23 For life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24 Consider the (A)ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor (B)barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds! 25 And which of you by worrying can add a [a](C)day to his [b]life’s span? 26 Therefore if you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about the other things? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither labor nor [c]spin; but I tell you, not even (D)Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:25 Lit cubit (about 18 in. or 45 cm)
  2. Luke 12:25 Or height
  3. Luke 12:27 I.e., spin thread for cloth

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