Luke 12:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.”
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BSBPD
“For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 12:23 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 19:17As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”
- Job 1:12“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
- Job 2:4“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
- Job 2:6“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”
- Proverbs 13:8Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
- Acts 27:18We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
- Acts 27:38After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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