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Berean Standard Bible

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?”

Matthew 6:25

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Jesus has just said that no one can serve both God and money. He now turns to the everyday worries that drive so much of our striving: food, drink and clothing.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

King James Version (KJV)

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about food or drink, or about clothing for your body. Is not life more than food, and the body more than its clothing?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'Because of this I say to you, be not anxious for your life, what you may eat, and what you may drink, nor for your body, what you may put on. Is not the life more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Por tanto os digo: No os congojéis por vuestra vida, qué habéis de comer, ó qué habéis de beber; ni por vuestro cuerpo, qué habéis de vestir: ¿no es la vida más que el alimento, y el cuerpo que el vestido?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Por ello les aconsejo que no se preocupen por la comida, la bebida o la ropa. ¡Es mucho más importante tener vida y un cuerpo, que tener qué comer y qué vestir!

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