Luke 12:30
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For all these things do the nations of the world seek. But your Father knoweth that you have need of these things.

all.

Matthew 5:47 And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not also the heathens this?

Matthew 6:32 For after all these things do the heathens seek. For your Father knoweth that you have need of all these things.

Ephesians 4:17 This then I say and testify in the Lord: That henceforward you walk not as also the Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind:

1 Thessalonians 4:5 Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God:

1 Peter 4:2-4 That now he may live the rest of his time in the flesh, not after the desires of men but according to the will of God. . . .

your.

Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom.

Matthew 6:1,8,32 Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven. . . .

Matthew 10:20 For it is not you that speak, but the spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.

Matthew 18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father, who is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

John 20:17 Jesus saith to her: Do not touch me: for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren and say to them: I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and to your God.

Context
Do Not Worry
29And seek not what you shall eat or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high. 30For all these things do the nations of the world seek. But your Father knoweth that you have need of these things. 31But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his justice: and all these things shall be added unto you.…
Cross References
Matthew 6:8
Be not you therefore like to them for your Father knoweth what is needful for you, before you ask him.

Luke 12:29
And seek not what you shall eat or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high.

Luke 12:31
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his justice: and all these things shall be added unto you.

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

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

nations
ἔθνη (ethnē)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.

of the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine 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.

world
κόσμου (kosmou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally).

strive after
ἐπιζητοῦσιν (epizētousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1934: To seek after, desire, search for, make inquiries about. From epi and zeteo; to search for; intensively, to demand, to crave.

all
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

these things,
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

Father
Πατὴρ (Patēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

knows
οἶδεν (oiden)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

you need
χρῄζετε (chrēzete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5535: To need, have need of, want, desire. From chreia; to make necessity, i.e. Be in want of.

them.
τούτων (toutōn)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.


Additional Translations
For the nations of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

for all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you have need of these.

For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knows that you have need of these things.

For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that ye have need of these things;

For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

For though the nations of the world pursue these things, as for you, your Father knows that you need them.

For the nations of the world seek after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need these things.

for all these things do the nations of the world seek after, and your Father hath known that ye have need of these things;
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