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Luke 12:30 — King James Version← Study notes

For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.


Luke 12:30Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 12:3016 words
GreekMeaning
ταῦταtauta
these thingsdemonstrativeG3778
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
πάνταpanta
alladjectiveG3956
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἔθνηethnē
nationsnounG1484
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κόσμουkosmou
worldnounG2889
ἐπιζητοῦσινepizētousin
desire, enquire, seek (afterverbG1934
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ho
thearticleG3588
πατὴρpatēr
FathernounG3962
οἶδενoiden
knowsverbG6063
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
χρῄζετεchrēzete
you have needverbG5535
τούτωνtoutōn
of thesedemonstrativeG3778
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 12:30

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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