who gives us more understanding than the animals of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky? ’
Luke 12:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Consider the ravens: They don’t sow or reap; they don’t have a storeroom or a barn; yet God feeds them. Aren’t you worth much more than the birds? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Observe and consider the ravens; for they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn; and [yet] God feeds them. Of how much more worth are you than the birds! American Standard Version (1901) 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! Common English Bible Consider the ravens: they neither plant nor harvest, they have no silo or barn, yet God feeds them. You are worth so much more than birds! Catholic Public Domain Version Consider the ravens. For they neither sow nor reap; there is no storehouse or barn for them. And yet God pastures them. How much more are you, compared to them? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they? |
who gives us more understanding than the animals of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky? ’
Who provides the raven’s food when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor and gather his wheat into the barn. But the chaff he will burn with fire that never goes out.’
Consider the birds of the sky: They don’t sow or reap or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?
Although the king was deeply distressed, because of his oaths and the guests he did not want to refuse her.
I will do this,” he said. “I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones and store all my grain and my goods there.
Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.