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Luke 12:24–25

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Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
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From verse 24

  1. Luke 12:7Rank 1 from verse 24
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    7But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

  2. Matthew 10:31Rank 2 from verse 24
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    31Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

  3. Psalms 147:9Rank 3 from verse 24
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    9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

  4. Job 38:41Rank 4 from verse 24
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    41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

  5. Psalms 145:15–16Rank 5 from verse 24
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    15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

    16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

From verse 25

  1. Matthew 6:27Rank 1 from verse 25
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    27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

  2. Matthew 5:36Rank 2 from verse 25
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    36Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.

  3. Luke 19:3Rank 3 from verse 25
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    3And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 12:24

COMBINED MEANING

consider

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1. To think upon attentively; to examine or weigh. 2. To regard, observe, or take notice of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sow

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Sense 1: To scatter or plant seed. Sense 2: Figuratively, to spread what will produce a result. Sense 3: An adult female swine.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

reap

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Sense 1: To cut and gather a crop. Sense 2: By figure, to receive the result or reward of actions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

storehouse

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A building, chamber, repository, or place in which food, goods, treasure, or provisions are gathered and kept for future use.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

barn

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A covered building or storehouse for securing grain and other produce.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

better

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Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fowls

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1. Winged creatures, especially birds. 2. In the law's phrase “fowls that creep,” winged creeping creatures.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 12:25

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

taking

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of take, meaning to receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thought

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Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of think: considered, supposed, intended, purposed, judged, reckoned, or called to mind. Sense 2: A thought, intention, purpose, judgment, or matter of the mind or heart. Sense 3: In the phrase ‘take thought,’ anxious care or concern.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

add

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To join or put with something else; to increase by bringing or giving more.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

stature

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Sense 1: The natural height or size of a person or body. Sense 2: Maturity or standing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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23The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

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25And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

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26If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

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