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Luke 12:28 — King James Version← Study notes

If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?


Luke 12:28Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 12:2821 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἐνen
in theprepositionG1722
ἀγρῷagrō
fieldnounG68
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
χόρτονchorton
grassnounG5528
ὄνταonta
being hereverbG1510
σήμερονsēmeron
todayadverbG4594
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αὔριονaurion
tomorrowadverbG839
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
κλίβανονklibanon
the furnacenounG2823
βαλλόμενονballomenon
being thrownverbG906
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
οὕτωςhoutōs
thusadverbG3779
ἀμφιέζειamphiezei
how muchverbG4214
πόσῳposō
how great (long, many), whatpronounG4214
μᾶλλονmallon
moreadverbG3123
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
ὀλιγόπιστοιoligopistoi
O you of little faith?adjectiveG3640
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 12:28

As our Lord had before given instruction about c food, so now also about raiment, saying, Consider the lilies of the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin, that is, to make themselves clothing. Now as above when our Lord said, the birds sow not, He did not reprove sowing, but all superfluous trouble; so when He said, They toil not neither do they spin, He does not put an end to work, but to all anxiety about it.

Chrysostom · 4th century

But if a man wishes to be adorned with precious raiment, let him observe closely how even down to the flowers which spring from the earth God extends His manifold wisdom, adorning them with divers colors, so adapting to the delicate membranes of the flowers dyes far superior to gold and purple, that under no luxurious king, not even Solomon himself, who was renowned among the ancients for his riches as for his wisdom and pleasures, has so exquisite a work been devised; and…

Eusebius of Caesarea · 4th century

For it is sufficient to the prudent for the sake of necessity only, to have a suitable garment, and moderate food, not exceeding what is enough. To the saints it is sufficient even to have those spiritual delights which are in Christ, and the glory that comes after.

Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century
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