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Berean Standard Bible

“Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.”

Luke 12:22

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After the parable of the rich fool, who stored up wealth and forgot God, Jesus turns to his disciples with a word about anxiety. The setting is a crowd and a warning against greed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life, what you will eat, nor yet for your body, what you will wear.

King James Version (KJV)

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for [your] life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he said unto his disciples, 'Because of this, to you I say, Be not anxious for your life, what you may eat; nor for the body, what you may put on;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo á sus discípulos: Por tanto os digo: No estéis afanosos de vuestra vida, qué comeréis; ni del cuerpo, qué vestiréis.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Después Jesús les aconsejó a sus discípulos:―Por eso les digo: No se preocupen por su vida, qué van a comer; ni por su cuerpo, con qué se van a vestir.

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