Luke 12:23

Simplified Cowboy Version

True life is more than feeding your stomach and clothing your body.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For life is more than food and the body more than clothing.

King James Version (1611)
The life is more then meate, and the body is more then raiment.

King James Version
The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

English Standard Version
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

New American Standard Bible
"For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

New Century Version
Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.

Amplified Bible
"For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Legacy Standard Bible
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Berean Standard Bible
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

Contemporary English Version
Life is more than food or clothing.

Complete Jewish Bible
For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

Darby Translation
The life is more than food, and the body than raiment.

Easy-to-Read Version
Life is more important than food, and the body is more important than what you put on it.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.

George Lamsa Translation
For the life is much more important than food, and the body than clothing.

Good News Translation
Life is much more important than food, and the body much more important than clothes.

Lexham English Bible
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Literal Translation
The life is more than the food and the body than the clothing.

American Standard Version
For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

Bible in Basic English
Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

Hebrew Names Version
Life is more than food, and the body than clothing.

International Standard Version
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Etheridge Translation
for the soul is more precious than food, and the body than raiment.

Murdock Translation
For the life is more important than food, and the body than raiment.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The lyfe is more then meate, and the body is more then rayment.

English Revised Version
For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

World English Bible
Life is more than food, and the body than clothing.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
The life is more than meat, and the body than raiment.

Weymouth's New Testament
For life is a greater gift than food, and the body is a greater gift than clothing.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The lijf is more than mete, and the body more than clothing.

Update Bible Version
For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

Webster's Bible Translation
The life is more than food, and the body [is more] than raiment.

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

New King James Version
Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

New Living Translation
For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing.

New Life Bible
Life is worth more than food. The body is worth more than clothes.

New Revised Standard
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, the life, is more, than the food, and, the body, than, the clothing.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The life is more than the meat: and the body is more than the raiment.

Revised Standard Version
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
The lyfe is moare then meate and the bodye is moare then rayment.

Young's Literal Translation
the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The life is more then meate, and the body more then raymet.

Mace New Testament (1729)
the life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

Contextual Overview

²²Then Jesus spoke again to his twelve cowboys, "So don't fret about what you will eat or wear. ²³True life is more than feeding your stomach and clothing your body. ²⁴Look at the crows. They don't farm or ranch. They don't even have a barn to store their grain in, but the Boss still gives them food. And you are more loved than crows. ²⁵Can frettin' about something add even one minute to a day? ²⁶And if frettin' can't even fix a small problem, why are you wastin' all that time frettin' about the big stuff? ²⁷Think about the flowers you see while ridin' through your pastures. They don't do anything to clothe themselves in such beauty. But I'm telling you the truth that even the wise King Solomon could not spend all the money in the world and dress as beautiful as they. ²⁸So if the Boss takes such care with flowers that are here one day and gone the next, how much more will he care for you? Why do you doubt God so much? ²⁹"Don't worry about where your food and drink comes from. These things are trivial compared to the more important things in life. ³⁰People who don't know or trust in God worry and fret about things like these. But the Boss already knows all your needs and will provide for you. ³¹You just saddle up and ride for him, and he will take care of all your needs.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 19:17, Job 1:12, Job 2:4, Job 2:6, Proverbs 13:8, Acts 27:18, Acts 27:19, Acts 27:38

Reciprocal: Matthew 6:25 - Take

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The life is more than meat,.... What in Matthew is put by way of question, is here strongly affirmed; and these words contain a reason or argument to dissuade from an anxious, distressing thought and care about the necessaries, conveniencies, and comforts of life: and all the Oriental versions read, "for", or "seeing the life is more than meat"; that is, it is more excellent and valuable in its own nature, being that for the support of which meat is provided; and seeing God is the author and giver of life, it need not be doubted but he will give meat for the maintenance and continuance of it, so long as is his pleasure it should subsist.

And the body is more than raiment; it is of more worth than the richest clothing that can be had; the finest piece of embroidery is not comparable to the curious workmanship of the body,

Psalms 139:15 and he that has so curiously wrought that, will not fail to provide suitable and proper clothing for it; and therefore there ought to be no anxiety on this account; Psalms 139:15- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 6:25-33.