Luke 12:24

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“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!”

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BSBPD

“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!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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!”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`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?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 12:24 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
  2. Job 35:11who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’
  3. Job 38:41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
  4. Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
  5. Psalms 147:9He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
  6. Matthew 10:31So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
  7. Mark 6:26The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
  8. Luke 12:7And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
  9. Luke 12:30For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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