθε.

Greek NT

Dixitque ad discipulos suos : Ideo dico vobis, nolite solliciti esse animæ vestræ quid manducetis, neque corpori quid induamini.

Vulgate

And he said unto his disciples, 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.

ASV

And he said to his disciples: Therefore I say to you: Be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
μαθητής
mathetes
noun · 261×
μεριμνάω
merimnao
verb · 19×
μηδέ
mede
conjunction · 54×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
σῶμα
soma
noun · 141×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
φάγω
phago
verb · 93×
ψυχή
psuche
noun · 102×
ἐνδύω
enduo
verb · 28×
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: λέγω ὑμῖν | WH/Treg/NIV: λέγω ὑμῖν | RP: ὑμῖν λέγω
  • λέγω ὑμῖνSBLGNT
  • λέγω ὑμῖνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὑμῖν λέγωRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ψυχῇ | WH/Treg/NIV: ψυχῇ | RP: + ὑμῶν
  • ψυχῇSBLGNT
  • ψυχῇWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + ὑμῶνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: σώματι | Treg/NIV/RP: σώματι | WH: + ὑμῶν
  • σώματιSBLGNT
  • σώματιTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • + ὑμῶνWestcott-Hort
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 7:32 — But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
  • 1Pet 5:7 — Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
  • Heb 13:5 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
  • Luke 9:3 — And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece.
  • Luke 10:41 — And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:
  • Luke 12:11 — And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
  • Luke 12:29 — And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
  • Luke 12:29 — And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
  • Matt 6:25 — Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raime
  • Matt 6:25 — Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raime
  • Phil 4:5 — Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
  • Phil 4:6 — Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
  • Phil 4:6 — Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
  • Prov 10:3 — The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
  • Prov 16:3 — Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
  • Ps 37:5 — Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
  • Ps 55:22 — Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.