Luke 12:23
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The life is more than the meat: and the body is more than the raiment.

Genesis 19:17 And they brought him forth, and set him without the city: and there they spoke to him, saying: Save thy life: look not back, neither stay thou in all the country about: but save thy self in the mountain, lest thou be also consumed.

Job 1:12 Then the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand: only put not forth thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

Job 2:4,6 And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin; and all that a man hath, he will give for his life: . . .

Proverbs 13:8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but he that is poor, beareth not reprehension.

Acts 27:18,19,38 And we, being mightily tossed with the tempest, the next day they lightened the ship. . . .

Context
Do Not Worry
22And 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. 23The life is more than the meat: and the body is more than the raiment. 24Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they?…
Cross References
Luke 12:22
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.

Luke 12:24
Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they?

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

life
ψυχὴ (psychē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

more than
πλεῖόν (pleion)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative
Strong's Greek 4119: Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion.

food,
τροφῆς (trophēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5160: Food, nourishment, maintenance. From trepho; nourishment; by implication, rations.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

body
σῶμα (sōma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.

[more] than
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

clothes.
ἐνδύματος (endymatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 1742: A garment, raiment, clothing. From enduo; apparel.


Additional Translations
For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For life is a greater gift than food, and the body is a greater gift than clothing.

Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing.

the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.
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