Luke 12:22-34

International Standard Version

Stop Worrying^(A)

²² Then Jesus^[a] told his disciples, “That’s why I’m telling you to stop worrying about your life—what you will eat—or about your body—what you will wear, ²³ because life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. ²⁴ Consider the crows.^[b] They don’t plant or harvest, they don’t even have a storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds! ²⁵ Can any of you add an hour to the length of your life^[c] by worrying? ²⁶ So if you can’t do a small thing like that, why worry about other things? ²⁷ Consider how the lilies grow. They don’t work or spin yarn, but I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. ²⁸ Now if that’s the way God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and thrown into an oven tomorrow, how much more will he clothe you—you who have little faith?

²⁹ “So stop concerning yourselves about what you will eat or what you will drink, and stop being distressed, ³⁰ because it is the unbelievers^[d] who are concerned about all these things. Surely your Father knows that you need them! ³¹ Instead, be concerned about his^[e] kingdom, and these things will be provided for you as well. ³² Stop being afraid, little flock, because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

³³ “Sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don’t wear out—a dependable treasure in heaven, where no thief can get close and no moth can destroy anything. ³⁴ Because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”