Do Not Worry
Luke 12:22
In 9 translations
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- ¶ And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
- WEB
- He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.
- ASV
- And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.
- LSV
- And He said to His disciples, “Because of this, to you I say, do not be anxious for your life, what you may eat; nor for the body, what you may put on;
- YLT
- And he said unto his disciples, 'Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what ye may eat; nor for the body, what ye may put on;
- DBY
- And he said to his disciples, For this cause I say unto you, Be not careful for life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye shall put on.
- DRC
- And he said to his disciples: Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on.
- GNV
- And he spake vnto his disciples, Therefore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate: neither for your body, what yee shall put on.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτοῦ (“of Him”); Tyndale House do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place λέγω elsewhere in this verse.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὑμῶν (“of you”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Westcott–Hort include ὑμῶν (“of you”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: λέγω ὑμῖν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read λέγω ὑμῖν; Robinson–Pierpont read ὑμῖν λέγω.
- SBLGNT: ψυχῇ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ψυχῇ; Robinson–Pierpont add ὑμῶν.
- SBLGNT: σώματι. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read σώματι; Westcott and Hort (1881) add ὑμῶν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ· Διὰ τοῦτο λέγω ὑμῖν, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ τί φάγητε, μηδὲ τῷ σώματι τί ἐνδύσησθε.
- RP2018
- Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ, Διὰ τοῦτο ὑμῖν λέγω, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν, τί φάγητε· μηδὲ τῷ σώματι, τί ἐνδύσησθε.
- TR-Boyd
- Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ, Διὰ τοῦτο ὑμῖν λέγω, μὴ μεριμνᾶτε τῇ ψυχῇ ὑμῶν, τί φάγητε· μηδὲ τῷ σώματι, τί ἐνδύσησθε.
- SCR1894
- ειπεν δε προς τους μαθητας αυτου δια τουτο υμιν λεγω μη μεριμνατε τη ψυχη υμων τι φαγητε μηδε τω σωματι τι ενδυσησθε
Who and where
◆ Woes and Parables with Pharisees
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
ClosetCareMarthaCare, OvermuchLuke, the Gospel ofCommandmentsLifeMark, the Gospel According toBlessingFaith
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 6:25–34Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air: They do…
- Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
- Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:32I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
- Luke 12:29And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).