who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’
Luke 12:24 - English Standard Version 2016 Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you 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 teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’
Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God for help, and wander about for lack of food?
His winnowing fork 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 unquenchable fire.”
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her.
And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.