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Luke 12:23
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For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
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Luke 12:23 in Other Translations
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The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
ESV
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For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
NLT
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For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing.
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There is far more to your inner life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body.
CSB
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For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.
Luke 12:23 In-Context
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“This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
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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.
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For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
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Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!
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Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?
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