Luke 12:27
Good News Translation
Look how the wild flowers grow: they don't work or make clothes for themselves. But I tell you that not even King Solomon with all his wealth had clothes as beautiful as one of these flowers.

New Revised Standard Version
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these.

Contemporary English Version
Look how the wild flowers grow! They don't work hard to make their clothes. But I tell you Solomon with all his wealth wasn't as well clothed as one of these flowers.

New American Bible
Notice how the flowers grow. They do not toil or spin. But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these.

the lilies.

Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they?

Matthew 6:28-30 And for raiment why are you solicitous? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. . . .

James 1:10,11 And the rich, in his being low: because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away. . . .

that.

1 Kings 10:1-13 And the queen of Saba having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions. . . .

2 Chronicles 9:1-12 And when the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to try him with hard questions at Jerusalem, with great riches, and camels, which carried spices, and abundance of gold, and precious stones. And when she was come to Solomon, she proposed to him all that was in her heart. . . .

Context
Do Not Worry
26If then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing, why are you solicitous for the rest? 27Consider the lilies, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these. 28Now, if God clothe in this manner the grass that is to-day in the field and to-morrow is cast into the oven: how much more you, O ye of little faith?…
Cross References
1 Kings 10:4
And when the queen of Saba saw all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,

2 Chronicles 9:3
And when she had seen these things, to wit, the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had built,

Matthew 6:28
And for raiment why are you solicitous? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin.

Luke 12:26
If then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing, why are you solicitous for the rest?

Luke 12:26
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