Luke 12:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.”

Luke 12:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 12:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 12:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.”

Luke 12:23 — World English Bible

Luke 12:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.”

Luke 12:23 — American Standard Version

Luke 12:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.”

Luke 12:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 12:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.”

Luke 12:23 — Darby Translation

Luke 12:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.”

Luke 12:23 — Geneva Bible

Luke 12:23 in Context — Luke 12

21 Assim [é] o que junta tesouros para si, mas não é rico em Deus.

22 E disse a seus discípulos: Portanto vos digo, não estejais ansiosos por vossa vida, que comereis; nem pelo corpo, que vestireis.

23 Mais é a vida que o alimento, e [mais] o corpo que o vestido.

24 Considerai os corvos, que nem semeiam, nem ceifam; nem tem armazém, nem celeiro; e Deus os alimenta.

25 E quem de vós pode, com sua ansiedade, acrescentar um côvado à sua altura?

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What Does Luke 12:23 Mean?

Luke 12:23 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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