Luke 12:29

Easy-to-Read Version

"So don't always think about what you will eat or what you will drink. Don't worry about it.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Don’t strive for what you should eat and what you should drink, and don’t be anxious.

King James Version (1611)
And seeke not yee what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, neither be ye of doubtfull minde.

King James Version
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

English Standard Version
And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried.

New American Standard Bible
"And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying.

New Century Version
Don't always think about what you will eat or what you will drink, and don't keep worrying.

Amplified Bible
"So as for you, do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink; nor have an anxious and unsettled mind.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.

Legacy Standard Bible
And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.

Berean Standard Bible
And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

Contemporary English Version
Don't keep worrying about having something to eat or drink.

Complete Jewish Bible
"In other words, don't strive after what you will eat and what you will drink — don't be anxious.

Darby Translation
And *ye*, seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, and be not in anxiety;

Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore aske not what yee shall eate, or what ye shal drinke, neither hag you in suspense.

George Lamsa Translation
So do not be anxious what you will eat, and what you will drink, and let not your mind be disturbed by these things.

Good News Translation
"So don't be all upset, always concerned about what you will eat and drink.

Lexham English Bible
And you, do not consider what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not be anxious.

Literal Translation
And you, do not seek what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, and stop being in anxiety.

American Standard Version
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

Bible in Basic English
And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.

Hebrew Names Version
Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.

International Standard Version
"So stop concerning yourselves about what you will eat or what you will drink, and stop being distressed.

Etheridge Translation
And seek you not what you shall eat, and what you shall drink; nor let your mind be distracted for these:

Murdock Translation
And inquire not, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor let your mind wander upon these things.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And aske not ye what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drynke, neither be ye of doubtfull mynde:

English Revised Version
And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

World English Bible
Don't seek what you will eat or what you will drink; neither be anxious.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And seek not ye, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of a doubtful mind.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Therefore, do not be asking what you are to eat nor what you are to drink; and do not waver between hope and fear.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And nyle ye seke, what ye schulen ete, or what ye schulen drynke; and nyle ye be reisid an hiy.

Update Bible Version
And don't you seek what you shall eat, and what you shall drink, neither be of doubtful mind.

Webster's Bible Translation
And seek ye not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

New English Translation
So do not be overly concerned about what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not worry about such things.

New King James Version
"And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.

New Living Translation
"And don't be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don't worry about such things.

New Life Bible
Do not give so much thought to what you will eat or drink. Do not be worried about it.

New Revised Standard
And do not keep striving for what you are to eat and what you are to drink, and do not keep worrying.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Ye, therefore, be not seeking what ye shall eat and what ye shall drink, and be not held in suspense;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And seek not what you shall eat or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high.

Revised Standard Version
And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be of anxious mind.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And axe not what ye shall eate or what ye shall drinke nether clyme ye vp an hye

Young's Literal Translation
`And ye -- seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Axe not ye therfore what ye shal eate, or what ye shal drynke, and clymme not vp an hye:

Mace New Testament (1729)
therefore don't be concern'd about what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; but lay aside all your anxiety:

THE MESSAGE
"What I'm trying to do here is get you to relax, not be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep yourself in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met. Don't be afraid of missing out. You're my dearest friends! The Father wants to give you the very kingdom itself.

Simplified Cowboy Version
"Don't worry about where your food and drink comes from. These things are trivial compared to the more important things in life.

Contextual Overview

²² Jesus said to his followers, "So I tell you, don't worry about the things you need to live—what you will eat or what you will wear. ²³ Life is more important than food, and the body is more important than what you put on it. ²⁴ Look at the birds. They don't plant, harvest, or save food in houses or barns, but God feeds them. And you are worth much more than crows. ²⁵ None of you can add any time to your life by worrying about it. ²⁶ And if you can't do the little things, why worry about the big things? ²⁷ "Think about how the wildflowers grow. They don't work or make clothes for themselves. But I tell you that even Solomon, the great and rich king, was not dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers. ²⁸ If God makes what grows in the field so beautiful, what do you think he will do for you? That's just grass—one day it's alive, and the next day someone throws it into a fire. But God cares enough to make it beautiful. Surely he will do much more for you. Your faith is so small! ²⁹ "So don't always think about what you will eat or what you will drink. Don't worry about it. ³⁰ That's what all those people who don't know God are always thinking about. But your Father knows that you need these things. ³¹ What you should be thinking about is God's kingdom. Then he will give you all these other things you need.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

seek: Luke 12:22, Luke 10:7, Luke 10:8, Luke 22:35, Matthew 6:31

neither: etc. or, live not in careful suspense

Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:20 - General Deuteronomy 8:3 - doth Psalms 37:5 - Commit Psalms 39:6 - surely Ecclesiastes 2:22 - and of the Isaiah 33:16 - bread Matthew 6:25 - Take Matthew 13:22 - the care Matthew 15:32 - and have Mark 4:19 - the cares Luke 10:40 - cumbered Luke 12:17 - What Luke 12:26 - why John 21:9 - they saw Acts 11:29 - to send 1 Corinthians 7:21 - care Philippians 4:6 - careful

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And seek not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink,.... That is, in an anxious and distressing manner, with a tormenting and vexatious care; otherwise food is to be both asked of God every day, and to be sought for and after in the use of proper means:

neither be ye of doubtful minds; questioning and distrusting that ye shall have any thing to eat or drink: be not fickle, unstable, and inconstant, and wandering in your thoughts about these things, like the meteors in the air, which are carried about here and there; let not your minds be disturbed and distracted about them; or be anxiously solicitous for them; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 6:25-33.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 29. Neither be ye of doubtful mind. — Or, in anxious suspense, μη μετεωριζεσθε. Raphelius gives several examples to prove that the meaning of the word is, to have the mind agitated with useless thoughts, and vain imaginations concerning food, raiment, and riches, accompanied with perpetual uncertainty.