Luke 12:23

New English Translation

For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing.

Cross References

Genesis 19:17

When they had brought them outside, they said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!”

Job 1:12

So the Lord said to Satan, “All right then, everything he has is in your power. Only do not extend your hand against the man himself!” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

Job 2:4

But Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!

Job 2:6

So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power; only preserve his life.”

Proverbs 13:8

The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.

Luke 12:22

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

Luke 12:24

Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!

Acts 27:38

When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.