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Do Not Worry

Luke 12:29

In 9 translations

BSB
And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
KJV
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
WEB
“Don’t seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.
ASV
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
LSV
And you—do not seek what you may eat, or what you may drink, and do not be in suspense,
YLT
'And ye — seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,
DBY
And ye, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;
DRC
And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high.
GNV
Therefore aske not what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, neither hag you in suspense.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read καὶ (“and”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἢ (“or”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ; Robinson–Pierpont read ἢ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ὑμεῖς μὴ ζητεῖτε τί φάγητε καὶ τί πίητε, καὶ μὴ μετεωρίζεσθε,
RP2018
Καὶ ὑμεῖς μὴ ζητεῖτε τί φάγητε, ἢ τί πίητε· καὶ μὴ μετεωρίζεσθε.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ὑμεῖς μὴ ζητεῖτε τί φάγητε, ἢ τί πίητε· καὶ μὴ μετεωρίζεσθε.
SCR1894
και υμεις μη ζητειτε τι φαγητε η τι πιητε και μη μετεωριζεσθε

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  • Luke 12:22Then 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.
  • Luke 22:35Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out without purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?” “Nothing,” they answered.
  • Matthew 6:31Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
  • Luke 10:7–8Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house. If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before…

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